1. Spider webs were used as bandages in ancient times.
2. A woman who lost her wedding ring found it 16 years later on a carrot in her garden.
3. The inventor of the Pringles can, Fredric Baur, is now buried in one.
4. Sunglasses were originally designed for Chinese judges to hide their facial expressions in court.
5. Cotton candy was invented by a dentist.
6. A cornflake that was shaped like the state of Illinois was sold on eBay for $1,350.
7. A cloud can weigh more than a million pounds or 453592 kg.
8. Bumblebees can fly higher than Mount Everest.
9. Scientists discovered an organism with a disappearing butt. The comb jelly—also known as the warty comb jelly, sea walnut, or Mnemiopsis leidyi has a disappearing butt.
10. Someone tried to sell New Zealand on eBay. The starting bid was 1 cent and after 6,000 hits and 22 bids, the climbed all the way to $3,000.
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