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Only Half Of These Random Facts Are True — Let's See If You Can Figure Out Which Ones

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The first roller coaster, the "Promenades-Aériennes" or the "Aerial Walk" in Paris, was built just [for funsies](https://www.npr.org/2017/04/13/523804466/200-years-ago-the-words-first-rollercoaster-debuted-in-paris#:~:text=Press-,200%20Years%20Ago%2C%20The%20Word's%20First%20Rollercoaster%20Debuted%20In%20Paris,foot%20track%20at%2040%20mph) in 1817, but similar constructions have been [used to transport coal](https://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/coasters/history/start/america.shtml) in the past.

Roller coasters were invented as a way to transport supplies across bodies of water.

They can [take even longer](https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/pineapples/pineapple-plant-fruiting.htm#:~:text=Commercial%20pineapple%20plant%20fruiting%20is,it%20is%20flowering%20and%20fruiting.) in some cases.

A pineapple plant takes at least two years to produce fruit.

Despite being one of the biggest cats in the world, [cheetahs have the same anatomy as smaller cats](https://mymodernmet.com/do-cheetahs-meow/#:~:text=They%20meow%20and%20purr%20just,away%20their%20ability%20to%20roar.). Both have fixed voice boxes, with vibrating vocal cords that allow them to purr but not roar.

Cheetahs don’t roar — they meow like house cats.

In 1596, Queen Elizabeth I's godson and English courtier Sir John Harington [created a detailed illustration](https://blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/a-flushing-story/) of what would become the flush toilet and installed one in his godmother's home.

The modern flush toilet was invented by Jean Toilétte.

A single cumulus cloud moving across a clear blue sky

It's about [1.1 million](https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/water-science-school/science/how-much-does-cloud-weigh) pounds.

The average cumulus cloud weighs over a million pounds.

Though they can't fly, [penguins are indeed birds](https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/birds/facts-about-penguins/#:~:text=Yes%2C%20penguins%20are%20birds%2C%20although,or%20waddling%20on%20land%20instead.).

Penguins aren’t technically birds — they’re mammals.

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck on The Tonight Show

It's [rumored](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0137523/trivia) that the studio considered Matt Damon for the role of the Narrator, but Ben Affleck was never in the mix.

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck were originally cast in _Fight Club_ instead of Edward Norton and Brad Pitt.

coca cola plastic bottle on red plastic crate

Because it's a publicly listed company, it [doesn't have a sole owner](https://www.coca-colacompany.com/au/faqs/who-exactly-owns-the-coca-cola-company). Warren Buffett owns the largest number of shares.

Disney owns the Coca-Cola Co.

The film's production designer, Simon Whiteley, [scanned them](https://www.cnet.com/culture/entertainment/lego-ninjago-movie-simon-whiteley-matrix-code-creator/) from one of his wife's cookbooks.

The green code in _The Matrix_ is based on sushi recipes.

The [first TV sets were installed in residential homes](https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/jan-13-1928-first-tv-sets-installed-in-private-homes#:~:text=WASHINGTONFrom%20the%20U.S.%20Census%20Bureau,homes%20in%20Schenectady%2C%20New%20York.) in 1928.

TVs weren’t available in private homes until 1949.

[Nintendo Karuta was founded in 1889](https://www.edn.com/nintendo-is-founded-september-23-1889/) by Fusajiro Yamauchi and originally produced handmade Japanese playing cards.

Nintendo was founded in the 1880s.

Meanwhile, fruits like [strawberries technically aren't](https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/did-you-know/bananas-are-berries-raspberries-are-not#:~:text=It%20turns%20out%20berry%20is,the%20ovary%20of%20a%20flower.).

Bananas are a type of berry.

[Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi designed it and Gustave Eiffel built the metal framework.](https://www.britannica.com/topic/Statue-of-Liberty) It was first constructed in France over the course of nine years before being disassembled and brought over to the US in 1885. Reconstruction was completed in 1886, and a dedication ceremony and parade were held that October.

The Statue of Liberty being a gift from France is a myth — it was actually designed and built by the architecture firm Clinton and Russell.

They were all born in 1929.

Martin Luther King Jr., Anne Frank, and Barbara Walters were all born the same year.

He was known as [Mike the Headless Chicken](https://www.miketheheadlesschicken.org/mike/page/history).

A chicken lived without a head for 18 months.

smiling woman standing and holding Starry Night painting by Vincent Van Gogh

The world's largest puzzle [is an original world map design](https://dowdlefolkart.com/products/worlds-largest-puzzle) by the company Dowdle. It's 8 feet tall and 29 feet wide and made up of 60,000 pieces.

The world’s largest puzzle, a 40-by-56-foot re-creation of Vincent van Gogh’s “Starry Night,” was made up of 100,000 pieces and took three months to complete.

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Only Half Of These Random Facts Are True — Let's See If You Can Figure Out Which Ones

The world is full of bizarre facts that sound totally fake — and plenty that actually are fake.

Let's see if you can separate fact from fiction and guess which of the following weird facts aren't really true:

Only Half Of These Random Facts Are True — Let's See If You Can Figure Out Which Ones

The world is full of bizarre facts that sound totally fake — and plenty that actually are fake.

Let's see if you can separate fact from fiction and guess which of the following weird facts aren't really true:

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