Reddit Asks the Question: 'What’s the Most Absurd Fact That Sounds Fake but Is Actually True?'

You know, I like to think that I’ve prowled the message boards and social media threads for long enough, that nothing can really surprise me. That I’ve seen and heard all the meme’d facts, stories, legends. Cleopatra, pyramids, all that jazz. That I’m wise, old, jaded—a know-it-all! Well, they do say that pride comes before the fall, and my fall today has been down a thread that genuinely managed to blindside me with a barrage of information that was entirely new, as Reddit asked the question: ‘What’s the most absurd fact that sounds fake but is actually true?’ You can check out the full thread here, but below are some highlights:

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