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So, I sometimes used to come across the site, read a few facts, consider myself enlightened, and leave it for another few weeks. But, upon returning to there, I've discovered some questionable "facts".
1. Actually, after consulting Snopes, I discovered that this was made up by someone in 1993 to prove people will believe obscure viral facts.
2. What?
3. Really? 7,500,000,000,000,000,000? I think that might be a quintillion? If you've ever held a handful of sand, tried to comprehend the amount of sand on (in?) a beach, or been aware of the existence of deserts, I think it'd be fairly clear there's a little more sand in the world than that. Maybe, if those same sized zeros continued off the screen for, say, the entire width of Texas, maybe that could be in the realm of an accurate number.
Unfortunately, reading these and a few other "facts" has made me skeptical of the validity of this website. I guess I'll have to stick with Snapple for my quirky, informational tidbits. I mean, they work hard for theirs.
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