A Fascinating Collection Of Interesting Facts People Decided To Share

The internet provides us with many things, including the best learning opportunities. There's something new to learn pretty much every time we log onto a mobile device or a computer.

There is so much knowledge shared among people on the internet, as they love to learn about different topics and explore various hobbies. They come to the internet to share this knowledge, which brings us here.

People enjoy sharing information online, and odd facts are among the things we see on Reddit and Twitter almost daily. If you're someone who likes to know random facts or if you're just into learning new things, then you're in the right place.

We try to gather these interesting facts quite frequently so we can share them with everyone interested, and today we have a few more for you. We're about to show you some of the best, most unusual, random, yet highly factual facts that have been shared across the internet recently.

Get your mind ready because you'll want to remember some of these for the next time you get together with your friends.

1. This is quite interesting, actually.

In the 60s, it was said that if any new territory was discovered, the bishop from where it originated would become the bishop of the new territory. This means that when the Apollo 11 mission was completed, the bishop was then considered the bishop of the moon as well.

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2. Okay, I wonder if anyone has ever noticed this, though.

Mel Brooks thought it would be funny to wear a prosthetic finger when he did his handprint for the Hollywood Walk of Fame, making it look like he had six fingers on his left hand.

3. This is so nice, and we're glad they let him do it.

Leonard Nimoy invented the famous "Vulcan nerve pinch" because he didn't want to portray violence with guns, so he found an alternative.

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4. Now this is interesting.

France has more time zones than any other country, with its territory spanning 12 different time zones.

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5. Time to see if there will be any changes in the future to the smoking age.

A Hawaiian House member introduced a bill that would raise the legal smoking age to 100 years old by 2024, but it did not pass.

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6. Wisconsin knows what they're doing.

In the state of Wisconsin, you can drink at an age under 21 as long as a parent or guardian is present and gives permission. The bar or restaurant must also be okay with it.

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7. It's hard to even imagine the very first comic-con.

George R.R. Martin, who wrote the series A Song of Ice and Fire, attended the very first comic-con when he was 15 years old.

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8. This is interesting and a little bit weird.

The NASA spacecraft that went to Pluto in 2015 and photographed it actually carries the cremated ashes of the man who first discovered Pluto.

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9. This is definitely something I think we all probably missed whenever we first watched this scene.

In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Arthur takes Harry to the Ministry of Magic. They travel using a phone booth in which Arthur types the numbers 6-2-4-4-2, which spells out "magic."

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10. You'd be surprised how many things aren't CGI that we think are.

In this scene in Spider-Man, this wasn't CGI at all. Tobey Maguire caught everything on the plate after 156 takes while having the tray adhered to his hand.

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11. This actually makes sense if you think about it.

One 17-inch pizza contains more food than two 12-inch pizzas. The actual amount of food is larger than that of the two pizzas combined.

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These facts definitely provided us with some knowledge that we may not have considered at all. I mean, most of these things I've never heard of, and many of these facts were super random, but they give us something to share with our friends the next time we see them.