<p>Some of these facts are easy to accept once you hear them, but others just sound like complete and utter bullshit. Well, guess what?</p><p>All 15 of these things are totally true. That&rsquo;s kind of our thing around here. Honest.</p><h2>#15. When three is a welcome crowd&hellip;</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Did You Know?" data-attribution-url="https://didyouknowfacts.com/15-facts-sound-like-total-bs-arent/" height="700" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/fact1-p9RLCS.jpg" width="700" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://didyouknowfacts.com/15-facts-sound-like-total-bs-arent/">Did You Know?</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidney_transplantation#Procedure" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Source</a></p><h2>#14. The world&rsquo;s most useless collection of superpowers.</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Did You Know?" data-attribution-url="http://didyouknowblog.com/post/144812944969/turtles-can-breathe-through-their-butts-and-pee" height="700" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/fact14-sVsgBH.jpg" width="700" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="http://didyouknowblog.com/post/144812944969/turtles-can-breathe-through-their-butts-and-pee">Did You Know?</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Do the Ninja Turtles retain this oddity?</p><p><a href="http://jeb.biologists.org/content/215/21/3723.abstract" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Source 1</a>, <a href="http://www.jstor.org/stable/1565924?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents" rel="noopener" target="_blank">source 2</a></p><h2>#13. It&rsquo;s not even close.</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Did You Know?" data-attribution-url="https://didyouknowfacts.com/15-facts-sound-like-total-bs-arent/" height="700" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/fact13-PVdcMM.jpg" width="700" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://didyouknowfacts.com/15-facts-sound-like-total-bs-arent/">Did You Know?</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><a href="http://www.seeker.com/100-million-sharks-killed-each-year-1767273354.html#news.discovery.com" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Source</a></p><h2>#12. I mean, if you could, wouldn&rsquo;t they have called it <em>sinksand</em>?</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Did You Know?" data-attribution-url="https://didyouknowfacts.com/15-facts-sound-like-total-bs-arent/" height="700" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/fact12-L692l2.jpg" width="700" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://didyouknowfacts.com/15-facts-sound-like-total-bs-arent/">Did You Know?</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/09/0928_050928_quicksand.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Source</a></p><h2>#11. 3rd most popular?? I&rsquo;ve never even seen one.</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Did You Know?" data-attribution-url="https://didyouknowfacts.com/15-facts-sound-like-total-bs-arent/" height="700" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/fact11-cVpX5G.jpg" width="700" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://didyouknowfacts.com/15-facts-sound-like-total-bs-arent/">Did You Know?</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine_Coon" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Source</a></p><h2>#10. Martin Luther King Jr. was, too.</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Did You Know?" data-attribution-url="http://didyouknowblog.com/post/100130767149/barbara-walters-was-born-in-the-same-year-as-anne" height="700" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/fact10-f9Vj3F.jpg" width="700" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="http://didyouknowblog.com/post/100130767149/barbara-walters-was-born-in-the-same-year-as-anne">Did You Know?</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><a href="http://www.famousbirthdays.com/year/1929.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Source</a></p><h2>#9. Seems fair.</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Did You Know? " data-attribution-url="http://didyouknowblog.com/post/128118198215/in-finland-speeding-tickets-are-calculated-based" height="700" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/fact9-3OAqKe.jpg" width="700" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="http://didyouknowblog.com/post/128118198215/in-finland-speeding-tickets-are-calculated-based">Did You Know? </a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/26/world/europe/speeding-in-finland-can-cost-a-fortune-if-you-already-have-one.html?_r=0" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Source</a></p><h2>#8. Time is a flat circle.</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Did You Know? " data-attribution-url="http://didyouknowblog.com/post/83682726780/source" height="700" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/fact8-rR2fKB.jpg" width="700" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="http://didyouknowblog.com/post/83682726780/source">Did You Know? </a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><a href="http://blog.ted.com/10-fascinating-facts-about-woolly-mammoths/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Source</a></p><h2>#7. You paid three months gross salary for rain?!</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Did You Know? " data-attribution-url="http://didyouknowblog.com/post/101495442505/it-rains-diamonds-on-saturn-lightning-storms-turn" height="700" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/fact7-p6Wirn.jpg" width="700" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="http://didyouknowblog.com/post/101495442505/it-rains-diamonds-on-saturn-lightning-storms-turn">Did You Know? </a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-24477667" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Source</a></p><h2>#6. Shittiest. Year. Ever.</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Did You Know? " data-attribution-url="http://didyouknowblog.com/post/134528409605/in-the-time-it-took-scientists-to-discover-it-let" height="700" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/fact6-X4T9AM.jpg" width="700" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="http://didyouknowblog.com/post/134528409605/in-the-time-it-took-scientists-to-discover-it-let">Did You Know? </a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><a href="http://www.livescience.com/33390-pluto-first-complete-orbit.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Source</a></p><h2>#5. That&rsquo;s one hot minute.</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Did You Know? " data-attribution-url="http://didyouknowblog.com/post/116245521695/in-just-one-minute-around-the-world-4-beatrix" height="700" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/fact5-GQ3dq8.jpg" width="700" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="http://didyouknowblog.com/post/116245521695/in-just-one-minute-around-the-world-4-beatrix">Did You Know? </a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/03/what-happens-in-one-minute-around-the-world/284368/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Source</a></p><h2>#4. Freedom!!!</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Did You Know? " data-attribution-url="http://didyouknowblog.com/post/94450373295/the-national-animal-of-scotland-is-the-unicorn" height="700" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/fact4-tIxzbT.jpg" width="700" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="http://didyouknowblog.com/post/94450373295/the-national-animal-of-scotland-is-the-unicorn">Did You Know? </a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_symbols_of_Scotland#Flora_and_fauna" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Source</a></p><h2>#3. She&rsquo;s fortified!</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Did You Know? " data-attribution-url="http://didyouknowblog.com/post/98409919193/betty-white-is-older-than-sliced-bread-source" height="701" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/fact3-sE7PJp.jpg" width="700" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="http://didyouknowblog.com/post/98409919193/betty-white-is-older-than-sliced-bread-source">Did You Know? </a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sliced_bread" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Source</a></p><h2>#2. How desperate do those frogs have to be?</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Did You Know? " data-attribution-url="http://didyouknowblog.com/post/108297911749/giant-tarantulas-keep-tiny-frogs-as-pets-insects" height="700" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/fact2-Dy5zx3.jpg" width="700" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="http://didyouknowblog.com/post/108297911749/giant-tarantulas-keep-tiny-frogs-as-pets-insects">Did You Know? </a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiasmocleis_ventrimaculata" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Source</a></p><h2>#1. You&rsquo;ve been doing it backwards your whole life!</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Did You Know?" data-attribution-url="http://didyouknowblog.com/post/126769394906/did-you-kno-if-you-apply-in-the-morning-you" height="700" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/fact1-nOW322.jpg" width="700" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="http://didyouknowblog.com/post/126769394906/did-you-kno-if-you-apply-in-the-morning-you">Did You Know?</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><a href="http://didyouknowblog.com/post/126769394906/did-you-kno-if-you-apply-in-the-morning-you" rel="noopener">Our editor tried this, and it works.</a></p><p>I keep meaning to, but I also keep forgetting. Because sleep.</p><p><em>This article was first published by our partners at </em><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=https://www.good.is/articles/bikini-photo-manifesto-self-acceptance&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1522411733689000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHk0gXsvHI0yBt1C5RtcLh_rIFGcg" href="https://www.good.is/articles/bikini-photo-manifesto-self-acceptance" target="_blank">D</a><a href="https://didyouknowfacts.com/15-facts-sound-like-total-bs-arent/" target="_blank">id You Know?</a></p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

15 Facts That Sound Like Total BS but Actually Aren’t

Some of these facts are easy to accept once you hear them, but others just sound like complete and utter bullshit. Well, guess what?All 15 of these things are totally true. That&rsquo;s kind of our thing around here. Honest.#15. When three is a welcome crowd&hellip;  Did You Know?Source#14. The world&rsquo;s most useless collection of superpowers.  Did You Know?Do the Ninja Turtles retain this oddity?Source 1, source 2#13. It&rsquo;s not even close.  Did You Know?Source#12. I mean, if you could, wouldn&rsquo;t they have called it sinksand?  Did You Know?Source#11. 3rd most popular?? I&rsquo;ve never even seen one.  Did You Know?Source#10. Martin Luther King Jr. was, too.  Did You Know?Source#9. Seems fair.  Did You Know? Source#8. Time is a flat circle.  Did You Know? Source#7. You paid three months gross salary for rain?!  Did You Know? Source#6. Shittiest. Year. Ever.  Did You Know? Source#5. That&rsquo;s one hot minute.  Did You Know? Source#4. Freedom!!!  Did You Know? Source#3. She&rsquo;s fortified!  Did You Know? Source#2. How desperate do those frogs have to be?  Did You Know? Source#1. You&rsquo;ve been doing it backwards your whole life!  Did You Know?Our editor tried this, and it works.I keep meaning to, but I also keep forgetting. Because sleep.This article was first published by our partners at Did You Know?