From Haunted Houses to Celery: Strange But True Facts

Dollar Bills Are Tougher Than You Think

A U.S. dollar bill can be folded about 4,000 times in the same spot before it tears. That’s pretty impressive for a piece of paper!

A Pig Was Once Put on Trial

Back in 1386 in France, a pig was actually put on trial for killing a baby. It was found guilty, sentenced to death, and executed. Records from the time even show the payment made to the executioner for carrying out the sentence.

The Most Stolen Library Book

The Guinness Book of World Records holds its own world record—for being the most stolen book from libraries. People just can’t seem to resist borrowing it... forever.

Celery Takes More Than It Gives

Eating celery burns more calories than the celery actually contains. That’s because your body uses more energy chewing and digesting it than it gets from the vegetable.

Selling a Haunted House? Not So Fast

In New York State, there’s a law that says if a house is haunted, the seller has to tell potential buyers. This old rule comes from a time when ghost stories were taken much more seriously especially in court!

There Are Way More Ants Than People

For every person on Earth, there are about 1.6 million ants. But here’s the twist: the total weight of all the ants in the world is about the same as the total weight of all the people.

Google Almost Sold for $1 Million

In 1999, the founders of Google tried to sell the company for just $1 million but no one wanted to buy it. Today, Google is worth over $500 billion!