Did you know that Australia was once known as ‘New Holland’? Or that 3.44 AM is the most common time to wake up at night? We didn't know these totally random but weird facts either, but thanks to Factourism, we got to learn something cool about the world today.
Developed by Ferdio, a Danish infographic agency, they share interesting facts about the world around us. And what's more, they provide some really cool illustrations to support the facts. So scroll on to discover some weird and wacky facts that are bound to leave you surprised.
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