Bizarre Facts

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Bizarre fact 1: Looneyville is a real town in West Virginia, USA.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
A. True

Explanation
This is TRUE

Possible websites where answer can be found:
http://www.hometownlocator.com/City/Looneyville-West-Virginia.cfm
http://looneyvillewv.citiesunlimited.com/

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Bizarre fact 2: Walt Disney had himself cryogenically frozen in liquid nitrogen when he died. He will be brought back to life when medical technology has advanced enough to do so.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False

Explanation
This is FALSE (It is actually an ‘Urban Myth’).

Possible websites where answer can be found:
http://www.snopes.com/disney/waltdisn/frozen.htm
http://www.justdisney.com/WaltDisney100/faqs.html

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Bizarre fact 3: Coca Cola was originally green in colour, Colouring is now added to make it brown.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False

Explanation
This is FALSE (at least, the Coca Cola company deny it!)

Possible websites where answer can be found:
http://www2.coca-cola.com/contactus/myths_rumors/packaging_green.html
(the official Coca Cola site)
http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/green.asp

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Bizarre fact 4: The dead body of the founder of the University of Central London, Jeremy Bentham, is taken into important meetings at the university.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
- C.
  
  Undecided
Correct Answer
C. Undecided

Explanation
No evidence found to prove or disprove this. The skeleton is on display at the university, though – fully dressed and with a wax head.

Websites with information on Jeremy Bentham:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums/Jeremy_Bentham
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Bentham

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Bizarre fact 5: Every single human being eats about one pound of insects a year without even knowing it!
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
- C.
  
  Undecided
Correct Answer
C. Undecided

Explanation
There are conflicting accounts. Some sites say that it is one pound of insects a year, others say it is in a lifetime – although the first appears to be the more popular suggestion, this doesn’t necessarily make it the true one! It is mainly due to insects getting ground up in foodstuffs such as chocolate, jam and tomato ketchup.

Websites with information on ‘Entomophagy’ or ‘insect eating’:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/kids/2004/04/eatingbugs.html
http://www.riverdeep.net/current/2002/03/030402_eatingbugs.jhtml

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Bizarre Facts

Bizarre fact 1: Looneyville is a real town in West Virginia, USA.

Bizarre fact 2: Walt Disney had himself cryogenically frozen in liquid nitrogen when he died. He will be brought back to life when medical technology has advanced enough to do so.

Bizarre fact 3: Coca Cola was originally green in colour, Colouring is now added to make it brown.

Bizarre fact 4: The dead body of the founder of the University of Central London, Jeremy Bentham, is taken into important meetings at the university.

Bizarre fact 5: Every single human being eats about one pound of insects a year without even knowing it!