# Factoids that sound right, for a moment... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 27, 2011, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factoids-that-sound-right-for-a-moment/569234 "2011-01-27T20:49:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2011, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factoids-that-sound-right-for-a-moment/569234/1 "2011-01-27T20:49:25Z")
Such as: > [@](#): > > The Great Wall of China is so big that it can be seen from anywhere on Earth or > [@](#): > > It’s always Monday somewhere in the world Anyone got any more like this? They need to be patently wrong (absurdly so), but sound right until you think about them, if that makes sense. ---
**Author:** ![Claude\_Remains](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@Claude\_Remains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claude_Remains)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2011, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factoids-that-sound-right-for-a-moment/569234/2 "2011-01-27T20:54:40Z")
Jesus loves you. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2011, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factoids-that-sound-right-for-a-moment/569234/3 "2011-01-27T20:59:16Z")
> [@Claude\_Remains](#): > > Jesus loves you. Is that really necessary? ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2011, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factoids-that-sound-right-for-a-moment/569234/4 "2011-01-27T21:15:52Z")
Fort Knox houses all of the gold in the United States. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2011, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factoids-that-sound-right-for-a-moment/569234/5 "2011-01-27T22:31:41Z")
You’re more likely to get cut from a dull kitchen knife than a sharp one. ---
**Author:** ![Sr\_Siete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Sr\_Siete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sr_Siete)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2011, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factoids-that-sound-right-for-a-moment/569234/6 "2011-01-27T22:37:36Z")
The amount of people who die inside a closet is three times the amount who die in a bed. ---
**Author:** ![cuauhtemoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecb155/32.png) [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2011, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factoids-that-sound-right-for-a-moment/569234/7 "2011-01-27T23:25:44Z")
The human body is 98% water. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2011, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factoids-that-sound-right-for-a-moment/569234/8 "2011-01-27T23:34:58Z")
Pineapple trees are tropical in origin. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2011, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factoids-that-sound-right-for-a-moment/569234/9 "2011-01-27T23:40:29Z")
87% of statistics are made up. ---
**Author:** ![kath94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/67e7ee/32.png) [@kath94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kath94)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2011, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factoids-that-sound-right-for-a-moment/569234/10 "2011-01-27T23:44:46Z")
How about a factoid that sounds outrageous at first, but is actually true when you think about it? “40% of all sick days occur on Mondays or Fridays.” ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factoids-that-sound-right-for-a-moment/569234/11 "2011-01-28T00:30:31Z")
I saw this one somewhere yesterday. [QUOTE=Charles M Schulz] Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It is already tomorrow in Australia. [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factoids-that-sound-right-for-a-moment/569234/12 "2011-01-28T01:34:28Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > You’re more likely to get cut from a dull kitchen knife than a sharp one. You are. A sharp knife is easy to control while a dull knife needs to be forced through the food, increasing the chance of slipping out of control. > [@kath94](#): > > How about a factoid that sounds outrageous at first, but is actually true when you think about it? > > “40% of all sick days occur on Mondays or Fridays.” What about those who work on the weekend? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factoids-that-sound-right-for-a-moment/569234/13 "2011-01-28T01:42:51Z")
> [@Claude\_Remains](#): > > Jesus loves you. > [@Skammer](#): > > Is that really necessary? No, it’s not. Knock it off, **Claude Remains**. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factoids-that-sound-right-for-a-moment/569234/14 "2011-01-28T01:42:59Z")
You can not see the 'new moon" in the sky because it is the only day of the lunar cycle when the dark side of the moon completely faces the Earth. ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factoids-that-sound-right-for-a-moment/569234/15 "2011-01-28T03:07:25Z")
They don’t have the 4th of July in Mexico. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factoids-that-sound-right-for-a-moment/569234/16 "2011-01-28T06:00:36Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > No, it’s not. Knock it off, **Claude Remains**. [/not moderating] Nor is it germane to what the OP asks for. The proposition that Jesus loves you is based on pure faith, while the OP is requesting factoids that seem empirically plausible, but are false. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factoids-that-sound-right-for-a-moment/569234/17 "2011-01-28T06:03:58Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > Pineapple trees are tropical in origin. Aren’t they? Where do they come from? ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factoids-that-sound-right-for-a-moment/569234/18 "2011-01-28T06:16:21Z")
> [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](#): > > Aren’t they? > > Where do they come from? They aren’t trees. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factoids-that-sound-right-for-a-moment/569234/19 "2011-01-28T06:49:35Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > They need to be patently wrong (absurdly so),… I like the ones that are absurdly correct. If you took all the blood vessels out of a man’s body and laid them end-to-end, that man would die. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factoids-that-sound-right-for-a-moment/569234/20 "2011-01-28T08:20:15Z")
Back in the days when the Great Pyramid was covered in limestone, it could be seen on the moon. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factoids-that-sound-right-for-a-moment/569234.md?page=2)