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July 2011

Stretching before a workout is bad for you. Instead of relaxing the muscles stretching causes the muscles to tighten. → omg-facts.com

Stretching before a workout is bad for you. Instead of relaxing the muscles stretching causes the muscles to tighten.

Stretching is still good for you. It can help improve your flexibility….

Jul 17, 201122 notes

Frank Oz, the actor most famous for playing Yoda from the Star Wars films, also performed as at least NINE different Muppets! → omg-facts.com

Frank Oz, the actor most famous for playing Yoda from the Star Wars films, also performed as at least NINE different Muppets!

Believe it or not, Oz was born to a pair of puppeteers, and was…

Jul 16, 201116 notes

Apple made their own video game system in the 90s. → omg-facts.com

Apple made their own video game system in the 90s.

The Pippin, which Apple produced with the help of toy company Bandai, was a $600 CD-based game console that came out in 1995. This would…

Jul 16, 20118 notes

For over a decade, players that were featured on the cover of the Madden NFL video games were cursed with a serious injury or a dramatic reduction in performance during the following season. → omg-facts.com

For over a decade, players that were featured on the cover of the Madden NFL video games were ‘cursed’ with a serious injury or a dramatic reduction in performance during the following season.

Before 1999, most annual iterations of the

Jul 13, 20114 notes

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The streets of Victor, Colorado used to be literally paved with GOLD

Victor, Colorado’s modern-day treasures are the results of its rich gold rush history

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Redheads require more anesthesia to get numb. → omg-facts.com

Redheads require more anesthesia to get numb.

In an experiment, 10 brunettes and 10 redheads were given an anesthetic and were subjected to electrical shocks. The readheads required an…

Jul 9, 20119 notes

Mr. Clean has a first name! → omg-facts.com

Mr. Clean has a first name!

In its first six months on the market, Mr. Clean became America’s top-selling household cleaner! Despite his ever-growing popularity, the immaculate bald cartoon…

Jul 7, 201110 notes

A blind U2 fan got to play guitar on stage with them! → omg-facts.com

A blind U2 fan got to play guitar on stage with them!

Adam Bevell from Mesa, Arizona was already having a good day. He was a huge U2 fan who had already attended 12 live performances from…

Jul 6, 201114 notes

A kung fu master is able to hold a power drill to his head for a full minute without being harmed! → omg-facts.com

A kung fu master is able to hold a power drill to his head for a full minute without being harmed!

Nicknamed “The Unbreakable Body” by his peers, Master Hu Qiong is also able to press the…

Jul 4, 201114 notes

In a group of 23 people, its more likely than not that at least 2 have the same birthday. → omg-facts.com

In a group of 23 people, it’s more likely than not that at least 2 have the same birthday.

This actually comes from a famous problem known as the “Birthday Problem”. It’s a problem in…

Jul 3, 201121 notes

A man pre-ordered Duke Nukem Forever a decade ago! → omg-facts.com

A man pre-ordered Duke Nukem Forever a decade ago!

Bill, a.k.a. “Slash000”, put down $10 back on August 13, 2001 in anticipation of the game’s release later that year. Little did he know that…

Jul 2, 201123 notes

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