There are many intriguing things in the world that sound too unbelievable. Yet, these things often turn out to be true. Are you someone who enjoys reading about such facts? If so, this is certainly the right place for you! So prepare to have your mind blown, because here’s a list of 100 weird facts that sound too bizarre to be true.

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Scientists use whey protein sponges to cheaply extract gold from electronics.

Researchers have created a technique that employs whey protein sponges to recover gold from electronic components, such as motherboards. This eco-friendly process is 50 times less expensive than traditional gold extraction methods, providing a sustainable solution for recycling electronic waste.

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Yap island uses immovable stone money, ownership transferred by word.

On the Pacific island of Yap, large circular stones, known as Rai stones, serve as currency. These stones are too massive to move, so their ownership is transferred verbally to facilitate transactions. The stones’ locations are irrelevant, even if they are lost at sea.

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Firefighters burned house to eradicate massive cockroach infestation in Pana.

After discovering an overwhelming cockroach infestation in a house in Pana, Illinois, the city council concluded that the only solution was to burn the house down.

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Curiosity killed the clam—world’s oldest animal accidentally by researchers​.

Researchers accidentally killed Ming the clam, the world’s oldest animal at 507 years, while trying to determine its age.

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Ancient oxygen surplus enabled insects to grow significantly larger sizes.

300 million years ago, insects like dragonflies and millipedes grew to enormous sizes due to high oxygen levels in Earth’s atmosphere. This allowed dragonflies to reach wingspans of over 2 feet, and millipedes to grow longer than humans. Ancient oxygen-rich air supported their large sizes​.