If you're someone who just can't get enough of reading bizarre and interesting facts that not many people know about, this is the blog for you. The Internet can be a strange place where many untruths can be found, however, you can take it from us that these 12 fascinating facts actually are the real deal! Take a look and let us know your thoughts and even some fantastic facts of your own in the comments!
Did you know that cows have regional accents just like us?
![cow eating flowers](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cow-eating-flowers.jpg)
Up until 2006, it was perfectly legal to drive on top of 'The Great Wall of China'!
![great wall china](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/great-wall-china.jpg)
This cute creature is actually known as a 'werewolf cat'. The very expensive pets are similar in temperament to dogs, and have a very loyal streak. Costing as much as $2,500, the Lykoi (Greek for werewolf) cat is a very exclusive pet.
![werewolf cat](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/werewolf-cat.jpg)
This may put you off eating figs a little, but don't let it! A female wasp pollinates a fig and lays her eggs inside it, after which she dies and is actually 'digested' by the fig!
![wasp fig hole](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/wasp-fig-hole.jpg)
A 'Dancing Plague' hit the town of Strasbourg in the summer of 1518. Many people had danced themselves to death by the time the weird plague ended in the September.
![music dancing painting](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/music-dancing-painting.jpg)
'Tetrachromats' are individuals who can see 100 times more colors than the average person!
![peacock](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/peacock.jpg)
Baked beans are actually stewed.
![baked beans](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/baked-beans.jpg)
Abraham Lincoln wrestled between the ages of 9 and 21 and was reportedly very good at it!
![lincoln boxer](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lincoln-boxer.jpg)
Due to the prohibitive price of the ingredients, Southern sweet tea was originally drunk to show the wealth of a family!
![sweet tea meme](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sweet-tea-meme.jpg)
During World War II, actress Hedy Lamarr developed a radio-guided torpedo system as well as creating 'spread-spectrum' technology which is used in Wi-Fi connections and mobile phones!
![hedy lamarr](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/hedy-lamarr.jpg)
All dogs are banned in Alaska apart from huskies, which are bred in the country.
![puppies](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/puppies.jpg)
This yummy-looking Canadian delicacy is the 'Sourtoe Cocktail' and you need to actually drink the amputated human toe and touch it with your lips after pledging the 'Sourtoe Oath'. Ewwww!
![toe in glass](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/toe-in-glass.jpg)
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