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The world we live in is full of amazing facts you never knew.

Some of these facts are common knowledge, like never eating yellow snow, whilst some are rather unknown knowledge, like the fact that cheetahs love the smell of Calvin Klein fragrances.

Today we make these unknown facts, known! Hopefully you’re ready to retain some knowledge because we’ve got a treat for you today!

Before we dive in, we’ve put together a short video with our favorite amazing facts from this list, so check it out below!

Oranges were originally green.

The first oranges ever imported from to the West were from Southeast Asia and were tangerine-pomelo hybrids that were green in color.

In fact, oranges grown in warmer parts of the world such as Vietnam and Thailand stay green throughout their lifetime.

Going to work is more dangerous than going to war.

Statistically, you are three times more likely to die travelling to or from work than you are if you were to be shipped out to a war these days.

Russia has more surface area than Pluto.

With 6,601,668 square miles of land mass, Russia beats Pluto’s 6,427,805 square miles of surface area, and dwarfs the world’s second biggest country, Canada, which has a land mass of 3,855,103 square miles.

You can fire an arrow around an object to hit a target.

Both English and Arabic historic sources have mentioned skilled archers curving arrows around objects.

It has become a practice among some modern-day archers who have proved it can be done.

In fact, an arrow can even be fired with a 180 degree curve to hit an object on the other side of a wall – amazing right?!

There is no specific time zone at the South Pole.

This is because all the longitude lines on the planet meet up there (because the planet isn’t flat, yo).

The stations on the South Pole use the time zone of the country that owns them, meaning two stations near each other could be using two different time zones.

The first ever 3D film was released in cinemas in 1922.

Released in September of that year, The Power of Love was a silent film and was released in cinemas worldwide.

It even came with alternative ending that was decided by closing one eye or the other!

Sadly, the film is lost and hasn’t been found for decades!

Sandra Bullock was almost “Neo” in The Matrix.