‘What’s a stat that sounds fake but is 100 per cent true?’ – 16 facts that are slightly hard to swallow

9.

From 1926 – 1932, Babe Ruth hit 343 Home Runs.
The entire Washington Senators team hit 327 Home Runs.

— Brendan (@EllipticalMan) January 22, 2026

10.

its stastisticly more probable right now to have WW3 occur before GTA6 release than after

— Pwney (@Pwney) January 23, 2026

11.

Trees are made from 99% air.

— Arne Eichberg (@ArneEichberg) January 24, 2026

12.

The Who have ever had a UK No.1 single

— Marcus Edwards 🌊 (@barcygnusx1) January 22, 2026

13.

There were still Mammoths roaming the earth when the pyramids were built.

— Paul & his Doggy (@pdwindymiller) September 11, 2024

14.

you can fit all the planets in our solar system into the distance between earth and the moon. https://t.co/DpaiCCoLhv

— sinan (@sinancialtimes) January 25, 2026

15.

There are 2 escalators in the entire state of Wyoming https://t.co/Nq9BMHZuWF

— iansohn (@IanSohn) January 25, 2026

16.

While it’s no surprise that the U.S. State with the lowest record high temperature is Alaska, the second lowest is Hawaii. https://t.co/1pOOeWv2BS

— Sam Spencer (@choosesam) January 25, 2026

Correction – England men.

England invented football but haven’t won anything since colour TV https://t.co/oFBKNlyId4

— EVAS_JERSEY (@evas_jerseys) January 22, 2026

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