What are some mind-blowing facts that sound like 'BS', but are actually true?

1. In 2010, when Tokyo Officials went to congratulate the oldest man in the city on his 111th birthday, they instead found his skeletal remains on his bed. He had been dead for 30 years and the family was taking in the pension money he was still receiving.
2. The white sandy beaches of tropical islands are made up of fish poop, A single parrotfish poops out ~200 lbs of sand per year.
3. The grand central station in NY city is more radioactive than a nuclear power plant due to its granite construction.
4. When Physics professor Jack H. Hetherington learned he couldn't be the sole author on a paper, (because he used words like "we"/"our"), rather than rewriting the paper, he added his cat as an author.
5. IF A PIZZA HAS A RADIUS "Z" AND THICKNESS "A", THEN ITS VOLUME CAN BE DEFINED AS = PI (Z*Z) A

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