23 Facts That Seem Made Up, But Are Actually Completely True — By Joe Welkie If you remember learning weird facts in school and questioning the sanity of your teachers, you're not alone. What made these situations even more confusing was figuring out that your teachers weren't lying to you. Well, get ready to be blown away by some more incredible facts. These tidbits sound totally made up, but they're actually true. 1. The first Native Americans encountered by Pilgrims spoke English. Flickr / Mike Licht 2. The inside of your mouth is made of the same type of cells as the inside of a vagina. Flickr / David Goehring 3. If you lined up everyone on Earth in a single-file line, the line would wrap around the planet 56 times. Flickr / Wonderlane 4. One person per week is shot by a toddler. Flickr / ROBERT HUFFSTUTTER 5. During World War I, a monkey was promoted to corporal. Flickr / DVIDSHUB ...