1. A study has found that women look their oldest at 3:30 PM
every Wednesday.
(source)
2. After completion of a $40 million project that lasted 10
years, the Leaning Tower of Pisa stopped moving for the first time in its
800-year history. The tower is now expected to stay stable for at least 200
years.
(source)
3. In Japan, crooked teeth in girls is considered cute and
attractive. Some girls actually undergo procedures to unstraighten their teeth.
(source)
4. It was common for hospitals in Germany to have a brewery.
Patients would get a beer before going to bed.
(source)
5. In 1956, for a bet, and while drunk, Thomas Fitzpatrick
stole a small plane in New Jersey and then landed it perfectly on a narrow
Manhattan street in front of the bar he had been drinking at. Then, two years
later, he did it again after a man didn’t believe he had done it the first
time.
(source)
6. Termites are being researched as a possible renewable
energy source as they can produce up to 2 liters of hydrogen from ingesting a
single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient
bio-reactors.
(source)
7. 80% of males born in the Soviet Union in 1923 did not
survive World War II.
(source)
8. Fair Oaks Farms in Indiana produces compressed natural
gas from its cows’ waste and uses it to fuel their fleet of delivery trucks and
farm equipment. This practice saves 1.5 million gallons of diesel and reduced
CO2 emissions by 1.4 million metric tons.
(source)
9. During World War II, prisoners of war in Canada were
treated so nicely that they didn’t want to leave Canada when released.
(source)
10. The Oktoberfest started off as a wedding reception for a
prince in Bavaria in 1810. The newlyweds enjoyed it so much they suggested
making it an annual event.
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11. Tania Head, a well-known 9/11 survivor, actually faced
being in the South Tower during the attacks, and served as President of the WTC
Survivors Network before people found out she had been lying. She wasn’t even
in the United States during the attacks.
(source)
12. When playing an American character, Christian Bale will
give all his press interviews in an American accent to avoid confusing the
audience.
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13. In response to her husband’s infidelity, a woman from
Prague decided to commit suicide by jumping from her third-story balcony. By
chance she happened to land on her spouse standing below, cushioning her fall.
She survived, but he died.
(source)
14. There are more tigers privately owned by US citizens
than live in the wild worldwide.
(source)
15. Child beauty pageants are illegal in France, and
punishable with up to 2 years in prison.
(source)
16. A survivor of the Columbine High School massacre went on
the attend Virginia Tech during the time of the Virginia Tech massacre.
(source)
17. The screenwriter for the movie “Cast Away” stranded
himself on an island for research, and when a volleyball washed up on shore, it
became the inspiration for “Wilson.”
(source)
18. Sean Connery was offered the opportunity to play for
Manchester United, but chose to decline it and move on to the film industry.
(source)
19. Keith Richards heard the riff to “(I Can’t Get No)
Satisfaction” in a dream. He woke up, played the riff on a tape recorder and
mumbled, “I can’t get no satisfaction,” then went back to sleep.
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20. In 1984, Jennifer Thompson-Cannino mistakenly identified
Ronald Cotton as her rapist. Cotton spent 11 years in prison until DNA evidence
proved his innocence. Upon his release, the two became good friends and
currently travel the country speaking of the dangers of false identification.
(source)
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