Here are 25 kickass random facts.
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1. What was supposed to be Cartoon Network’s first original show, Wacky Races Coast to Coast – a racing show that was scrapped after creator Mike Lazzo had a fever dream the night before production was set to begin, in which he imagined the character Space Ghost hosting his own talk show. – Source
2. Ronald Reagan was 3,761 votes shy, in Minnesota, of winning every state in the 1984 Presidential Election. – Source
3. 68 Chinese students paid 8,000 RMB per year ($1159) to be full-time students at a university and after 4 years learned they weren’t enrolled, their teachers didn’t work for the school, and they got scammed. This happened on the school’s campus. – Source
4. Cigarette butts are the most littered item in the world, with an estimated 4.5 trillion littered annually. Each butt can take 5 to 400 years to completely break down. – Source
5. When the mummy of Ramses II was sent to France in the mid-1970s, it was actually issued a legal Egyptian passport. Ramses’ occupation? “King (deceased).” – Source
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6. James Huberty called a mental health clinic, asking for an appointment. His politeness conveyed no urgency to the operator and his call was logged as a “non-crisis” inquiry, to be handled within 2 days. The next day he committed of the worst killing sprees in America. – Source
7. In Belgium, Poland, Portugal and France everyone is automatically an organ donor unless they refuse beforehand. – Source
8. 46.1% of Americans die with less than $10,000 in assets. – Source
9. The Game of Thrones writers asked to write an episode of It’s Always Sunny. Rob McElhenney and the other producers accepted the offer. – Source
10. The group Bloodhound Gang recorded a track called “The Ten Coolest Things About New Jersey”. The “song” consists of ten seconds of silence. – Source
11-15 Kickass Random Facts
11. Branden E. Bremmer was a child prodigy who taught himself how to read at 18 months and began playing the piano at 3. He completed high school at age 10 and committed suicide at 14. – Source
12. Teddy Roosevelt and John Quincy Adams are the only two US Presidents that did not use a Bible at their swearing-in ceremonies. – Source
13. Dolly Parton has a program that will mail your child a free age-appropriate book once a month from birth to age 5. No obligation, no catch, she just wants to make sure that every child has books. – Source
14. The Dodge Brothers sued Henry Ford in 1919 on the grounds that a company should act in the interests of its shareholders and not for the good of society, its customers or its employees. – Source
15. There is a fortress castle called Mont Saint-Michel off the coast of Normandy, France that is accessible by foot at low tide but becomes an island at high tide. It was the only spot in Normandy that never fell to the English during the 100 Years War. It has also served as a church and prison. – Source
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16. Miniature Australian Shepherds have such a strong herding tendency that they’ll try to herd little children. – Source
17. Fried Chicken was invented by the Scottish and dates back to the middle ages. – Source
18. In 2012, Lily Allen was accused of racism after writing “I hate it when black cab drivers spend the entire journey on the phone. I WANTED A CHAT!” Allen responded that in Britain and Europe taxicabs are called “black cabs” because they are painted black. – Source
19. Daily exercises in self-control, such as improving posture, altering verbal behavior, and using one’s nondominant hand for simple tasks, gradually produce improvements in self-control. – Source
20. Yawning and stretching at the same time is called pandiculating.
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21. During the production of Star Wars, Peter Cushing found Grand Moff Tarkin’s boots, furnished by the wardrobe department, to be very uncomfortable. George Lucas agreed to limit shots where Cushing’s feet would be visible, allowing him to wear his own slippers. – Source
22. While mathematician Kurt Gödel prepared for his U.S. citizenship exam he discovered an inconsistency in the constitution that could, despite its individual articles to protect democracy, allow the USA to become a dictatorship. – Source
23. In parts of Britain, if someone is wronging you, you can get on your knees and cry “Hear me! Hear me! Come to my aid, my Prince, for someone does me wrong” and then recite the Lord’s Prayer in French, and the other person is legally required to stop what he’s doing or pay a penalty. – Source
24. In 2013, an HGTV viewer (and nurse) wrote in and said she spotted a lump in the neck of a show host and she was concerned about it. It was later discovered to be thyroid cancer. He credits her with saving his life. – Source
25. Babies will instinctively hold their breath underwater until the age of six months. – Source
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would yawning,stretching and scratching your balls be called Pandiculatingabating ?
Well, being you is called a r*tard