16-20 Kickass Random Facts
16. Steve-O was a clown and graduated from Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Clown College. – Source
17. Norman Greenbaum has made a living off the royalties of exactly one song: “Spirit in the Sky.” – Source
18. Ablaut reduplication, an unwritten rule in the English language stating that “if there are three words then the order must go I, A, O. If there are two words then the 1st is I and the 2nd is either A or O.” It is the reason we say tick-tock, not tock-tick, ding-dong not dong-ding etc. – Source
19. Duncan Jones, the director of Moon, Source Code, and the Warcraft movie, is the son of the late David Bowie. – Source
20. In Sid Meier’s Civilisation, an underflow glitch caused Gandhi to become a nuclear-obsessed warlord. – Source
21-25 Kickass Random Facts
21. Lab tests have shown that cats don’t love you the way dogs do. Tests have shown that a dog releases Oxytocin (love hormone) in their brains at much higher levels when compared to cats. A dog releases upwards to 60% while a cat releases 12%. – Source
22. The idea that the federal government can regulate almost any business was established in a 1942 Supreme Court case. Since a farmer could theoretically sell produce over state lines, the US government had the authority to control what he could grow. – Source
23. Haiti is the first and only nation established as the result of a successful slave revolt. – Source
24. In 1959, U.S. Postal Service successfully shipped mail using a cruise missile, delivering cargo from New Jersey to Florida in 22 minutes. – Source
25. David Bowie holds the world record for the number of music video plays over a 24-hour period with 51 million plays, occurring January 11th, 2016, the day after his death. – Source
#5 The extended family of Osama bin Laden was also allowed to fly – out of the country. The Bush Administration allowed their departure before the FBI had opportunity to question them. Move on, nothing to see here.