16-20 Kickass Random Facts
16. Operation Tracer was a top-secret WWII mission in which six men were to be buried alive inside the Rock of Gibraltar so they could monitor enemy movements after the Rock’s capture. There was no way out and anyone who died within the chamber would have to be embalmed and cemented into the floor. – Source
17. For restaurants to get on a highway exit sign, they must operate continuously for 12 hours a day and six days per week. In addition, restaurants on the service signs must be within six miles of the highway, and offer 24 seats for patrons, a public bathroom, and a public telephone. – Source
18. Rapper Juicy J put up $50,000.00 of his own money towards a scholarship to the winner of a twerk competition based on one of his songs called “Scholarships.” The winner of the contest did not twerk to win but instead read the fine print. – Source
19. When pregnant women die, gasses expelled from decomposition can cause vaginal ejection of the fetus, a phenomenon known as ‘coffin birth.’ – Source
20. Norway has a law titled “allemannsretten” which means “the right to roam,” nearly everywhere (outdoors) in Norway is accessible to the general public, as long as you pick up your garbage. – Source
21-25 Kickass Random Facts
21. The Letters of last resort are written by the UK PM and tell what to do in the event of a nuclear strike. The letters are sent to four submarines that will open the letters if they don’t receive a UK naval broadcast for four hours straight, assuming that a nuclear strike had occurred. – Source
22. The French government forced Madame Tussaud to make models of her friends’ decapitated heads. – Source
23. Freedom of Speech clause of the US Constitution specifically refers only to the government restricting your freedom of speech, not other people. – Source
24. Radiocarbon dating will no longer work independently on fossils and artifacts post-WW2 due to residual radiation resulting nuclear arms testing. Future archeologists will not be able to date our remains using only carbon dating. – Source
25. In 1968, having deemed 11 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons too politically incorrect to air, United Artists withheld them from syndication. The “Censored 11” haven’t aired on TV since, but clips have crept online, giving today’s audiences a window into cringeworthy racist stereotypes. – Source
#20: Sweden has this as well. It is called “allemansrätten” there.
#4 Minnesota has these plates, as well. They’re plain, white plates with black lettering. They usually start with the letter “W” and give the cop the right to pull the driver over for no reason at all. They are referred to as “Whiskey Plates.”
#8 Let it not be forgotten that Ayaan also lied to get into the Netherlands. When this lying got found out, it shred the nation into two camps and even resulted in a governmental crisis. Instead of cleaning up the mess, she simply left. She’s caused quite some damage to a country which was there in her hour of need. Certainly not the hero she’s made out to be here……