16-20 Kickass Random Facts
16. A German landlord once evicted a tenant without notice for pouring surstromming in the stairwells of the building. When sued over the eviction, he won the case by opening a can of surstromming in the court, convincing the court that the smell of the fish brine was too much to tolerate. – Source
17. Samsung originally sold noodles. It wasn’t until 1970 that they started selling electronics. – Source
18. Bowling Balls 12 lbs or less float in water. – Source
19. David Bowie played a huge role in Chris Hadfield’s ‘Space Oddity’ cover from orbit being re-uploaded to YouTube after it was removed by the site for copyright reasons. – Source
20. There are “nuclear divers”, or people who dive into nuclear power plant cooling systems to perform maintenance on them. – Source
21-25 Kickass Random Facts
21. The Aztec Empire was one of the first societies to have mandatory education for all children regardless of gender or rank. – Source
22. Robin William’s son, Zach Williams, has an MBA from Columbia and uses it to help educate inmates at San Quentin prison about finance. – Source
23. A new Ocean is forming in Africa. – Source
24. There’s a recently discovered fingernail-size frog that can morph its skin texture from spiny to smooth in just minutes and is the first shape-shifting amphibian ever found. – Source
25. In 1913 a man was charged for threatening to kill his wife and newborn son with a knife. The mother remarried and the boy changed his name to that of his step-father. That boy went on to become the 38th President of the United States, Gerald Ford. – Source
