25 Kickass Random Facts List #349

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16. Willem Dafoe was expelled from high school for shooting a pornographic film. – Source

17. Before his execution, the Marquis de Favras, upon reading his death warrant stated, “I see that you have made three spelling mistakes.” – Source

18. According to Johnny Cash’s autobiography, he got addicted to painkillers after one of his ostriches challenged his authority. He attempted to discipline the bird with a large stick, but failed; the ostrich broke five of his ribs and slashed into his stomach, almost disemboweling him. – Source

19. The author of Goodnight Moon (Margaret Wise Brown) died at 42 while showing a doctor how healthy she was feeling. She kicked up her leg, dislodging a blood clot which then traveled to her heart and killed her. – Source

20. The Polish government wrote a White Book with proof of the mass extermination of Jews in German-occupied Poland and gave it to the United Nations on December 10th, 1942. – Source

21-25 Kickass Random Facts

21. A 10,000 man Mongol army was destroyed by Egyptian Mamluks after being fooled by a feigned retreat and getting surrounded, a tactic often used by the Mongol’s themselves. – Source

22. There’s a species of shark (Greenland Shark) that has an average lifespan of 400 years, give or take 120 years. – Source

23. Sea shanties can be grouped into three types: short haul shanties, for tasks requiring quick pulls; halyard shanties, for heavier work requiring more setup time between pulls; and capstan shanties, for long, repetitive tasks. – Source

24. George Lucas made sure R2D2 saves the day at least once in every Star Wars movie (Episodes 1-6). – Source

25. China poured more cement between 2011 and 2013 than the US used in the entire 20th century. – Source