16-20 Kickass Random Facts
16. One of the most well-known Presidents of the USA, Theodore Teddy Roosevelt, was against putting “In God, We Trust” on currency, saying it would “… cheapen such a motto by use on coins, postage stamps, or ads.” – Source
17. In 1970, the agency running the new public television network in Mississippi initially voted to not show Sesame Street on the basis of the show being racially integrated. Public pressure when this was leaked forced them to reverse the decision. – Source
18. 171,000 people perished in 1975 China due to the collapse of the Banqiao Dam, an event hidden from the world until 2005. – Source
19. There are species of mushrooms that feed off of gamma radiation, and some are blooming in Chernobyl, eating the radiation. – Source
20. In 1996, Mr. Rogers poured the 100 billionth Crayola crayon. The commemorative replica that Mr. Rogers received at the event is housed in the Fred Rogers Archive. – Source
21-25 Kickass Random Facts
21. In 1984, a group of cannabis growers in Northern California sued the federal government, alleging they had been subject to illegal surveillance by U2 spy planes. – Source
22. Burking is the death by asphyxiation caused by someone sitting on your chest and holding his hand over your mouth and nose. It is named after the Scottish serial killer William Burke, who used this method in order to leave few marks on the victims which he then sold to Anatomical Institutes. – Source
23. A man ran naked through Anchorage, Alaska, naked, climbed up a 30-foot flagpole, jumped off and died. 29-years later, he has still not been identified. – Source
24. There is a $1m treasure chest waiting to be discovered in the Rocky Mountains if the 9 clues in a 24-line poem can be solved. – Source
25. Alaina Mathers, Eminem’s adopted daughter, whom he calls Lainey in many of his songs, is actually the biological daughter of his ex-wife Kim’s twin sister, who died in 2016 of a heroin overdose. Eminem received legal custody of her daughter in the early 2000’s. – Source
