Here is 25 Kickass Random Facts List #36
1-5 Random Facts List
1. Al “Scarface” Capone got his infamous scars when he told a woman “You got a nice ass” in front of her brother while working at a bar – Source
2. German monks living off nothing, but beer during Lent felt guilty because it tasted so good. So they brought the beer to Rome for the Pope’s approval of the practice. During the journey, it went bad. Pope tasted it and he hated it. Monks were allowed to have it for Lent. – Source
3. A Chernobyl fireman who claimed they didn’t know that the Chernobyl meltdown flames were radioactive, 20 years later said “Of course we knew! If we had followed regulations, we would never have gone near the reactor. It was a moral obligation, our duty. We were like kamikaze.” – Source
4. There is a metal band called Hatebeak whose lead singer is an African grey parrot. – Source
5. Christian Bale saw Tom Cruise on the Late Show with David Letterman while preparing for his role in American Psycho. Cruise’s “intense friendliness with nothing behind the eyes” became the inspiration for how Bale would portray the psychopathic murderer. – Source
6-10 Random Facts List
6. Hollywood comedy My Cousin Vinny is often praised by lawyers due to its accurate depiction of courtroom procedure, something very rare in films which portray trials. It is even used as a textbook example by law professors to demonstrate voir dire and cross examination. – Source
7. Nikola Tesla and Mark Twain were best friends and mutual fanboys – Source
8. In 1968, Kim Il Sung sent 31 commandos to South Korea to try and assassinate the president. After they infiltrated the border, they stumbled on two brothers chopping firewood. They decided to indoctrinate them about the benefits of communism and release them. The brothers notified the police – Source
9. Oxford University is older than the Aztec civilization. Oxford was found in 1249. Founding of Tenochtitlán in 1325. – Source
10. The word “Oxymoron” is actually an oxymoron, “oxy” meaning sharp and “moron” meaning dull. – Source
11-15 Random Facts List
11. When Koko, the gorilla famous for knowing sign language, was asked where gorillas go after death, she responded by signing “Comfortable hole, bye.” – Source
12. According to an article published in 1918, pink was for boys because it is a stronger color, while the delicate blue was reserved for girls. – Source
13. At 4400 words, the United States has the oldest and shortest written Constitution of any major government in the world. – Source
14. The British king or queen has two birthdays: their real birth date and one assigned to them during the summer, to ensure better weather for the parade – Source
15. Arthur Guinness was an exceptional individual who used the money he made from brewing to help relief of the poor, abolish dueling, promote literacy, and provided his workers with a higher standard of living. – Source
16-20 Random Facts List
16. 14 of the world’s 25 largest stadiums belong to American college football teams. – Source
17. Fox News threatened to sue the Simpsons in order to stop them from parodying its famously anti-democratic party agenda. – Source
18. Thai prisoners are released early if they take part in special kick boxing matches against foreigners – Source
19. Mobile phones often have two completely different phone numbers attached to them, which are both usable. One is the one you think your number is and the other is called a Mobile Identification Number (MIN), a number your carrier uses to identify you. – Source
20. A 120-meter-deep, 17th-Century salt mine in Romania has been converted into the world’s largest salt mining museum and amusement park, complete with a Ferris wheel, an amphitheater, light shows on the rock walls and boat rides on a subterranean lake. – Source
21-25 Random Facts List
21. Mongolia’s navy consists of a tugboat manned by 7 people, only one of whom can swim – Source
22. Clint Eastwood “wore the same poncho, without ever having washed it, in all three of his ‘Man with No Name’ Westerns” – Source
23. North Korea used to buy full-page ads in the New York Times and other popular newspapers of the West. At least 100 such ads were published from 1969-1997. – Source
24. 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice that is 1 mile thick – Source
25. Children’s author Roald Dahl was given a ‘Viking funeral’, and buried with wine, snooker cues, pencils and a power saw – Source
The boat pictured is in Bolivia, not Mongolia