16-20 Kickass Random Facts
16. Until 2013, Shark Tank required 5% equity of all companies just to pitch in the show. Lawyers at ABC later changed the requirement after Mark Cuban gave them an ultimatum remove the equity clause or “I’m not coming back.” – Source
17. In 2016, a group of hackers almost stole $1 billion from the New York Federal Reserve but were discovered when they spelled “foundation” as “fandation” in money request transcripts. They still managed to get away with $81 million. – Source
18. One of New York’s first crime bosses was a Prussian immigrant known as Mother Mandelbaum. She built up a criminal empire worth millions, ran a school to teach kids how to become successful pickpockets and thieves, and functioned as one most prominent hostesses for New York’s high society. – Source
19. The term “canola oil” is short for “Canada Oil low acid,” a name coined to avoid the less marketable word for the product, “rapeseed oil”. – Source
20. An 8th grader tried to pay for her lunch with a 2 Dollar Bill that had been given to her by her grandmother. The police were called because the school thought it was fake, and investigated where the bill had been obtained. In the end, the bill was real. – Source
21-25 Kickass Random Facts
21. In 1988, a US Senator invoked an obscure rule to allow the Sergeant-at-Arms to arrest absent Senators and bring them into the chamber for a vote. One Senator attempted to escape but was caught and carried feet-first into the Senate chamber by three officers. – Source
22. The Challenger crew, most if not all, were probably alive until impact with the ocean. A lead NASA investigator said of the commanding pilot, “Scob fought for any and every edge to survive. He flew that ship without wings all the way down.” – Source
23. Scientists didn’t know where birds went in the winter until 1822. That year, a stork was seen in Germany with an arrow from central Africa lodged in its neck, having flown 3,000 km in its wounded state. This provided the final proof that birds migrate. – Source
24. An endangered parrot in New Zealand would only mate with people’s heads, so they made an ejaculation helmet for people to wear, the parrot to f*ck and the helmet to collect the rare semen. – Source
25. A survey by SunTrust Mortgage found that a third of millennials homeowners said they were influenced by the need to have space for a dog and their dog was the third most commonly cited reason, coming above children and marriage. – Source
24. I hate to be a buzzkill but the wording could certainly use some work.
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