16-20 Kickass Random Facts
16. Malcolm X was the inspiration for Magneto and Martin Luther King Jr. was the inspiration for Professor X. – Source
17. In 1987, there were only 22 California Condors left on the planet. After an aggressive captive breeding and release program was implemented where all of the birds were caught to help preserve the species, now there are 439 birds, 225 of which are in the wild. – Source
18. The U.S. Marines attempted to make Ice Cream in the Pacific by flying tubs of canned milk and cocoa up to 30,000 ft+ while under fire. – Source
19. A startup company is teaching crows to clean up cigarette butts for peanuts. – Source
20. The Earth has another continent called Zealandia. The entire continent sank after breaking away from Australia around 65-80 million years ago. – Source
21-25 Kickass Random Facts
21. During the naval Battle of Tsushima in 1905, the Japanse fleet kept firing on the surrendering Russian ships as the Japanse code books didn’t contain the signal for “surrender”. – Source
22. In 2004, Ecuadorians synchronized their watches simultaneously to combat the chronic lateness that was costing their economy $2.5 Billion per year. – Source
23. After a fire destroyed Brazil’s National Museum in September, university museum studies students began collecting visitors’ photos of the irreplaceable artifacts that were lost so they can re-create the museum’s collection virtually. – Source
24. Japan does not inform inmates of their execution date, instead, notifying them about an hour before. – Source
25. Rats in a cage with drugs don’t use drugs if they’re given enough to do. – Source
