16-20 Kickass Random Facts
16. The lead singer of Toto, Joseph Williams, is the son of Star Wars/Jaws/Jurassic Park composer John Williams. – Source
17. John Wilkes Booth timed the deadly shot he fired at Abraham Lincoln with the funniest line from “My American Cousin,” knowing the laughter would drown out the gunshot. That line was “You sockdologizing old man-trap.” – Source
18. Queen Elizabeth II stopped breeding Welsh Corgis so none would outlive her. Her last Corgi died in April of 2018. – Source
19. 60% of a cow is used for food, and parts of the other 40% can be made into antifreeze, blood thinners, insulin, marshmallows, and toothpaste. – Source
20. Black Kite “Firehawks” are birds that deliberately spread fires in Australia by carrying burning twigs in their beaks and talons and dropping them in other areas in order to start new fires and drive out insects and small animals so they can feed on them. – Source
21-25 Kickass Random Facts
21. Polish priest Maximilian Kolbe provided shelter to 2000 Jews during WWII. He was later sent to Auschwitz where he volunteered to sacrifice his life for a stranger. – Source
22. The Hawaiian Pizza was invented in Canada and is the most popular pizza in Australia, accounting for 15% of pizza sales. – Source
23. Rather than inciting people to anger or violence, research has found that loud and chaotic music such as metal and punk is “a healthy way of processing anger”. – Source
24. More than 5,000 babies across the United States were abducted by a supposedly charitable organization between 1924 and 1950. The group targeted poor Southern families and developed a black market for white babies. – Source
25. Vin Diesel named his daughter Pauline in honor of his late friend, Paul Walker. – Source
