16-20 Kickass Random Facts
16. In the 1960s, Chrysler created a car, the Chrysler Turbine, that could run on many alternate fuels, including kerosene, jet fuel, perfume, tequila, peanut oil, soybean oil, and furnace oil! – Source
17. Throwing rice at weddings will not cause birds to explode and that the myth that it is harmful was probably started by churches and wedding venues who didn’t want to clean it all up and for them to avoid potential slip-and-fall lawsuits. – Source
18. Hitler’s personal physician kept a medical diary of all the drugs given to Hitler on a regular basis this list included: Meth, tranquilizers, heroin and many more. Hitler was usually administered up to 20 injections or pills a day. – Source
19. A terminally ill Star Wars fan got to see “The Rise of Skywalker” ahead of its scheduled release. A hospice worker tweeted the man’s dying wish after seeing a Star Wars tattoo on his leg; 2 days later, a Disney rep arrived at the hospice with a black bag containing a hard drive with the movie. – Source
20. Scientists believe that younger Sand Dollars sift through sand and ingest small grains Magnetite, an iron-rich deposit found in the ocean. These Sand Dollars will then take these grains and store them in chambers inside their body to help weigh them down and keep them from floating away. – Source
21-25 Kickass Random Facts
21. The church of Scientology ran a criminal operation to purge unfavorable records from 136 government agencies. – Source
22. The last person to die of smallpox was Janet Parker in Birmingham, the UK in 1978. She was infected in the laboratory at Birmingham Medical School. When the Professor in charge of the lab found out about her illness, he committed suicide. – Source
23. Adult Swim cartoon Moral Orel was canceled for being too dark and depressing. The creator remembers submitting the script for the episode “Alone” and a proposed follow-up episode titled “Rape” and was told the show would end that season. – Source
24. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atom bomb, famously said “Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” after witnessing his creations power. That quote is actually from the Hindu Epic Bhagavad-Gita, and Oppenheimer turned to Hinduism after seeing nuclear weapons capabilities years later. – Source
25. Instead of using the idiom, “It’s all Greek to me,” when something looks like gibberish, the Greeks themselves often say, “It’s Turkish,” Turks say, “It’s French,” the French say, “It’s Hebrew,” Hebrew speakers say, “It’s Chinese,” and Chinese people say, “This looks like it’s from Mars.” – Source
25. Instead of using the idiom, “It’s all Greek to me,” when something looks like gibberish, the Greeks themselves often say, “It’s Turkish,” Turks say, “It’s French,” the French say, “It’s Hebrew,” Hebrew speakers say, “It’s Chinese,” and Chinese people say, “This looks like it’s from Mars.”
Actually, the Greeks say ‘it is Chinese to me’!