25 Kickass Random Facts List #480

16-20 Kickass Random Facts

16. Boomerangs used for hunting are not designed for a curved return flight, but to fly straight and hit their target. Returning boomerangs are at most used to frighten birds into movement. – Source

17. Mozart sold the most CDs in 2016, beating out Adele, Drake, and Beyoncé, even though all of those artists had Grammy-winning hits that year. – Source

18. Turkeys will attack or attempt to dominate humans they view as subordinate. – Source

19. Marlon Wayans was cast as Robin in Batman Returns. Producers decided that, with The Penguin and Catwoman, the movie was too crowded and decided to cut out Robin. Despite not getting to actually play the role, Wayans was still paid $100,000 and receives royalty checks up to this very day. – Source

20. When US-born giant panda twins arrived in China, they struggled with local food and language. Mei Lun & Mei Huan were confused by “have you eaten up” in Chinese but responded to English “come here”. They preferred “Western fast food” biscuits instead of local “wowotou” (steamed cornbread). – Source

21-25 Kickass Random Facts

21. An Irish farmer called Quin was digging for potatoes in 1868 and instead found the Ardagh chalice, which remains one of the finest insular works of art we have of the Celtic period. – Source

22. The song we commonly associate with clowns and circuses is actually a military march titled “Entrance of the Gladiators”. – Source

23. Aimo Koivunen overdosed on methamphetamine, stepped on a land mine, survived for a week in a ditch by eating pine cones, skied 250 miles and was found weighing 94lb with a heart rate of 200bpm. Then wen ton to live for another 45 years! – Source

24. The EU abolished Daylight Saving Time, leaving the decisions up to national governments starting in 2021. – Source

25. Some people can voluntarily cause a rumbling sound in their ears by tensing the tensor tympani muscle. – Source