Here are 25 kickass random facts. For part 520, click here
1-5 Kickass Random Facts
1. There’s a scientist named John B. Goodenough who was responsible for the invention of RAM, the creation of Li-ion batteries in the 1970s (used in virtually all devices today) and is currently working on the next breakthrough in revolutionary Solid State batteries at the age of 97 years old. – Source
2. Grant Imahara from Mythbusters was one of three people who operated the R2-D2’s in the Star Wars prequels and he updated all of the electronics on 12 R2 units. – Source
3. In 1921, the 15-year-old former emperor of China, Puyi, decided he wanted to have a telephone. His advisors were afraid it would give him too much independence since Puyi usually had no contact with the outside world. But when he finally got his phone, he just used it to make prank calls. – Source
4. The last two Jews in Afghanistan hated each other so much the Taliban had to step in and mediate, imprisoning both but then releasing both after their “constant bickering became too annoying”. – Source
5. In 2001, TacoBell offered to give “one free taco” to every US customer if the core of the Soviet Mir space station hit a TacoBell target in the middle of the South Pacific ocean. The target read: “Free Taco Here” with a TacoBell logo emblazoned in the middle. – Source
6-10 Kickass Random Facts
6. David Bowie was turned down by a BBC talent selection group just before his breakthrough, stating “amateur sounding vocalist who sings wrong notes and out of tune”. – Source
7. The Catalina Wine Mixer from Step Brothers wasn’t a real thing when the movie was made but has since become a real event because of the movie. – Source
8. The reason backseat windows in cars don’t roll all the way down is not in fact for child safety, but because there isn’t room in the car door to fit the full window due to the wheel well. – Source
9. In 1420, the winter was so cold that wolves came into Paris to search for food, eating humans. – Source
10. A Canadian study found that Agatha Christie’s later-written novels had a 30% reduction in vocabulary and other possible signs of Alzheimer’s Disease. – Source
11-15 Kickass Random Facts
11. There’s a school in India that teaches children to use both hands known as “The ambidextrous school”. The students from this school can write six different languages and two different languages simultaneously. – Source
12. Paul McCartney was arrested in Japan for bringing 8 ounces of Marijuana into the country in 1980. After spending 10 days in Jail he was released without charge and immediately deported. – Source
13. Harry Houdini invited his friend Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to the annual meeting of the Society of American Magicians in 1922. Doyle set up a projector and shocked them all with footage of live dinosaurs on screen. It was actually a clip from the upcoming 1925 film The Lost World based on his novel. – Source
14. Ornithologists often use Cheetos to study behavior in crows. Along with being easy to spot, they’re also one of the birds’ favorite snacks. – Source
15. Not only did then-future Supreme Court Justices William Rehnquist & Sandra Day O’Connor date during their time at Stanford Law School, but he actually asked her to marry him as well. She turned down his proposal. 30 years later, however, they found themselves serving on the Court together. – Source
