16-20 Kickass Random Facts
16. The original prints of The Passion of Joan of Arc, one of the most famous silent films of all time, were destroyed in a fire in 1927, and for decades it was thought they had been lost forever until they were rediscovered in 1981… lying in a janitor’s closet in a Norwegian mental hospital. – Source
17. There is a rare polka-dotted zebra that is the only one in the world and her name is Tira. She has a genetic condition known as ‘pseudomelanism’ which is responsible for the abnormalities in the stripe pattern amongst zebras. – Source
18. The poppy has been a symbol of fallen soldiers since the Napoleonic wars when the war would turn the battlefields into barren muck; the blood-red poppy was one of the few flowers that could grow in the churned soil. – Source
19. In the Philippines, all processed food is required to be fortified with a vitamin and/or mineral in order to battle the malnutrition that is prevalent in the country. It’s because they’re cheap and most families can only afford processed foods like chips, ramen noodles, and biscuits. – Source
20. 1 in 6 women has herpes, which is double the male rate. This is due to anatomical differences that make it easier for women to become infected. – Source
21-25 Kickass Random Facts
21. Pound Cake gets its name because of how it was made in the 1700s. Originally, the recipe called for one pound each of flour, sugar, butter, and eggs. – Source
22. Some Breyers ice cream had to be renamed in 2013 to “frozen dairy dessert” because it didn’t meet the legal definition to still be called “ice cream”. – Source
23. Theoretically, Spiders of the world could eat all the humans within a year, and still remain hungry. The average number of spiders in a square meter is 131, and for some areas, it can exceed 1000 per square meter. – Source
24. Despite being a symbol of counterculture, Andy Warhol was a devout Byzantine Catholic who went to church almost daily. His brother said he was “really religious, but he didn’t want people to know”, and Andy Warhol even enthusiastically financed his nephew’s studies for the priesthood. – Source
25. Harrison Okene, a Nigerian cook, survived alone for 60 hours after the vessel he was on capsized. Okene, the lone survivor, found himself trapped in an air bubble after being on the toilet when the boat sank. – Source
