16-20 Kickass Random Facts
16. China’s 17th-century Tianqi Emperor suffered from a learning disаbility and was illiterаte. However, he was an outstanding carpenter and craftsman, spending vast amounts of time on woodworking, and he instructed his servаnts to sell his creations undercоver, to see how much they were worth. – Source
17. Celine Dion’s vocal performance for “My Heart Will Go On” was recorded in only one take as a rough demo. She intended to re-record it but Titanic composer James Horner loved it and left the vocals untouched when he produced the final mix. – Source
18. Companies such as Wholefoods, Starbucks, Microsoft, IBM make use of prison labor. – Source
19. The first person to survive going over Niagra Falls in a barrel was a 63-year-old woman named Annie Edson Taylor. She was hoping to make enough money from her fame to become financially secure, but never got much, in part because her manager stole her barrel. – Source
20. In 1917, when Shackleton found rescue from a doomed expedition he took to the Antarctic in August 1914, he asked how the war turned out. The answer was “the war isn’t over. Millions are dead. Europe is mad. The world is mad.” – Source
21-25 Kickass Random Facts
21. In World War II the Japanese made American and Filipino soldiers walk 96.6 km or 60 miles. They were subjected to physical abuse and given little to no food and water. With the death of thousands of soldiers, it is called the “Bataan Death March”. – Source
22. After graduating college at 13 with a degree in Mathematics, child genius Promethea Pythaitha received considerable unwanted attention from the Greek-American Community, including an obsessive stalker who was killed in front of her house. – Source
23. In 2000, a doctor was driven from her home by vandals who were confused between pedophiles and pediatrician and thought she was a child molester. – Source
24. The Moken nomad Tribe of southern Thailand saved their lives during the 2004 tsunami thanks to their Elder’s ability to read the “Sea Signs”. Soon minutes before the waves hit the shore, the entire community was able to flee up hills for cover. – Source
25. While living in the White House President Benjamin Harrison had two opossums named Mr. Reciprocity and Mr. Protection. – Source
