16-20 Kickass Random Facts
16. Strings and cables moving randomly will spontaneously knot themselves with a probability of reaching 100%. – Source
17. 42-year-old Zamboni driver, kidney transplant recipient, and practice hockey goalie David Ayres led the Carolina Hurricanes to a 6-3 win after their two pro goalies were injured. Cheered by the opposing team’s fans, he was the oldest player ever to make his pro debut in a major sport. – Source
18. In 1995, an inmаte sued himself for $5 million, saying that he was drunk at the time of the crіme, which caused him to violate his religious beliefs and civil rights by getting arrеsted. He reasoned that as a ward of the state, and unable to work, the state should pay him the money on his account. – Source
19. After Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of SpongeBob Squarepants, graduated high school he worked as a fry cook during summers at a restaurant in Islesford, Maine known as Islesford Dock Restaurant. The restaurant would later be the inspiration for the Krusty Krab in the show. – Source
20. Professional basketball player Marvin Barnes, once refused to board a plane from Louisville to St. Louis. Because the flight was scheduled to arrive (Central Time) before its departure time (Eastern Time), Barnes famously said, “I ain’t getting in no damn time machine.” He rented a car instead. – Source
21-25 Kickass Random Facts
21. Boxing trainer Cus D’Amato was criticized for being a proponent for the peek-a-boo style of boxing; it was believed that an efficient attack could not be launched from it. He coached Mike Tyson later in his career in this exact style, who would become the youngest world heavyweight titleholder. – Source
22. Every year, a regatta is held in Alice Springs. Due to the lack of water in Central Australia, contestants have to carry bottomless “boats” through a dried-out river. When the river did carry water in 1993, the regatta became “the only regatta ever canceled because of wet weather”. – Source
23. Due to relativity the core of the earth is 2.5 years younger than the crust. – Source
24. Danny DeVito’s height is the result of Fairbank’s Disease, a rare genetic disorder that affects bone growth. – Source
25. Bob Barker plans to give all his money to animal causes after his death. – Source
