16-20 Kickass Random Facts
16. Wolves killed tens of thousands of people across Europe in the 18th century. One infamous wolf called The Beast of Gévaudan killed more than 500 people, usually by tearing their throats out. – Source
17. Bladeless fans work by squeezing air & accelerating it. Air is forced out through slits, & clings to the curved aerofoil surfaces. This means surrounding air pulled along, too. The airflow becomes about 15 times greater than the air taken in. – Source
18. In 1870, the voters of the Dominican Republic voted to become part of the United States. 99% of voters supported the measure, but when the annexation was brought before the U.S. Senate, the vote was split 28/28 and the measure failed. – Source
19. Scientists managed to recreate the voice of a 3000-year-old mummified Egyptian priest. They produced a 3D-printed voice box based on a precise scan of his vocal tract, and then used the vocal tract with an artificial larynx sound, synthesizing a vowel-like sound reminiscent of a sheep’s bleat. – Source
20. A Romanian woman called Irina Margareta Nistor dubbed more than 3,000+ Western films in her home tongue. – Source
21-25 Kickass Random Facts
21. Dennis Tito, the first space tourist paid $20 million in 2001 to spend 7 days, 22 hours, and 4 minutes in space. – Source
22. When Samoset met the Pilgrims at Plymouth, he already knew enough English from fishermen to say “Welcome” and ask for beer. – Source
23. Hitler’s Family doctor, Eduard Bloch, was an Austrian Jew who was granted special protection by Hitler when he invaded Austria. Bloch emigrated in 1940 and died in the United States in 1945 a month after Hitler died. – Source
24. It was possible to buy your way out of the Civil War draft, on both the Union and Confederate sides, if you had enough money to pay someone else to sign up in your place. – Source
25. Medieval mapmakers supposedly inscribed the phrase “Here Be Dragons” on maps showing unknown regions of the world. Unfortunately, however, it appears that, apart from an inscription on a single, 16th-century globe, this claim is unfounded. – Source
