16-20 Kickass Random Facts
16. The deadly Poison Fire Coral fungus (native to Japan, Korea, and Australia) can cause the brain to shrink if consumed. – Source
17. In 1894, ham and cheese sandwiches were the only food sold in New York baseball parks; frankfurters weren’t introduced until 1909. – Source
18. Ted Bundy wore turtlenecks to cover a mole on his neck that would have made it easier to identify him as the perpetrator of crimes. – Source
19. In 1970, an LSD group called the Brotherhood dropped 25,000 doses of LSD on revelers attending a three-day Birthday Party for Jesus Christ in Laguna Beach. – Source
20. Vivendi (the media conglomerate that owns Universal Music Group, Dailymotion, Gameloft, etc.) was founded by decree of Emperor Napoleon III in 1853 as a water supply company. – Source
21-25 Kickass Random Facts
21. PART OF YOUR WORLD was almost cut from The Little Mermaid. During an early screening, the producer ordered to remove it, saying it was “too boring.” The animators begged him to give it a 2nd chance, as the scene was incomplete. So, they finished it up and showed it again, which did well. – Source
22. To encourage population growth after WWII, the USSR imposed an extra 6% “childlessness” tax on men between 25-50 years old and married women between 20-45 years old, who did not have children. – Source
23. Peter Pan has been owned by Great Ormond Street hospital since 1927 – the rights were gifted by the author. – Source
24. The James Clerk Maxwell Telescope was held for ransom while being shipped to Hawaii. The US Coast Guard retook the telescope under a writ of ‘piracy on the high seas’. – Source
25. Scientists made light travel at 17 meters per second by having light travel through gas at nearly zero kelvin. – Source
