Here are 25 kickass random facts. For part 666, click here
1-5 Kickass Random Fact
1. Charles D. B. King holds the record for the most fraudulent election in history. In 1927, he was elected President of Liberia with 234,000 votes in a country that only had 15,000 registered voters at the time. – Source
2. Karl Dönitz became a fuhrer after Hitler’s suicide, & his cabinet continued to have daily 10 am meetings for about a month even though they had no power. They discussed how Germany should proceed after the war, despite the Allies showing absolutely no interest in adopting their plans. – Source
3. Penn Jillette (of Penn & Teller) was a computer magazine columnist in the 90s and his column became known for randomly referencing Uma Thurman and pranking readers. He is also credited with debunking a 90s era conspiracy theory that suggested Microsoft’s Wingdings font contained secret messages. – Source
4. Adolf Hitler once befriended a Jew, Rosa Bernile Nienau, which only ended when top Nazi officials interfered five years later. – Source
5. After a chance encounter, Charles-Michel de l’Épée was taught to sign by the deaf. Believing the deaf should be able to receive the sacraments, he founded a school in 1760 to teach sign language. His public advocacy enabled deaf people to legally defend themselves in court for the first time. – Source
6-10 Kickass Random Facts
6. The last heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Bulgaria was still not enthroned when the monarchy was abolished. After his 50-year exile, he returned and formed a political party, then elected PM of the Republic of Bulgaria in 2001. – Source
7. 38 years ago a man in Perugia, Italy was digging a plot in his backyard for a vegetable garden and discovered an Etruscan tomb dating before Christ. – Source
8. Unfrosted Pop Tarts have more calories and fat than frosted Pop Tarts. The unfrosted ones have a slightly thicker crust to make up for the lack of frosting. – Source
9. Leaded fuel is still sold at roughly 13,000 airports across the US and used regularly by an estimated 170,000 small aircraft, the residue from which has been measured in surrounding communities (as originally reported by the EPA and FAA). – Source
10. Chuck Norris has more than 6 black belts including the 10th degree in Chun Kuk Do, the 9th degree in Tang Soo Do, and the 8th degree in Tae Kwon Do. – Source
11-15 Kickass Random Facts
11. Germany is home to the oldest social housing complex, dating back to the 16th century. Needy citizens can live there for an annual rent of 1 rhenish guilder, approximately 1 USD, and are required to make 3 prayers per day. – Source
12. Paregoric, an opium based children’s medicine was available over the counter in the United States until the 1970s. – Source
13. A father-of-five firefighter, who fell into a coma after a roof collapsed on him, woke up 10 years later fully conscious and memories intact. While subsequently trying to get out of bed, he fell and acquired another brain injury, contracted pneumonia, and died less than a year after waking up. – Source
14. Carolina Panthers owner / hedgefund billionaire David Tepper spent $43.5 million to buy his former boss’s mansion just so he could raze it and build a bigger one in its place. – Source
15. Kramer from Seinfeld was based on co-creator Larry David’s eccentric neighbor who was always trying to come up with get-rich-quick schemes. – Source
