16-20 Kickass Random Facts
16. The 1980 book “Michelle Remembers” sold millions of copies and spurred the Satanic panic of that era. Oprah even had the two authors on her show and presented their accounts of satanic abuse as pure fact. The book was later discredited. – Source
17. Hibernating bears do not suffer muscle atrophy from months of starvation and minimal activity because of unique genes regulating their bodies’ protein and energy metabolism. – Source
18. Military tanks are called tanks because the secret program they were developed under was disguised as being about moving water tanks. – Source
19. National Lampoon’s Vacation was based on a short story called Vacation ’58 by John Hughes, it ends with Clark Griswold shooting Walt Disney in the leg. – Source
20. Thorium can be used as a fuel source in nuclear power by a process known as the thorium fuel cycle. Compared to uranium, thorium has greater abundance, superior physical and nuclear properties, and reduced production of radioactive elements. It’s also much harder to make a nuclear weapon with it. – Source
21-25 Kickass Random Facts
21. The ice at the North Pole is only about 2-3 meters (6-10 feet) thick, while the Arctic Ocean is more than 4,000 meters (~2.5 miles) deep at the Pole. – Source
22. From 1945 to July 1946, Hungary had the highest inflation ever recorded. The highest banknote value went from 1,000 Pengő in 1944 to 100,000,000,000,000,000,000 Pengő in mid-1946. At this time, the total value of all Hungarian banknotes in circulation combined amounted to $0.00001 USD. – Source
23. Guitar legend Chet Atkins would fall asleep every night playing guitar while sitting upright in a chair; the habit started as a result of his childhood asthma, which was alleviated by sitting upright. – Source
24. The Disney company attempted to trademark the phrase “Dia De Los Muertos”, the name of a holiday celebrated in Mexico. – Source
25. The US Navy has a Spec Ops team, MK6, comprised of Dolphins and Sea Lions. They’re trained to detect enemy divers, attach a device onto their air tank that explodes, and alerts personnel of their location. – Source
