16-20 Kickass Random Facts
16. In 1949, Simon the cat was awarded a military medal after surviving injuries from a cannon shell, raising morale, and killing off a rat infestation during the Yangtze Incident. – Source
17. Lord of the rings director (Peter Jackson) holds the largest private collection of WWI airplanes in the world. – Source
18. King George I once organized a concert on the River Thames. He hired G. F. Handel and the result was ‘water music’, a collection of 3 suites. It was played by 50 performers sailing from Whitehall to Chelsea on a barge. The king liked the composition so much that he asked for 3 encores. – Source
19. Silverchair’s multi-million selling debut album Frogstomp was made when the band members were only 15. – Source
20. Apnea is a sport that involves various athletic feats that test someone’s ability to go without oxygen. The record for breath-holding with oxygen beforehand is 24 minutes 33 seconds. Without pre-oxygen, it is 11 minutes 54 seconds. – Source
21-25 Kickass Random Facts
21. The rounding part of a machinist’s hammer, opposite of the face, is called a “peen.” This type of hammer is used for surface hardening by impact or “peening.” – Source
22. African elephants can interbreed with Asian elephants, despite not being in the same genus. The only recorded hybrid, named Motty, died after 10 days, however. – Source
23. The 1989 James Bond film, Licence to Kill, was originally titled Licence Revoked. The name was changed during post-production due to American test audiences associating the term with driving licenses. – Source
24. When Saint Philip Neri’s body was examined after he died, two of his ribs were found broken; this was attributed at the time to a miraculous expansion of his heart while praying. However, Pope Benedict XIV later stated that Philip’s enlarged heart was actually caused by an aneurism. – Source
25. Robert De Niro was originally cast in the lead role in Big, a movie where a child is turned into an adult before he dropped out and was replaced by Tom Hanks. – Source
