16-20 Kickass Random Facts
16. The tiny blue-ringed octopus carries enough neurotoxin to kill 26 adult humans within minutes, and its bites are often painless. – Source
17. When the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup in 1967, they had the name of the man who wore their mascot costume engraved on the cup. – Source
18. Miami has an underwater graveyard, Neptune Memorial Reef. Cremated remains are mixed with concrete and formed into sculptures, with a copper plate marking each sculpture, so that family can dive and know where to visit their loved one’s specific resting place. – Source
19. During the 2021 ice storm in Texas an off-duty paramedic’s FJ Cruiser was crushed by a semi-truck in a pileup on I-35. The paramedic survived the hit, climbed out of his crushed vehicle, and began applying aid to others in the crash. – Source
20. Sony ran a poster campaign for the PSP at a Manchester tram platform that said “Take a running jump here” and had to remove it due to concerns it might encourage suicide. – Source
21-25 Kickass Random Facts
21. In the 1950s, France designed and built the Vespa 150 TAP. An anti-tank scooter that was intended for use with French paratroops. – Source
22. Charlie Chaplin was among several assassination targets set by Japanese Naval Officers during their 1932 coup d’état. The objective in his assassination was to provoke a war with the U.S. – Source
23. Tropical Islands Resort is a tropical water park located 50 kilometers south of Berlin. It is housed in a former airship hangar (the Aerium), the biggest free-standing hall in the world. – Source
24. In 2015, art collector Takashi Hashiyama made Sotheby’s and Christie’s play ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors’ to decide which auction house would get his collection. Christie’s scissors beat Sotheby’s paper. – Source
25. Between 1854 and 1929, an estimated 250,000 orphaned, abandoned, or homeless children were transported to rural communities by train across the country in hopes of providing a better life for them. These would become known as the “Orphan Trains”. – Source
