16-20 Kickass Random Facts
16. After Losing the Civil War, the Vice-President of the Confederacy, Alexander H. Stephens, was elected to the U.S. Senate, House, and was Governor of Georgia until 1883. – Source
17. In 2000, Enron and Blockbuster signed a “20-year exclusive deal” to provide movie on-demand services. They ended their partnership 8 months later. – Source
18. A man serving life in prison for the murder of his mother became the second highest-rated chess player in the US by obtaining USCF membership for other inmates and playing tournaments against them. – Source
19. The “Tooth Fairy” pays the most in Delaware at an average of $8.91 per tooth and the least in Iowa at $2.30 per tooth. The U.S. average is $4.57. – Source
20. There is genetic evidence that Polynesians and Native Americans interacted over 800 years ago. – Source
21-25 Kickass Random Facts
21. There was a 4th Crusade to retake Jerusalem. However, the crusaders got sidetracked and ended up sacking Constantinople, the capital of the Christian-controlled Byzantine Empire, and they ended up getting excommunicated. – Source
22. Georgios Papanikolaou, a Greek doctor introduced a low-cost, easily performed screening test for early detection of cancerous and precancerous cells, the “Pap test” saving lives of million of women. – Source
23. Jerry Lawson, created the first video game console that utilized a gaming cartridge from his garage at home. He then became the lead engineer of the home console named, Fairchild Channel F. – Source
24. When BET, Black Entertainment Television, aired the TV show The Wire, they edited out much of the second season, which focuses on mostly white dock workers. – Source
25. The earliest surviving graphic novel depicting the Holocaust was created in an internment camp in 1942 and starred Mickey Mouse. – Source
