16-20 Kickass Random Facts
16. Giraffes have sky-high blood pressure because of their long necks. 110/70 is the normal blood pressure for a large mammal. Giraffes have a blood pressure of 220/180. – Source
17. “Mundane science fiction” is a sci-fi literary movement driven by creating plausible extensions of existing science and technology; situating stories on Earth or within the Solar System, thereby lacking the use of interstellar or intergalactic travel; and not considering contact with aliens. – Source
18. Carl’s Drive-In Barbecue became Carl’s Jr. when the owner opened a smaller version of the restaurant geared to faster service, which eventually outsold and replaced the original. – Source
19. John Wayne Gacy’s brain was removed post-mortem and given to a Forensic Psychiatrist, who keeps it in her basement along with slices of all of his organs. – Source
20. In order to promote national peace, founding father Benjamin Rush wanted to establish the position of Secretary of Peace, and at the same time post signs such as “An office for butchering the human species” and “An office for creating famine” above the office of the Secretary of War. – Source
21-25 Kickass Random Facts
21. Washington Irving, author of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, had a huge impact on American culture. He popularized the name “Gotham” for New York City & is responsible for our perception of Santa Claus as he wrote, in 1812, about Saint Nicholas flying over treetops in a flying wagon. – Source
22. After seeing The Doors perform in 1967, Iggy Pop was inspired to push the boundaries of his stage performance. He was one of the first musicians to stage dive. On several occasions, he took massive amounts of drugs, exposed himself, rolled around in the glass, cut himself, and threw objects. – Source
23. Naming of the North & South America continent in honor of Amerigo Vespucci was a result of a mistake by a German cartographer while making a map of the world in 1507 who thought Vespucci rather than Columbus was the explorer who discovered America after reading a document called Mundus Novus. – Source
24. Before bacteria were genetically modified to make insulin, more than 1800 kgs of pig’s parts were required to make just to make 0.23 kgs of insulin for human use. – Source
25. In 1958, the French Army invaded Corsica and planned to attack Paris. There was a crisis in Algeria at the time and French generals wanted Charles de Gaulle to return to power to deal with the issue. The invasion of Paris was canceled when parliament invited de Gaulle to be Prime Minister again. – Source
