16-20 Kickass Random Facts
16. Mathematician Kurt Godel starved himself to death for fear of being poisoned. – Source
17. London was originally called Londinium and was founded by the Romans around 50AD. – Source
18. British Columbia (Canada) is home to more mining exploration companies than anywhere else on earth (over 800). – Source
19. Black bears are thriving in New Jersey and have been seen in all 21 of the states counties. – Source
20. All 9 dogs who played the role of Lassie, a female dog, were male dogs due to the fact that female collies loses a lot of hair when they’re in heat 3 times a year. – Source
21-25 Kickass Random Facts
21. The XF-84H airplane was so loud that it caused ground crew members to throw up. – Source
22. Bowie’s big early influence, singer & popular actor Anthony Newley, had 12 top 40 hits, was Oscar-nominated for writing the score to Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, & wrote the title song of Goldfinger. – Source
23. Test pilot Thomas Attridge Jr. accidentally shot down his own plane after firing a short burst and going into a dive. The drag on the bullets slowed them down enough for the diving plane to catch up to and collide with them. – Source
24. Eel blood is toxic to humans, but both cooking and the digestive process destroy the toxic protein. – Source
25. Sex Pistols were supposed to play Saturday Night Live when they came to America but Sid Vicious’s visa problems delayed them too much. Malcolm McLaren recommended Elvis Costello to sub in and on the show Elvis’s drummer wears a shirt saying “Thanks Malc”. – Source
