16-20 Kickass Random Facts
16. In 1982, Byron Peiss wrote a book called the Secret. In it, there are clues to 12 treasure boxes hidden in various places all around the US and Canada. As of 2022, only 3 of the 12 boxes have ever been found. If a box is discovered, you can exchange it for bragging rights and a precious gem. – Source
17. Prior to the D-Day landings, men were covertly sent ashore from submarines to collect samples of the sand to see whether it could support the weight of the tanks, trucks, and other vehicles. – Source
18. A single 612-pound (278 kg) bluefin tuna sold for 333.6 million yen ($3.1 million) at a 2019 auction in Japan. This doubled the previous record of 155 million yen, set in 2013. – Source
19. Jeremy Clarkson once got pranked after publishing his bank details in a newspaper, claiming no one could do anything with them. – Source
20. Cartier owner Richemont bought back and destroyed £400million of its watches to prevent them from being sold at a discount. – Source
21-25 Kickass Random Facts
21. Disney’s Fantasia (1940) was the first film ever to feature surround sound, with up to 6 channels. – Source
22. The Navajo Nation owns the trademark name Navajo and settled a lawsuit with Urban Outfitters after the latter sold Navajo Hipster Panties and Navajo Print Flasks. – Source
23. Pan-Am’s first Round-the-World flight was unplanned. The flight’s return journey via Hawaii was canceled after Pearl Harbor was attacked, and with the help of Auckland’s library system, a route was plotted to return to America via Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Congo, and Brazil. – Source
24. Perhaps the most famous female American poet, Emily Dickinson, only had 10 poems published of the roughly 1,800 she composed. – Source
25. “Target Fixation” is a phenomenon where an individual becomes so focused on an observed object (be it a target, or hazard to be avoided) that they inadvertently increase their risk of colliding with the object. – Source
