Here are 25 kickass random facts. For part 779, click here
1-5 Kickass Random Fact
1. The vocals for the Gnarls Barley song “Crazy” (2006) were recorded in one take. Not only that, it was the first time singer CeeLo Green ever tried singing the lyrics. The song topped the charts in many countries and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. – Source
2. The Sioux believe the Great Spirit created a race of giants triple the size of men, who were arrogant and denied the existence of a Creator. The Great Spirit released a flood upon the world, higher than the mountains. When the giants were all dead he created humans, smaller and weaker. – Source
3. The US Navy sailor’s love of ice cream in World War II was so great that in 1943 the navy purchased an ‘ice cream barge’ to act as a mobile ice cream making factory for sailors and marines. The barge was capable of producing 10 gallons of ice cream every 7 minutes. – Source
4. The oldest mummies come from the Chinchorro culture in South America. They are over 7000 years old, i.e. 2000 older than ancient Egyptian mummies. – Source
5. In the 18-1900s dueling scars were a prominent feature of German officers and academics. The scars were symbols of courage and also showed one was “good husband material”. Some would even make their own scars by cutting themselves. – Source
6-10 Kickass Random Fact
6. 250 miles north of San Francisco is California’s “Lost Coast”. There are almost 100 miles of mountainous, remote, and nearly inaccessible coastline owned by the Federal Government. – Source
7. Under the Geneva Conventions, prisoners of war are required to be paid, depending on their rank respectively, either 8, 12, 50, 60, or 75 Swiss Francs a month by the Detaining Power. – Source
8. Cats outnumber humans in Cyprus, with 1.5 million cats on an island about 10% the size of Ireland. – Source
9. Robin Williams’ suicide is misunderstood by many, and depression/alcoholism was not the cause. – Source
10. Retired pro boxer George Chuvalo was never knocked down in his 93-bout professional career. Which included fights against Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, and George Foreman. – Source
11-15 Kickass Random Facts
11. The famous author Thomas Pynchon has avoided publicity during his fifty-year career to the point that almost all known photos of him are from the 1950s. However, he voiced himself in two episodes of The Simpsons, where his dialogue consisted entirely of puns on the titles of his books. – Source
12. A prison riot in 1985 on Spike Island near Cork, Ireland, ended after a mother of a prisoner heard what was happening, came to the island, & roared at her son through a megaphone after he had been on a roof for hours; it took only a few minutes of shouting & the remaining prisoners came down. – Source
13. The creators of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Kevin Eastman, and Peter Laird, named their company Mirage Studios because there was no actual studio other than Laird’s living room. – Source
14. Flight recorders must be able to withstand an acceleration of 3400 g for 6.5 milliseconds and that this is roughly equivalent to an impact velocity of 270 knots (310 mph; 500 km/h). – Source
15. The famous Alaskan sled dog “Balto” was preserved in taxidermy and is on display at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History in Ohio. – Source
