Here are 25 kickass random facts. For part 795, click here
1-5 Kickass Random Fact
1. The voice of the grinch and narrator in the original how the grinch stole Christmas special was Boris Karloff, a horror actor best known for playing Frankenstein and the Mummy in the Universal monster movies. – Source
2. Ozzy Osbourne gave up taking acid during the recording of Black Sabbath’s Volume 4. He said “I took 10 tabs of acid then went for a walk in a field. I ended up standing there talking to this horse for about an hour. In the end, the horse turned round and told me to f**k off. That was it for me.” – Source
3. Rod Serling originally wrote an episode about Emmett Till but it was rejected and so he turned to science fiction, instead, to talk about social issues, creating The Twilight Zone. – Source
4. In 1931, a scientist tried to teach a baby chimpanzee human behavior by raising it alongside his human son. The chimpanzee never acquired language skills, and the experiment was called off when the human baby began imitating the chimpanzee’s vocalizations. – Source
5. Public nativity scenes are often the victim of baby Jesus’ theft. Some churches have had to chain their baby Jesus down to deter theft while others have added GPS tracking to their baby Jesus. – Source
6-10 Kickass Random Fact
6. In 1889, the Brazilian military, alongside slave-owning elites, organized a coup to overthrow emperor Pedro II for abolishing slavery. In response, a group of freed slaves organized themselves into a militia known as the Black Guard in order to guarantee the safety of the Imperial Family. – Source
7. A dump truck caused a New York City elevated freeway to collapse in 1973. The truck was found to have been 9 tons overloaded and the company operating it was blamed. The contract to clean up the results of the failure was subsequently awarded to the same company. – Source
8. In 1656, the City of London soldiers were ordered to patrol the streets and seize any food they discovered being prepared for Christmas celebrations. They saw Christmas as a wasteful festival that threatened Christian beliefs. – Source
9. You can still eat MRE (Meals Ready-to-Eat) even after 20 years if the package has not been damaged and the food has been kept in a cool, dry place. – Source
10. Mongol-Chinese actor Batdorj-in Baasanjab, who played Genghis Khan in 2004 miniseries, is actually a direct descendant of Genghis Khan’s son Chagatai. – Source
11-15 Kickass Random Facts
11. The Bald Eagle population has recovered! They are now fairly common birds to be seen in residential areas. – Source
12. The Kremlin had such a hard time with computer security that in 2013 they bought typewriters to prevent leaks. – Source
13. Beethoven in his 1822 composition Piano Sonata No. 32 wrote a powerful, heavily syncopated passage that has been described as boogie-woogie, jazz, and ragtime, a style which would not exist for another 70 years. – Source
14. In the middle of Boston, Massachusetts, there is a 120-year-old abandoned concert hall known as Steinert Hall that is 40 feet underground, buried beneath a piano store. – Source
15. Saint Clare of Assisi is the patron saint of television, despite having died in 1253. This is because, according to legend, she was once too sick to attend Mass, so God projected a video of Mass on her bedroom wall. – Source
