16-20 Kickass Random Facts
16. Zhu Youcheng is the only emperor in Chinese history, to be married to one wife and remain faithful to her, having no concubines. He was a hardworking emperor, lowering taxes, reducing spending, and demonstrating tolerance for Muslims. His son, however, had a haram so large, some starved. – Source
17. After WWI, Americans dubbed sauerkraut “Liberty Lettuce” as a dig at German culture & Germans in general. In addition, the United States also banned German from being taught in schools, bars & saloons stopped selling pretzels, Dachshunds became “Liberty Pups, & German composers were banned. – Source
18. There is a shrine in Wales where Dobby the house elf was buried. consisting of thousands of painted rocks and socks. – Source
19. “Excited Delirium” was coined by a coroner who claimed nineteen women, all Black prostitutes, died of the condition due to “sexual excitement,” but were in fact killed by a serial killer. – Source
20. John Matuszak, best known for playing Sloth in The Goonies, was a state champion in the shot put, was the #1 overall draft pick in the NFL, was served a restraining order during a game, had a head coach perform life-saving CPR, won 2 Super Bowls and acted with Ringo Starr before ODing at 38. – Source
21-25 Kickass Random Facts
21. Ralph Nader spearheaded the automotive safety crusade with his 1965 book “Unsafe at Any Speed” which led to the creation of the Department of Transportation. – Source
22. Rodney Mullen (The Godfather of modern street skateboarding) invented 30 tricks including the flat ground ollie, then at 14, became the freestyle skating world champ. – Source
23. Matthew Perry was such a big fan of Fallout 3 that he gifted Ellen DeGeneres a signed copy of it on her show and had to go to a “hand doctor” because he was playing it too much. This led to him becoming the voice actor for the main antagonist of its sequel, Fallout: New Vegas, as Benny. – Source
24. The record for most push-ups in one day is 46,001. The record was achieved by Charles Servizio at the age of 43 in 1993. – Source
25. Horseflies have razer sharp stabbing organs with two pairs of cutting blades and a spongelike part to lap up the blood of its victim, unlike the mosquito which will release a mild anesthetic to its host, the female Horse fly bite will sting and continue feeding until it is full or dead. – Source
