16-20 Kickass Random Facts
16. The piano failed to catch on when it was first invented in 1700. It was only after Johann Zumpe made improvements and J.S. Bach socially promoted the piano in 1768 that it eventually displaced the harpsichord as the preferred keyboard instrument. – Source
17. Shalimar Seiuli, the sex worker who gained infamy when she was seen getting into Eddie Murphy’s car, died after falling five floors after she locked herself out of her apartment and tried to use a towel as a rope to swing down from the roof to an open window. – Source
18. To get the pear or apple into a bottle of brandy, they place the empty bottles over the budding fruit at the start of the season and allow it to grow into the bottle all summer. – Source
19. Subaru is the Japanese name for the Pleiades star cluster M45, or “The Seven Sisters”, one of which is invisible according to Japanese tradition, hence Subaru logo only has six stars. – Source
20. Redbull declared a man’s plan to cross the Atlantic in 1m boat ‘inspirational, but mad’ and declined to sponsor him. – Source
21-25 Kickass Random Facts
21. The model characterized in Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Mona Lisa’ was only officially identified in 2005 as Lisa del Giocondo. – Source
22. Aquarium employees told the rap group Salt-N-Pepa that when they put their hit song “Push It” on, the sharks would start mating. – Source
23. During WWII, Rolex allowed allied PoWs to order watches with the company taking each man’s word as his bond and duly sending the watch. This boosted morale in taking payment into account implying confidence the Allies would win the war. – Source
24. Public toilet seats are U-shaped because the American Standard National Plumbing Code writes that they must have a gap at the front. – Source
25. Pachucas were Mexican American women who wore zoot suits during the 1930s-40s, a sign of rebellion due to fabric rationing for the war effort. Their look included thinly-plucked eyebrows, dark lipstick, and wearing their hair styled into a pompadour, in which they kept razor blades. – Source
