16-20 Kickass Random Facts
16. In order to keep Mickey Mouse from becoming public domain, Disney supported the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, which extended copyright protection an additional 20 years. The act is derisively referred to as the “Mickey Mouse Protection Act.” – Source
17. Our eyes have evolved to essentially hide from our own immune systems to avoid damage and blindness from inflammations. – Source
18. Poland was the only eastern bloc country to transmit the moon landing on state television. – Source
19. The UK had been sending convicts to America for decades before the revolution there made them switch to Australia. – Source
20. In 1944, a bunch of prisoners decided to revolt at Auschwitz by blowing up the crematorium and gas chambers. They were able to destroy one gas chamber and several crematoria, injuring and killing several SS guards. Ultimately, the revolt was unsuccessful and all were caught and executed. – Source
21-25 Kickass Random Facts
21. Nazi Germany was the first country to launch an object into space and did this in 1944 with a V2 rocket. – Source
22. George “Washington” Carver never formally used Washington as a middle name. He originally chose the middle initial W at random to ensure accurate mail delivery. Someone once asked if the “W” stood for Washington and Carver said “Why not?” He signed his name as George or George W. Carver. – Source
23. In 1965, an international phone call was ‘only’ $12 for the first 3 minutes; adjusted for inflation, that would come out to $101.16 in 2021. – Source
24. The “up” in 7up used to be Lithium. – Source
25. Japan is considered the world’s most powerful passport, with visa-free access to 193 countries. Singapore and South Korea are close behind with 192 countries. Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan are the least powerful, all with visa-free access to 30 or less countries. – Source
