Here are 25 kickass random facts. For part 825, click here
1-5 Kickass Random Fact
1. The low cost wine brand “Two Buck Chuck” was created by Fred Franzia, who bought the Charles Shaw name from a bankrupt winery for $27k. Once when asked why his wine was cheaper than water, he replied “They’re overcharging for the water. Don’t you get it?” – Source
2. A man bought an unattractive painting for its frame for $4 and discovered one of the 26 known copies of the United States’ Declaration of Independence hidden behind it. He later sold it at auction for $2.42 million. – Source
3. The temperature on the moon at the Apollo 11 landing site was 200ºF (93ºC). – Source
4. The Steamboat Willie version of Mickey Mouse is set to enter the public domain in 2024, which means that anyone will be able to use or adapt this version of the character without fear of copyright infringement. – Source
5. In 2000, when the cast of “Friends” wouldn’t come down from their $1,050,000/episode salary demands, NBC’s Garth Ancier produced promos saying “You’ve loved them for seven years, see how it all ends with the series finale of Friends this Thursday”. The cast agreed to lower salaries. – Source
6-10 Kickass Random Fact
6. Anti-climb paint, a class of non-drying oil paint, was developed in the 1960s. It can take over 3 years to dry, It is used to prevent trespassing and mark trespassers as it is very difficult to remove. – Source
7. In 2018, a mom put out an ad to borrow an orange cat so her kids could have “a lasagna dinner with Garfield” and succeeded. – Source
8. In 1656 Boston, a ship’s captain was sentenced to sit in the stocks for two hours because he had engaged in “lewd and unseemly behavior” on the Sabbath. Upon arriving home on a Sunday after a three-year voyage at sea, Captain Kemble kissed his wife. – Source
9. In 2018, a flatulent passenger who refused to stop farting forced a plane to land and police to be called to remove four fliers after a fight erupts on board. – Source
10. During World War II, Papua New Guinean ‘Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels’ carried 750 wounded up/down the Kokoda Trail. They prioritized feeding patients & built shelters with 4 sleeping on each side at night. No known injured soldier was ever abandoned by the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels, even during heavy combat. – Source
11-15 Kickass Random Fact
11. Edwarda O’Bara was a Florida woman who went into a diabetic coma for 42 years after contracting pneumonia. Nicknamed “Florida’s sleeping Snow White,” her mother took care of her to the point that by 2007, 5 years before Edwarda passed, she was at least $200k in debt. – Source
12. John O’Hurley, the actor who played the fictional version of J. Peterman on Seinfeld, now owns the J. Peterman company with the real J. Peterman. – Source
13. In ancient Greece, men weren’t allowed to become midwives because it was required by law one had to have given birth themselves to qualify as one. – Source
14. Nick Offerman was originally up for another role in Parks and Recreation, Rashida Jones’ love interest Josh, who ended up turning into Mark Brendanawicz. Nick got turned down because he wasn’t “handsome” enough. – Source
15. Six American soldiers defected to North Korea after the end of the Korean War. – Source
