25 Kickass Random Facts List #93

Here is 25 Kickass Random Facts List #93.

1-5 Kickass Random Facts

1. Dubai has a weight-loss contest called ‘Your Child in Gold’ where r parents can register with children to win one gram of gold for every one kilogram (~2.2lbs) lost, and double the reward for individual participants. The contest is aimed at combating early obesity and raise awareness on the disease. – Source

2. It is estimated that by 1929, Al Capone’s income from the various aspects of his business was $60,000,000 (illegal alcohol), $25,000,000 (gambling establishments), $10,000,000 (vice) and $10,000,000 from various other rackets. That is about $1.4 billion in today’s money. It is claimed that Capone was employing over 600 gangsters to protect this business from rival gangs. – Source

3. Actor Joe Pesci started as a singer and guitar player and played in the same band as Jimi Hendrix – Source

4. In 2013, Hustler Magazine owner Larry Flynt survived an attack by a serial killer, but was paralyzed from the waist down. He pleaded for his attacker to not be executed, saying “a government that forbids killing among its citizens should not be in the business of killing people itself.” – Source

5. Due to the Doppler Effect, a musical piece being emitted from a source traveling twice the speed of sound would be heard in correct time and tune, but backwards. – Source

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6. When earth passed through the tail of Halley’s Comet during its 1910 approach, there was a widespread public fear that a gas discovered in the tail, cyanogen, would destroy all life on the planet, leading to people buying gas masks and “Anti-Comet Pills.” – Source

7. The craft brewery Dogfish Head has introduced a line called “Ancient Ales,” made from historic recipes, some of which haven’t been brewed in thousands of years. – Source

8. In 2012, Jessica Alba co-founded Honest Co., which makes environmentally friendly baby products. The company is now valued at $1 billion, with annual sales of about $150 million. – Source

9. Ranch dressing is named as it is because it was the signature dressing of the Hidden Valley Ranch in California and was imitated by competitors as “Ranch style.” – Source

10. Julian Altman was a man from Connecticut who entertained at restaurants and society functions by playing a stolen Stradivarius violin for over 50 years before confessing its true value to his wife on his deathbed. – Source

11-15 Kickass Random Facts

11. Lois Gibson, who after being assaulted and nearly dying from her injuries, volunteered to draw police sketches for the Houston PD. She now holds the Guinness World Record as the most successful sketch artist ever, having helped to solve over 1,000 crimes in her 30-year career. – Source

12. The cartoon Futurama has had four designated series finales, due to the recurringly uncertain future of the series. “The Devil’s Hands Are Idle Playthings”, “Into the Wild Green Yonder (Part 4)”, “Overclockwise”, and “Meanwhile” have all been written to serve as a final episode for the show. – Source

13. At the high school graduation of Ronald Reagan’s adopted son Michael Reagan, Ronald Reagan forgot who his son was, greeting him with “My name is Ronald Reagan. What’s yours?”- Source

14. Scientists can accurately recover sound in a video that has been recorded without audio, just by interpreting lots of super-tiny but distinct vibrations of inanimate objects in that video and determine the sound that must have created them. This seemingly amazing feet is accomplished by a special algorithm. – Source

15. Exercising makes you both more productive and happier for the day that you exercise. It affects your brain function and memory, and the positive effect lasts for the entire day. – Source

16-20 Kickass Random Facts

16. Between half a million and two million cuneiform tablets are estimated to have been excavated in modern times. Of these, only approximately 30,000 – 100,000 have ever been read or published. – Source

17. Chinese pet sellers make fake purebreds called “week dogs.” The dogs are produced by subjecting a mutt with congenital disease to cosmetic surgery, industrial dyes, painkillers and stimulants. Most die within 7 days and leave their owners heartbroken. – Source

18. NWA’s Straight Outta Compton was the first album to reach platinum status with no airplay support and without any major tours. – Source

19. Simon the cat, a feline aboard Royal Navy Ship “The Amethyst” was awarded The Dickin Medal for gallantry under fire. The gallantry? He protected the ship’s food supplies from an infestation of rats. – Source

20. An influential Islamic philosophical movement in 8th century Iraq declared the perfect man to be “of East Persian derivation, of Arabic faith, of Iraqi, that is Babylonian, in education, Hebrew in astuteness, a disciple of Christ in conduct, as pious as a Syrian monk, a Greek in natural sciences, an Indian in the interpretation of mysteries and, above all a Sufi or a mystic in his whole spiritual outlook.” – Source

21-25 Kickass Random Facts

21. Rubik’s Cube was invented because Erno Rubik wanted to create a structure which would allow the individual pieces to move without the whole structure falling apart. He had no idea he was creating the best-selling toy of all time. – Source

22. There is an intact cask of plutonium dioxide on the bottom of the Tonga trench in the Pacific Ocean because of failure of the Apollo 13 to land on the moon. – Source

23. Creatine, the muscle building supplement, was found in a double-blind experiment to significantly increase cognitive function among vegans and vegetarians. – Source

24. Following Fight Club ’s release, several fight clubs were reported to have started in the United States. A “Gentleman’s Fight Club” was started in Menlo Park, California in 2000 and had members mostly from the tech industry. – Source

25. Napoleon always spoke with a marked Corsican accent and never learned to spell French properly. – Source