- Hogewey is a secured village in the Netherlands specifically for people with dementia, where they can act out a normal life while being monitored and assisted by caretakers in disguise. – Source
- There is a species of pig called “Mangalitsa” which has wool on it which resembles that of a sheep. – Source
- Michael Phelps has more Summer Olympic gold medals than 80% of countries in history even when taking into account countries that no longer exist. – Source
- In 2016, China passed a new law that banned people from seductively eating bananas on the live stream. – Source
- “SPQR” – an initialism for the motto of the ancient Roman Republic and Empire, and commonly found in its ruins and artifacts – is still inscribed on manhole covers in modern Rome. – Source Article continued below
- While filming of 1995 movie Apollo 13, four hours’ worth of film was shot at 25 second intervals on board NASA’s KC-135 (pictured above) reduced gravity aircraft – Source
- The song “Edelweiss” in “The Sound of Music” was written for the musical, but sounded so much like a classic folk song that after the first performances, native Austrians said they were delighted to “hear that old folk tune again”. – Source
- Dennis Quaid developed anorexia when he lost 40 lbs to portray the sickly Doc Holiday. – Source
- Mexican shamans began to use Coca-Cola in their religious rituals to heal worshippers. When PepsiCo. discovered this, they offered commissions to shamans for using Pepsi instead. When Coca-Cola began paying too, rival religious groups were formed based on which soft drink they use. Source
- Woodrow Wilson personally rejected a proposal put forward by Japan during the Paris Peace Conference that would have confirmed the racial and ethnic equality of all people – Source
- Finland has been ranked to have world’s most free press 12 times since 2002 by Reporters Without Borders. The USA ranked 41st in 2016. – Source
- To be a London black cab driver, one is expected to know over 25,000 roads and 50,000 points of interest and pass a test called “The Knowledge”. To pass the exam, applicants usually need twelve appearances and 34 months of preparation. – Source
- Viagra, Cialis, or Levitra can cause a person to see everything tinted with blue. This is referred to as Cyanopsia or blue vision. – Source
- Some millipedes will sing and give back rubs to relax a female while mating. – Source
- During WWI, Albert I, the King of Belgium (pictured above), fought alongside his troops and his wife, Queen Elisabeth, worked as a nurse at the front. – Source
- A man named Garry Hoy threw himself through a glass window on the 24th story of the Toronto-Dominion Centre and fell to his death after the window frame gave way. He was attempting to prove to a group of prospective articling students that the glass was unbreakable. He had apparently performed this stunt many times in the past, having previously bounced harmlessly off the glass. – Source
- In 1783 when the volcanic fissure Laki erupted, the fallout in Iceland caused around 80% of sheep, 50% of cattle and 50% of horses to die as well as killing an estimated 20–25% of the countries’ human population while also creating worldwide effects. – Source
- Andre The Giant died in his sleep while in Paris for his father’s funeral. His father passed 12 days before. – Source
- Adrian Carton de Wiart fought in the Boer War, World War I & II, was shot in the face, head, stomach, ankle, leg, hip and ear, survived a plane crash, tunneled out of a POW camp, and bit off his own fingers when a doctor wouldn’t amputate them. He later said: “frankly I had enjoyed the war.” – Source
- Tigers pitcher Daniel Norris lives in a van despite being a millionaire. – Source
- For every dollar invested in space exploration, the US economy receives about $8 of economic benefits in return. – Source
- HP Lovecraft wrote nearly 100,000 letters in his lifetime, the second most number of letters written by anyone in recorded history; the first was French writer Voltaire. Lovecraft said, “I write [letters] exactly as easily and as rapidly as I would utter the same topics in conversation.” – Source
- Sixty years ago, 10-20% of the Chinese population was nearsighted. Today, up to 90% of teenagers and young adults are. – Source
- All humans carry genetic material passed down by a female line extending back at least 200,000 years to a woman dubbed “Mitochondrial Eve.” – Source
- In Marvel’s main universe Sir Isaac Newton was once Sorcerer Supreme, the same title later held by Doctor Strange. – Source
- In the 50s & 60s the American government forcibly removed Native American children from their parents and put them up for adoption or into institutions, in order to have them assimilate into “white culture”. – Source
- The 19th century biologist Sir John Lubbock experimented on ants by getting them drunk. He discovered that sober ants would carry their drunken ant comrades back to their nest, if they were from the same colony, but they threw drunken strangers into the ditch. – Source
- 20 ft. long crocodiles used to have long legs, allowing them to emerge from water gallop at other animals at full speed. – Source
- While some have been destroyed by friendly fire, not one M1A1 Abrams tank has ever been destroyed in combat by enemy fire.- Source
- Dutch Klompen (whole feet wooden clogs) are officially accredited as safety shoes, and are safer than steel-capped boots in many circumstances. – Source
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You might want to read over number 9 I think your wording is a little confusing.
May in this year is ahead of us, so it wasn’t this year in #3
15. *”week dogs”
Number 2
Why not mention the title of the show you are talking about. It’s like trying to have a conversation with my wife. Something happened in season 6 of something? Good to know.
With Disney’s acquisition of the Star Wars properties, Emperor Palpatine retroactively has the highest kill count of any Disney character, since it was presumably him who gave the order to destroy Alderaan.
Thank you for your posting on the random facts. I too love random facts.
Here is one fact that occurred to me and my friend Rigo and our lady friend Smupa.
We were on a journey of the mind, body, and soul in a small vessel adrift on the vast ocean.
At some point along the way, a series of humongous bubbles surfaced just beneath our tiny vessel, nearly capsizing us in the process.
A sharply foul odor was soon realized, causing in us an unusual sequence of events.
Rigo began to leap like a spider monkey from starboard to port at various intervals!
Smupa faded into a most relaxed state and began smiling in a most uncontrollable manner.
As for me, I began to vomit all of the frustrations that I had brought aboard our voyage, casting my eyes upon a visual collage of swirling colors and existences.
Smupa then passed gas from the bottom.
It was then that the eureka moment struck! I then posed the question:
Do Whales Fart?
Upon our safe return from our voyage, Smupa and I did some research into this potentiality. Following are our findings.
DO WHALES FART?
The short answer is yes, whales do indeed fart, flatus or pass gas depending on how you like to phrase it.
In fact whales, dolphins and porpoises are all marine mammals belonging to the cetacean species and they are all known to fart.
Today there are around 80 – 90 known species of cetacea currently in existence and they encompass all of the worlds major oceans from the tropics to the coldest of the northern and southern polar hemispheres.
When it comes to passing gas, farting is a common characteristic that most land and marine mammals have in common with one another.
Passing gas allows animals to release air that is trapped inside their stomach, which could lead to digestive problems, stomach cramps or other complications if not removed from the body.
When an animal passes gas or farts the air that comes out of the body comes primarily from two main sources.
The first source comes from oxygen that is pulled in through the air either while breathing (inhaling and exhaling) or when consuming food or drinking water; and since all mammals eat food and require oxygen to survive they all take in air.
The second source of air or gas comes from food that is broken down by enzymes, stomach acids and bacteria in the stomach, which creates toxic gasses that need to be removed from the body to prevent it from doing harm to the individuals digestive system.
In order to release these gases animals need a way to expel them from the body and for most mammals this means that the toxic gas has to exit through either the mouth, which causes burping or through the an*l tract which causes farting.
The gases that are expelled from a fart are mostly composed of hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and methane.
The reason some gasses smell worse than others is because of the breakdown of the foods involved.
Certain foods can cause obnoxious orders when released as gas while others do not.
From some of the statements researchers have made about whales farting they have concluded that yes, it stinks when a whale farts.
When a whale farts or passes gas underwater the sound is believed to be suppressed by the surrounding water making it silent or at least quite compared to the gas that is expelled from land based animals.
In some cases bubbles or clouds can be seen rising to the surface of the water when a whale passes gas.
Those most likely to experience whales farting are likely to be researchers involved in following whales and researching their dung or gathering information about their gestation period, habitat, social structure and other important factors.
In some cases this may also be observed by tourists and whale watchers that are hoping to get a glance of these marine mammals in their natural habitat.
Unfortunately not much research has been done on this topic, however there have been researchers who have experienced and confirmed that yes whales do indeed fart.
Wow, but where’s the potato?
Pop ups and fraudulent advertising sites has ruined Kickassfacts. Please stop this!
Didn’t realize acronyms had to be pronounced to be a real acronym
“This film had a lower budget than any of the X-Men, Iron Man, Avengers, or Captain America movies.”
WHAT film???
What movie had a low budget? You didn’t even put in a source.
Despite its box office failure, Warner Brothers shipped 320,000 rental copies to US video stores, a figure a spokesman freely admitted was “out of whack” with the film’s performance in the theaters. What movie? No reference.
“The actors snorted crushed B vitamins for scenes that involved cocaine.”
What movie?? No source. Why do you guys keep copying and pasting random movie trivia, without including the movie title? Many people have commented on the lack of information. Do you guys even read the comments section anymore?
Learn to read, r*tard.
It’s in *any* scenes. You think there’s a movie out there where actors snorted real cocaine?
“He was voted “Most Humorous” and “Least likely to succeed” in school.”
He who?
He…who?
10/24/18
Your 9th fact says “Here are 25 Interesting Facts About Middle Eastern Countries– Part 2 of”
“The shooter in the infamous Vietcong execution photo opened a pizzeria in suburban Virginia after the Vietnam War. A lot of people see this picture and think he’s the bad guy, but really he was executing a viet cong officer.” – Implying the US weren’t the bad guys during Vietnam haha
#4 he who? Who is “he”?
There are many different species of snakes in Canada and it’s considerably colder here than Ireland. Not to mention that the Ice Age affected Canada more.
“After the lobby shootout, the camera pans back showing the aftermath of the gunfight in the lobby. During this a piece of one of the pillars falls off. This happened by coincidence during the filming and was not planned, but was left since it seemed appropriate.”
Why do you consistently offer facts about UNIDENTIFIED movies???
The Matrix
#1 is from the movie The Matrix.
The Colosseum didn’t exist when Caesar lived
Enjoyed this update, is there any way I can get an update sent in an email every time you publish a fresh post?
The age of consent in Nigeria is 18 but some northern states use islamic laws called Sharia Law, that’s the law with 11 as the age of consent. I’m a Nigerian.
For Today’s Daily Fact page the fact “Cats kill between 8.3 billion and 24.4 billion birds and mammals each year and have been blamed for the global extinction of 33 species” source should be the wikipedia page for feral cat predation on wildlife page instead of the feral cat page itself (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_predation_on_wildlife)
I was very pleasantly surprised by the picture of that chess set in the link for #7, it’s quite tasteful, I expected something gaudier.
Regarding “The American Library of Congress archives everything ever posted on Twitter by everyone, since its creation in 2008”, the Library of Congress is no longer archiving tweets, as described in their white paper released in 2017, https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/files/2017/12/2017dec_twitter_white-paper.pdf.
This facts, “Dogs have “incomplete cheeks,” which allow them to open their mouths wide but, conversely it also means that they can’t create suction like humans, resulting in scooping water backwards with their tongues.”, source is a youtube video of a dog drinking. I think that this article would better represent the fact as it sources the researchers – https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2011/06/no-cheeks-no-problem/. It also explains how dogs are able to swallow the water after it is already in their mouth.
FYI, the guy who lied to a reporter about being born in Scotland was Robin Williams.
The Maple Syrup fact – ” Grades of maple syrup indicate color and flavor, not quality: Grade A is lighter and milder than grade B.” source doesn’t contain any information regarding this fact. It only says Maple Syrup twice, and those times are in reference to measurements. It should be changed to a source actually pertaining to Maple Syrup grades. Old Source – https://www.foodnetwork.com/how-to/articles/how-to-make-perfect-pancakes ; Suggested New Source – https://www.maplesource.com/pure-maple-syrup-grades-explained/
Elon Musk and GM are in the race to build the first mass-market electric car <- Tesla is already a mass-market car company??? GM reached out to Tesla to assist with the Chevy Volt. I smell a clickbait.
Fidel Castro did not “liberate” Cuba. He did, however, Liberate the Cubans from their freedom, rights, and ability to vote for anyone else but him.
Gopnik means street bandit, robber
Die hard sequel to Commando?!?!?
Graphite bomb = wild fires
Nr.4, with the dutch escape room isnt really a kickass fact. There are hundreds of escape rooms all over the world.
Yet again it’s 30 facts, of which the second 15 are the same as the first, and all of which have been here before.
Why not just do five a week, if you’re struggling that much for content?
We have fixed the issue where same facts were appearing on page 2. Thank you!
#6 That possible alien artifact turned out to be an old Apollo component.
#21 has a dead source link