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9/11 fact: After the attacks of 9/11, the Maasai Tribe in Kenya donated 14 of their most valuable heads of cattle to New York City as aid, since cattle is their form of currency.
Lightning fact: Being struck by lightning can cause Lichtenberg figures on ones skin, which bear a startling to the branches of some species of evergreen trees
Eyesight fact: The dots and squiggly lines in a person's field of vision are actually a person's own white blood cells inside the eye's fluids that happen to drift into the field of vision
Weird law fact: A man can be arrested in Italy for wearing a skirt in public
Cultural fact: There is a tribe of gypsies in India that consider death one of the happiest times, and celebrate it as such, whereas births are considered times of great grief and stress
New York City fact: If New York City were its own country, and the NYPD it's standing army, it would be the 20th best funded army in the world
King fact: The youngest king ever was King Alfonso XIII of Spain, who became king on the day he was born
Language fact: Fully 1/3 of all languages are spoken exclusively in Africa
Fish fact: A koi fish in Japan named "Hanako" lived for 225 years
Continent fact: The continent of Antarctica is 1.5 times the size of the continental US
Animal fact: Prior to the British settlement of Australia, there were approximately 10 million koalas, but now there are less than 43,000 in the wild
Cat fact: According to studies, cats are capable of dreaming, since they produce the exact same brainwave patterns humans do when they sleep
Corporate fact: The company that made Zyklon B for the Nazis, and was used to kill millions of Jews in the Holocaust, is still in existence and is a pest control company
WWII fact: When the Japanese invaded several Alaskan Islands, more Americans were wounded defending those islands than were killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor
Nature fact: 20% of the oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere is replenished by the Amazon Rainforest
Alcohol fact: Studies showed that people drink beer more slowly from glasses with no curves in them than those with curves
British Parliament fact: Alcohol is banned in British Parliament except when the Annual Budget is being discussed, and even then only the chancellor can drink it
Wine fact: In 2008, due to a piping error, wine began flowing from the taps of several Italian homes during a grape festival
Lightning fact: Being struck by lightning can cause Lichtenberg figures on ones skin, which bear a startling to the branches of some species of evergreen trees
Eyesight fact: The dots and squiggly lines in a person's field of vision are actually a person's own white blood cells inside the eye's fluids that happen to drift into the field of vision
Weird law fact: A man can be arrested in Italy for wearing a skirt in public
Cultural fact: There is a tribe of gypsies in India that consider death one of the happiest times, and celebrate it as such, whereas births are considered times of great grief and stress
New York City fact: If New York City were its own country, and the NYPD it's standing army, it would be the 20th best funded army in the world
King fact: The youngest king ever was King Alfonso XIII of Spain, who became king on the day he was born
Language fact: Fully 1/3 of all languages are spoken exclusively in Africa
Fish fact: A koi fish in Japan named "Hanako" lived for 225 years
Continent fact: The continent of Antarctica is 1.5 times the size of the continental US
Animal fact: Prior to the British settlement of Australia, there were approximately 10 million koalas, but now there are less than 43,000 in the wild
Cat fact: According to studies, cats are capable of dreaming, since they produce the exact same brainwave patterns humans do when they sleep
Corporate fact: The company that made Zyklon B for the Nazis, and was used to kill millions of Jews in the Holocaust, is still in existence and is a pest control company
WWII fact: When the Japanese invaded several Alaskan Islands, more Americans were wounded defending those islands than were killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor
Nature fact: 20% of the oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere is replenished by the Amazon Rainforest
Alcohol fact: Studies showed that people drink beer more slowly from glasses with no curves in them than those with curves
British Parliament fact: Alcohol is banned in British Parliament except when the Annual Budget is being discussed, and even then only the chancellor can drink it
Wine fact: In 2008, due to a piping error, wine began flowing from the taps of several Italian homes during a grape festival
SadisticPeppers
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Prison fact: In California alone, there are an estimate 130,000 people in prison
Extinction fact; Giraffes are extinct in at least seven countries of their former range in Africa
Depression fact: A 2014 study showed that New York City was the unhappiest city in the United States
Rain forest fact: The Amazon represents half of the world's rain forests
Obesity fact: Women living in poverty have a higher rate of obesity than wealthy women
Atmosphere fact: Uranus has the coldest atmosphere of any planet in the solar system with a minimum temperature of -371.56 F.
Conservation fact: In order to protect a colony of penguins from predators and poachers, the Australian Royal Army deployed several teams of snipers. There were no incidents of predation or poaching during their deployment
Planetary fact: In order to help make Mars habitable, the fastest method is to induce massive global warming to thicken the atmosphere and allow it to trap more heat
Civil War fact: The last surviving Civil War widow didn't die until 2008. She was 19 when she married her husband, who was 86, a Confederate soldier serving in the Virginia Infantry.
YouTube fact: There is a video of Anne Frank on YouTube. Someone uploaded a video of a wedding that was shot going by Anne Frank's house, and she can be clearly seen leaning out of an upper story window to get a better look of the wedding procession
Extinction fact; Giraffes are extinct in at least seven countries of their former range in Africa
Depression fact: A 2014 study showed that New York City was the unhappiest city in the United States
Rain forest fact: The Amazon represents half of the world's rain forests
Obesity fact: Women living in poverty have a higher rate of obesity than wealthy women
Atmosphere fact: Uranus has the coldest atmosphere of any planet in the solar system with a minimum temperature of -371.56 F.
Conservation fact: In order to protect a colony of penguins from predators and poachers, the Australian Royal Army deployed several teams of snipers. There were no incidents of predation or poaching during their deployment
Planetary fact: In order to help make Mars habitable, the fastest method is to induce massive global warming to thicken the atmosphere and allow it to trap more heat
Civil War fact: The last surviving Civil War widow didn't die until 2008. She was 19 when she married her husband, who was 86, a Confederate soldier serving in the Virginia Infantry.
YouTube fact: There is a video of Anne Frank on YouTube. Someone uploaded a video of a wedding that was shot going by Anne Frank's house, and she can be clearly seen leaning out of an upper story window to get a better look of the wedding procession
SadisticPeppers
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Texas fact: Sam Houston was removed from his post as governor of Texas when he refused to support the Confederacy during the Civil War
Technology fact: The Intel factory in Costa Rica is responsible for 5% of the country's GDP
Sahara fact: Sand from the Sahara drifts westward toward the Americas through the Trade Winds, and enough of it falls on the Amazon to replenish minerals, literally fertilizing the Amazon rainforest
Animal fact: In the US, if you find a Bald Eagle feather on the ground, you need a permit to pick it up
Drug fact: In WWII, The Nazi military gave its soldiers massive amounts of methamphetamines to enhance alertness and endurance
Space fact: In space, astronauts are unable to tell if their bladders are full, so they are trained to go to the bathroom every two hours
Technology fact: The Intel factory in Costa Rica is responsible for 5% of the country's GDP
Sahara fact: Sand from the Sahara drifts westward toward the Americas through the Trade Winds, and enough of it falls on the Amazon to replenish minerals, literally fertilizing the Amazon rainforest
Animal fact: In the US, if you find a Bald Eagle feather on the ground, you need a permit to pick it up
Drug fact: In WWII, The Nazi military gave its soldiers massive amounts of methamphetamines to enhance alertness and endurance
Space fact: In space, astronauts are unable to tell if their bladders are full, so they are trained to go to the bathroom every two hours
Yeah, heard about the Maasai. Quite touching, really.SadisticPeppers said:
I can believe the second one.
If you modify a cat's brain to allow for movement in REM, they hunt imaginary objects in their sleep. This is pretty much proof that they do dream.
Yeah. Sure. "Error." Some Italian engineer was probably very proud of himself.
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Psychology fact: Gaslighting is a type pf psychological abuse and torture in which an abuser twists, spins, or selectively omits information to favor them (the abuser), or present false information with the intent of making the abusers' victim doubt their own memory, perception, and even sanity. Instances may range simply from outright denial by an abuser that previous incidents of abuse ever took place, up to, and including staging of elaborate events by the abuser with the intention of disorienting the victim.
The term stems from the movie "Gas Light" in which the husband of a woman (played by Ingrid Berman), systematically alters small elements of their house, but most especially, slowly lowers the light level of the gas lamps in their house by small, but barely noticeable amounts, and denying that the light levels have changed, until the house is nearly completely dark, and the wife is convinces she is going insane as a result.
The term stems from the movie "Gas Light" in which the husband of a woman (played by Ingrid Berman), systematically alters small elements of their house, but most especially, slowly lowers the light level of the gas lamps in their house by small, but barely noticeable amounts, and denying that the light levels have changed, until the house is nearly completely dark, and the wife is convinces she is going insane as a result.
SadisticPeppers
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Technology fact: The first GPS receiver developed in 1981 weighed approximately 50 pounds and cost over $100,000 to produce.
Dog fact: Upon reaching 10 years old, the chances of a dog dying from cancer increases to 50%
Military fact: Thus far, the M1 A1 Abrams tank is the only tank that can claim the distinction of never having been destroyed by any other tank in the world.
President fact: When George Washington died in 1799, as a gesture of respect, all ships in the UK Royal Navy lowered their flags to half mast upon receiving the news.
UK fact: At its height, the British Empire had enough land, that it was comparable to the surface of the moon in square mileage
Book fact: Isaac Newton's seminal work "Principia Mathematica" which established modern physics as we know it today, had a simple calculation error that went unnoticed for 300 years.
Wal-Mart fact: When an area is in the line of a hurricane, most Wal-Mart stores noticed the top selling items consistently were strawberry Pop-Tarts and beer.
Golfing fact: On average, a single golf course consumes 312,000 gallons of water per day.
Animal fact: The world smallest snail is so small, it can fit inside the eye of a needle
Anatomy fact: White blood cells make up approximately 1% of your body
Security fact: There is a village in India that produces most of New Delhi's bouncers and bodyguards, because of how seriously the residents of that village take physical fitness and strength.
Space fact: Astronauts aboard the ISS are required to change clothes near a special filter, which will suck up all the skin cells that would slough off from the process of changing clothes. Otherwise, the skin would float freely and accumulate throughout the space station.
Dog fact: Upon reaching 10 years old, the chances of a dog dying from cancer increases to 50%
Military fact: Thus far, the M1 A1 Abrams tank is the only tank that can claim the distinction of never having been destroyed by any other tank in the world.
President fact: When George Washington died in 1799, as a gesture of respect, all ships in the UK Royal Navy lowered their flags to half mast upon receiving the news.
UK fact: At its height, the British Empire had enough land, that it was comparable to the surface of the moon in square mileage
Book fact: Isaac Newton's seminal work "Principia Mathematica" which established modern physics as we know it today, had a simple calculation error that went unnoticed for 300 years.
Wal-Mart fact: When an area is in the line of a hurricane, most Wal-Mart stores noticed the top selling items consistently were strawberry Pop-Tarts and beer.
Golfing fact: On average, a single golf course consumes 312,000 gallons of water per day.
Animal fact: The world smallest snail is so small, it can fit inside the eye of a needle
Anatomy fact: White blood cells make up approximately 1% of your body
Security fact: There is a village in India that produces most of New Delhi's bouncers and bodyguards, because of how seriously the residents of that village take physical fitness and strength.
Space fact: Astronauts aboard the ISS are required to change clothes near a special filter, which will suck up all the skin cells that would slough off from the process of changing clothes. Otherwise, the skin would float freely and accumulate throughout the space station.
SadisticPeppers
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Royalty fact: Once a year, the Prince of Liecthenstein invites all the residents in his country to have a beer with him in the garden of his castle.
Animal fact: All species of octopus have copper-based blood, which is why, when oxygenated, their blood is blue instead of red.
Legal fact: The prescribed punishment for being caught sleeping with another man's wife in classical Athens was to be sodomized publicly with a spicy radish.
Legal fact #2: It is illegal in the UK to ride hoverboard scooters in public
Ancestry fact: 819,105 Americans alive today claim at least 1 Cherokee ancestor
Crime fact: The odds of two whole fingerprints matching on two different people are 1 in 64 billion.
Game fact: Collectively, human beings spend over 3 billion hours per week playing online games.
Record fact: Since 1940, 85% of all people who attempted to break the water speed record died in the attempt
Astronomy fact: Because of its sheer size and gravity, the Sun is the most perfectly spherical natural object in our solar system.
iPhone fact: 15% of iPhone users in the US use an iPhone with a broken screen
City fact: Iquitos, Peru is the largest city in the world inaccessible by road. It has a population of over 400,000, and is deep in the Amazon rainforest
Post office fact: USPS mail carriers are attacked by dogs approximately 6,000 per year
Humor fact: The oldest recorded joke is a Sumerian saying about a wife's fart, dating back to approximately 1900 BC
Van Gogh fact: The only human being ever verified to reach the age of 120 met Vincent Van Gogh, and described Van Gogh as "dirty, badly dressed, and disagreeable"
Martial arts fact: Ninjas never actually wore black, that was something invented by 20th century filmmakers. They almost always wore inconspicuous clothes, like those of peasants, merchants, priests, etc., to better blend into a crowd.
Automotive fact: In 1900, only 22% of cars ran on gasoline. 40% were powered by steam, and the remaining 38% ran on electricity.
Animal fact: All species of octopus have copper-based blood, which is why, when oxygenated, their blood is blue instead of red.
Legal fact: The prescribed punishment for being caught sleeping with another man's wife in classical Athens was to be sodomized publicly with a spicy radish.
Legal fact #2: It is illegal in the UK to ride hoverboard scooters in public
Ancestry fact: 819,105 Americans alive today claim at least 1 Cherokee ancestor
Crime fact: The odds of two whole fingerprints matching on two different people are 1 in 64 billion.
Game fact: Collectively, human beings spend over 3 billion hours per week playing online games.
Record fact: Since 1940, 85% of all people who attempted to break the water speed record died in the attempt
Astronomy fact: Because of its sheer size and gravity, the Sun is the most perfectly spherical natural object in our solar system.
iPhone fact: 15% of iPhone users in the US use an iPhone with a broken screen
City fact: Iquitos, Peru is the largest city in the world inaccessible by road. It has a population of over 400,000, and is deep in the Amazon rainforest
Post office fact: USPS mail carriers are attacked by dogs approximately 6,000 per year
Humor fact: The oldest recorded joke is a Sumerian saying about a wife's fart, dating back to approximately 1900 BC
Van Gogh fact: The only human being ever verified to reach the age of 120 met Vincent Van Gogh, and described Van Gogh as "dirty, badly dressed, and disagreeable"
Martial arts fact: Ninjas never actually wore black, that was something invented by 20th century filmmakers. They almost always wore inconspicuous clothes, like those of peasants, merchants, priests, etc., to better blend into a crowd.
Automotive fact: In 1900, only 22% of cars ran on gasoline. 40% were powered by steam, and the remaining 38% ran on electricity.
Beer fact: Nigerians love Guinness beer to the point where they consider it a national beer. As a result, Nigeria brews more Guinness than Ireland and even exports their extra beer to sell to Nigerians living in Ireland.
Mild correction for the second one. I heard it was because of Japanese stagehands dressing in black to blend in with the curtains and so the audience would ignore them. One smart playwright had an actor for a ninja dress as a stagehand and kill a character, which to the audience would look like he jumped out of nowhere.
Must suck being the Prince of Liechtenstein and having so few subjects that you can invite them all over at once.SadisticPeppers said:
Mild correction for the second one. I heard it was because of Japanese stagehands dressing in black to blend in with the curtains and so the audience would ignore them. One smart playwright had an actor for a ninja dress as a stagehand and kill a character, which to the audience would look like he jumped out of nowhere.
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Telephone fact: 911 wasn't installed as the emergency number in the US until 1968.
Music fact: Rihanna has officially sold more digital singles than any artist.
Diplomacy fact: Because of how complicated the US treaties are internationally, it is obliged to go to war for 67 different countries if those countries declare war, even if it is with another country that the US has a similar treaty.
Music fact: Rihanna has officially sold more digital singles than any artist.
Diplomacy fact: Because of how complicated the US treaties are internationally, it is obliged to go to war for 67 different countries if those countries declare war, even if it is with another country that the US has a similar treaty.
SadisticPeppers
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Hobbit fact: The contract signed by Bilbo Baggins in the book "The Hobbit" actually works as a legally functioning document. Several law professors from Harvard, Stanford and other universities who were Tolkien fans, read through and picked apart the contract, which is found among Tolkien's vast appendicies, and noted that aside from some very minor drafting errors, likely due to errors in the translation from Dwarvish, the contract is sound and legally binding.
Movie fact: The movie "My Cousin Vinny" has been noted by legal scholars as the most accurate portrayal of actual American legal procedure in film. The same scholars noted that they even got minor details right, including having the prosecutor stick with concrete terms, not using the defentants' real names in closing and opening arguments, and how Vinny methodically picks apart a woman's testimony piece by piece. The movie even gets testimony from expert witnesses correct. Their only point of contention was that it would have been unlikely for Vinny to be representing two defendants at the time on such a high profile case.
Movie fact: The movie "My Cousin Vinny" has been noted by legal scholars as the most accurate portrayal of actual American legal procedure in film. The same scholars noted that they even got minor details right, including having the prosecutor stick with concrete terms, not using the defentants' real names in closing and opening arguments, and how Vinny methodically picks apart a woman's testimony piece by piece. The movie even gets testimony from expert witnesses correct. Their only point of contention was that it would have been unlikely for Vinny to be representing two defendants at the time on such a high profile case.
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Human fact: While humans are mostly slower than 4-legged animals sprinting or running shorter distances, humans could easily outpace almost all animals in endurance running. The reason why is because we sweat to expel heat. On hot days, a human being could beat virtually every animal hands down in a 26.2 mile marathon, while most animals would pass out or die from heat exhaustion.
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Pollution fact: Of the 20 most polluted cities in the world, 13 are in India
Internet fact: To this day, NetFlix uses unmarked warehouses and vans to store servers and to ship out DVD's
Animal fact: Dolphins give each other distinctive whistles for names, and will come when called, even by an unknown dolphin
Disease fact: Malaria is believed to be responsible for killing half of all people who ever lived
Cat fact: Cats can actually become addicted to tuna, and will refuse to eat anything else if fed solely tuna for long enough
Legal fact: In Beverly Hills, it is illegal for pet stores to sell puppies and kittens that are not from shelters or rescue centers
Blood donation fact: In Sweden, you not only get a thank you text when you donate blood, but when the blood is actually used to save someone, you get another text thanking you once again on behalf of the patient
Coffee fact: Coffee with creamer in it cools up to 20% slower than black coffee
Alcohol fact: Upwards of 20-25% of the world's population are immune to hangovers
Hunting fact: In Virginia, the only animal you're legally allowed to hunt on a Sunday the raccoon
Slang fact: The reason British people say "Happy Christmas" instead of "Merry Christmas" is because in the 19th century "merry" was a euphemism for drunkeness, and people didn't want to wish people a drunken Christmas
UK fact: In the UK, you can never be more than 70 miles away from the sea
Ancient world fact: The Chinese and Roman empires were well aware of each other and even sent envoys and ambassadors to each other.
Statue fact: The 3 tallest statues in the world are all of Buddha
Secret Service fact: Whenever Prince Charles visits the US, his Secret Service code name is Unicorn
Critics fact: When "Friends" debuted, People magazine gave it a D+, and said the cast were a bunch of "dysfunctional morons"
Weird law fact: In China, reverence for one's elders is so strong that there is a law which makes it illegal for anyone whose parents are over 60 to not visit them regularly.
Internet fact: To this day, NetFlix uses unmarked warehouses and vans to store servers and to ship out DVD's
Animal fact: Dolphins give each other distinctive whistles for names, and will come when called, even by an unknown dolphin
Disease fact: Malaria is believed to be responsible for killing half of all people who ever lived
Cat fact: Cats can actually become addicted to tuna, and will refuse to eat anything else if fed solely tuna for long enough
Legal fact: In Beverly Hills, it is illegal for pet stores to sell puppies and kittens that are not from shelters or rescue centers
Blood donation fact: In Sweden, you not only get a thank you text when you donate blood, but when the blood is actually used to save someone, you get another text thanking you once again on behalf of the patient
Coffee fact: Coffee with creamer in it cools up to 20% slower than black coffee
Alcohol fact: Upwards of 20-25% of the world's population are immune to hangovers
Hunting fact: In Virginia, the only animal you're legally allowed to hunt on a Sunday the raccoon
Slang fact: The reason British people say "Happy Christmas" instead of "Merry Christmas" is because in the 19th century "merry" was a euphemism for drunkeness, and people didn't want to wish people a drunken Christmas
UK fact: In the UK, you can never be more than 70 miles away from the sea
Ancient world fact: The Chinese and Roman empires were well aware of each other and even sent envoys and ambassadors to each other.
Statue fact: The 3 tallest statues in the world are all of Buddha
Secret Service fact: Whenever Prince Charles visits the US, his Secret Service code name is Unicorn
Critics fact: When "Friends" debuted, People magazine gave it a D+, and said the cast were a bunch of "dysfunctional morons"
Weird law fact: In China, reverence for one's elders is so strong that there is a law which makes it illegal for anyone whose parents are over 60 to not visit them regularly.
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Celebrity fact: Michael Jackson's autopsy showed he was completely bald and had been for several years, wearing wigs to conceal it.
Medical fact: Chocolate is more effective at suppressing coughs than Codeine
Practical joke fact: As a prank, Stephen Hawking's son added curse words to his father's voice synthesizer. The words remain in there to this day.
Parental fact: In the US, children live, on average, 18 miles from their mother.
Descendant fact: There are more people of Norwegian descent in the US, than the entire current population of Norway
Money fact: The amount of money Americans spend on their pets is greater than Germany's entire defense budget.
Elderly fact: There are fake bus stops in front of almost all German nursing homes, to help catch those with dementia who try to leave, and is surprisingly effective.
YouTube fact: There is a production space in Los Angeles that is free to use for all people who have 10,000 or more YouTube subscribers.
Food fact: 60% of the fat and 31% of the calories from a Burger King Chicken sandwich come just from the mayonaise.
Death fact: The leading cause of death among 20-44 year old males in Japan is suicide.
Royalty fact: Prince Charles has waited 64 years to ascend to the throne, longer than any other person who was next in line to the throne in British history.
Simpson's fact: A child who was Bart's age when the Simpson's premiered would currently be as old as Homer
Prisoner fact: On average, prison inmates are only visited twice during their incarceration
Chernobyl fact: There are wild boars still roaming the eastern forests of Germany that contain latent radioactive particles from Chernobyl
Weird legal fact: In Michigan, switchblades and other automatically extending knives are only legal to own if the owner has one arm.
Rat Pack fact: Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack were widely credited with ending segregation in Las Vegas and other venues by refusing to play in any venue that didn't allow black entertainers to perform or that refused to allow black patrons admission and/or to sit anywhere they wanted.
Film fact: There is a hotline, available 24/7 for filmmakers to call, in case they need advice on the scientific accuracy of something in their film
Caffeine fact: Tests have shown that sperm swim better in the presence of caffeine.
Population fact: London only returned to its pre-WWII population in January 2015.
Television fact: When Queen Elizabeth II passes away, the BBC is under standing orders not to air any comedy programming for 12 days.
Drug fact: The term "junkie" was invented in the early 20th century, when heroin addicts would sell scrap metal from junkyards to pay for their heroin habit.
Moon fact: Because of heat loss, scientists estimate the moon has shrunk 600 feet in diameter since it first formed.
Book fact: 25% of all Americans received a Dr. Seuss book as their first book
Penguin fact: An emperor penguin in the middle of a huddle of other penguin can reach up to 99.5 degrees, despite the frigid Antarctic winters
Medical fact: Chocolate is more effective at suppressing coughs than Codeine
Practical joke fact: As a prank, Stephen Hawking's son added curse words to his father's voice synthesizer. The words remain in there to this day.
Parental fact: In the US, children live, on average, 18 miles from their mother.
Descendant fact: There are more people of Norwegian descent in the US, than the entire current population of Norway
Money fact: The amount of money Americans spend on their pets is greater than Germany's entire defense budget.
Elderly fact: There are fake bus stops in front of almost all German nursing homes, to help catch those with dementia who try to leave, and is surprisingly effective.
YouTube fact: There is a production space in Los Angeles that is free to use for all people who have 10,000 or more YouTube subscribers.
Food fact: 60% of the fat and 31% of the calories from a Burger King Chicken sandwich come just from the mayonaise.
Death fact: The leading cause of death among 20-44 year old males in Japan is suicide.
Royalty fact: Prince Charles has waited 64 years to ascend to the throne, longer than any other person who was next in line to the throne in British history.
Simpson's fact: A child who was Bart's age when the Simpson's premiered would currently be as old as Homer
Prisoner fact: On average, prison inmates are only visited twice during their incarceration
Chernobyl fact: There are wild boars still roaming the eastern forests of Germany that contain latent radioactive particles from Chernobyl
Weird legal fact: In Michigan, switchblades and other automatically extending knives are only legal to own if the owner has one arm.
Rat Pack fact: Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack were widely credited with ending segregation in Las Vegas and other venues by refusing to play in any venue that didn't allow black entertainers to perform or that refused to allow black patrons admission and/or to sit anywhere they wanted.
Film fact: There is a hotline, available 24/7 for filmmakers to call, in case they need advice on the scientific accuracy of something in their film
Caffeine fact: Tests have shown that sperm swim better in the presence of caffeine.
Population fact: London only returned to its pre-WWII population in January 2015.
Television fact: When Queen Elizabeth II passes away, the BBC is under standing orders not to air any comedy programming for 12 days.
Drug fact: The term "junkie" was invented in the early 20th century, when heroin addicts would sell scrap metal from junkyards to pay for their heroin habit.
Moon fact: Because of heat loss, scientists estimate the moon has shrunk 600 feet in diameter since it first formed.
Book fact: 25% of all Americans received a Dr. Seuss book as their first book
Penguin fact: An emperor penguin in the middle of a huddle of other penguin can reach up to 99.5 degrees, despite the frigid Antarctic winters