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The only window that opens on the presidential car is the driver’s window to pay tolls. It also has no keyholes, and only the Secret Service knows how to open the doors.
Thomas Edison invented an electric pen in 1876 that was later adapted to become the first tattoo machine in 1891.
Animal Planet aired two fake documentaries that “proved” mermaids exist. So many people thought it was real that the U.S. government issued an official statement about it.
In 18th Century England, having a pineapple was a symbol of wealth because of high import fees. They would be used as displays instead of being eaten.
Marvel’s Deadpool issue #27 holds the Guinness World Record for the most comic book characters on one cover.
Instead of an agent, Bill Murray uses a 1-800 number where you can leave a message for him if you want to cast him for a movie or event.
When written down, the word “almost” is the longest word in the English language to have all of its letters in alphabetical order.
The black-footed cat is the smallest wild cat, at just 20 inches long.
The world’s most remote ATM is run by Wells Fargo in the Antarctic. The ATMs serve around 1,200 residents at the U.S. scientific facility.
The first Game Boy could run for a staggering 30 hours on only two AA batteries!
Hershey’s chocolate syrup, Ritz Crackers, DumDums, and Oreos are all suitable for vegans.
The sound of a Star Wars lightsaber was created by pairing together the sound of an idle film projector and the buzz from an old TV set.
Your tonsils can grow back if there was tissue left behind during the removal process. Sometimes it’s accidental; other times, it’s left on purpose.
Greenland voted to leave the European Union in 1985 and has not rejoined since.
Every second, the human eye moves about 50 times.
There’s a reply to the saying “Liar, liar, pants on fire” – It’s “I don’t care, I don’t care, I can buy another pair”.
Only 2% of the world’s population has green eyes.
The A.D. and B.C. system was not proposed until 525 A.D. by a monk. However, it was not widely used until the 9th Century.
Daniel Radcliffe had the same stunt double for the first six Harry Potter movies – until the double was paralyzed from an accident on set during the filming of the 7th movie.
“Tater Tots,” a registered trademark, originally failed because people thought the product was too cheap. Popularity rose after the price was raised.
Movie theaters make roughly 85% of their profit off concession stands. This is because ticket revenues have to be shared with the movie distributors.
By mixing nonoplatelets from carrots and other root vegetables, concrete mixtures can be significantly strengthened, meaning less cement is needed to achieve the same effect.
Honey and items immersed in honey can be preserved for centuries. The long shelf life is due to an enzyme found in the stomachs of bees.
Credit card EMV chip technology has been around since 1986. It was first implemented in France, with Germany following shortly after.
The odds of being born on February 29th are 1 in 1461.
People who donate blood in Sweden are sent a text message each time their blood saves a life.
In the U.S., around ¾ of all houses possess at least 1 jar of peanut butter.
30 of the first 31 popes were murdered. Most of them were martyred, but not all causes of their deaths are known.
The average U.S. household has 300,000 things, from paper clips to ironing boards. U.S. children make up 3.7% of children on the planet but have 47% of all toys and children’s books.
The commonly known phrase “to a T” means something that fits just right. Interestingly enough, this expression derives from a similar phrase “to a tittle,” which is a small mark that is used in spelling norms, like the dots of i’s or j’s, or an accent mark.
Both Motel 6 and Super 8 got their names from the original prices of the rooms. Motel 6 started at $6 in 1962, and Super 8 at $8.88 in 1974.
About 25% of all blood from the heart goes into the kidneys.
In Israel, it is illegal to bring bears to the beach.
Rednex, the band that remixed and popularized Cotton Eye Joe, is not Southern but Swedish. They all have Southern-sounding stage names.
BuzzFeed sponsored content costs about $20,000 for five or six “articles.”
Comets only reflect 4% of the light that falls on them, the rest is absorbed.
The name for the shape of Pringles is called “Hyperbolic Paraboloid.”
Writing down your worries before taking an exam can help combat test anxiety, improve performance and boost your test scores.
The highest body count in film history goes to “Lord of the Rings: Return of the King” with 836 on-screen deaths.
There is an uninhabited island in the Bahamas known as Pig Beach, which is populated entirely by swimming pigs.
While filming Rocky IV, Lundgren hit Sylvester Stallone for real, and he ended up in the hospital for nine days.
For almost 15 years, Vermont was technically its own country before joining the United States in 1791. It had its own coins and postal service.
An adult’s kidney weighs about 5 ounces (142 grams) and is the size of a fist.
Without saliva, humans are unable to taste food.
The German Autobahn has no speed limits because Western Germany saw them as a Nazi relic. This became effective in 1972.
If you ate nothing but rabbit meat, you would die from protein poisoning. This would be a mixture of too much protein and an absence of fat in the diet.
The loudness of a monkey is relative to the size of its testicles. Researchers found that the smaller the testicles, the louder the monkey.
Every Pixar movie contains a reference to the Pixar movie that comes after it.
Joe Arridy had an IQ of 46 and is known as the “happiest prisoner on death row.” He went into the gas chamber with a smile. It turned out he was innocent.
There exists a plankton, Dinoflagellates, which, if consumed, reverses your feeling of hot and cold – as well as hallucinations. Symptoms can last from weeks to years.
Red pandas have no living relatives – they aren’t even related to giant pandas.
After Christianity, the largest religious affiliation in the U.S. is Judaism.
Ewok Jerky was a popular snack across the Outer Rim in the Star Wars Universe.
Italy built an entire courthouse to prosecute the Mafia. They charged 474 members in a trial that lasted from 1986-1992. To date, it was the biggest trial in the world.
Doug Engelbart created the very first computer mouse from wood in 1964.
The smallest thing ever photographed is the shadow of an atom.
Despite Mercury being the closest planet to the Sun, Venus is the warmest planet.
There are no visual differences between male and female herons.
Cranes are built using cranes.
In the popular 2014 movie “Godzilla,” the Godzilla portrayal was only seen for about 8 minutes in the entire film.
In every scene of Fight Club, there is a Starbucks coffee cup.
It snowed in the Sahara desert for 30 minutes on February 18, 1979.
PewDiePie supported his YouTube channel by selling hot dogs. His persistence paid off when in 2012, his YouTube channel garnered over one million subscribers.
Approximately 1,000,000 dogs in the U.S. are named as the heirs of their owners’ wills.
It takes longer to drown in saltwater than in freshwater. Because of this, around 90% of drownings occur in freshwater.
Employees at MillerCoors get three free cases of beer each month, in addition to having access to beer and cider on location after a work day.
Steven Spielberg was the executive producer of The Animaniacs.
Kanye West’s song “Hey Mama” was dedicated to his mother, who died in 2007 after complications with plastic surgery.
More than 90% of survivors of the 9/11 terror attacks delayed evacuation to save their work, shut down computers, change shoes, or visit the bathroom.
Queen Elizabeth II saved up post-war clothing ration coupons in order to pay for her wedding dress in 1947.
Sweden has the most islands in the world, with 221,800 islands.
Although dingoes are about the same size as a Springer Spaniel, they are brave enough to target an adult kangaroo when hunting in packs.
If you keep smelling something that is not really there, you may be experiencing the earliest symptoms of schizophrenia.
When George Washington died, Napoleon Bonaparte of France gave a personal eulogy and ordered a ten-day mourning period for France.
Since the death penalty was restored in 1976, the states of Washington and New Hampshire have returned to hanging as an available method of execution.
Even though drugs are officially illegal in the Netherlands, it is legal to be under the influence of any drug to encourage people to seek medical help.
The first world leader to create a YouTube channel was the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, who made his account in 2007.
Rick Astley has his own brand of beer. It was a collaboration between him and the Danish microbrewery Mikkeller; it’s a red lager with “a hint of ginger”.
The total spend on adult Halloween costumes each year in America is $1.5 billion.
When double rainbows occur, the colors of the second arc are always reversed.
Bookworms are actual insects that bore holes in books. A major book-feeding insect is a paper louse that feeds on microscopic mold in poorly kept books.
3 inches of ice can support one person on foot. 4 inches can support a group of people, single file. 36 inches can support up to 110 tons of weight.
January 17th is known as “Ditch New Year’s Resolution Day.”
Dinosaurs that could run using just two legs are referred to as bipeds.
Russia has the most man-made satellites in orbit, with 1,324. There is a total of 2,271, and the U.S. is in second place at 658.
The most difficult Chinese character requires 62 total strokes to write. The word itself, “biang” holds no meaning.
In order to protect themselves from poachers, African Elephants have been evolving without tusks, which unfortunately also hurts their species.
A certain type of box jellyfish’s venom will make you feel a strong sense of anxiety and sense of impending doom, and possibly thoughts of suicide. These symptoms can last up to two weeks.
The island in Lake Bled is the only natural island in Slovenia.
In Switzerland, it is illegal to flush the toilet after 10 pm.
If sheep have long tails when they are born, the tails are cut off in order to prevent infection.
The name for a collective group of rhinoceroses is called a crash.
Because of the Electoral College, a presidential candidate can win with only 23% of the popular vote.
There was a snail glued to a specimen card in the British Museum mid-1800s. It spent four years glued there before scientists realized it was still alive.
August 21st is Senior Citizen’s Day – a day to honor the older generation.
William Shakespeare had a curse engraved on his tombstone to prevent anyone from moving his bones.
Acetaminophen, one of the most popular painkillers, restrains masculinity and dulls emotions. It was rejected in 1887 for its side effects, then approved in 1955.
The Twenty One Pilots fan base is known as the Skeleton Clique.
A man who was hanged for his part in the Guy Fawkes Gunpowder Plot had his skin removed, and it was used to bind a book that listed his offenses.
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