26Blue Jay
The blue jay can be beneficial to other birds, as it may chase predatory birds and will scream if it sees a predator within its territory. It has also been known to sound an alarm call when hawks or other dangers are near, and smaller birds often recognize it and hide.
27. A woman named Nancy Kerlin Barnett who died in 1831 was a descendant of Pocahontas. She was buried on a small hilltop in Indiana. When her grandson heard there were plans of demolishing her grave to build a road, he camped out with a shotgun for weeks to protect it. Authorities ended up building the road around her grave, which to this day remains there.
28. The Phil Collins album ‘No Jacket Required’ is named after an incident at a Chicago restaurant where Collins was denied admittance. Collins later appeared on TV denouncing the restaurant, who in turn, sent him a sport coat and an apology, saying he could come back wearing whatever he wanted.
29. An American Pentecostal minister named George Hensley traveled throughout the Southern USA in the mid-20th century to spread the religious idea of the divine healing through snake bites. He died in 1955 as a result of a snake bite. The state of Kentucky subsequently passed laws prohibiting snakes from being used for religious purposes.
30. Poppy flowers became associated with the military after a Canadian poet was inspired by a field of poppies near a mass grave in Belgium following World War 1. The poppies grew there after the bombing and trench warfare churned up the soil, exposing dormant poppy seeds to the sunlight.
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31Mabel Fairbanks
Figure skater Mabel Fairbanks was banned from rinks as a child due to her African American and Native American ancestry. She went on to coach skating greats like Scott Hamilton, Kristi Yamaguchi, and Debi Thomas, and was the first African American in the US Figure Skating Hall of Fame.
32. In 2009, Elton John's production company was developing a film adaptation of Pride & Prejudice that would feature the Predator. It was going to be called Pride & Predator.
33. Though illegal, sheep fighting is a popular sport in Algeria. No gambling is involved, but the loser is sentenced to slaughter while the winner has its value increased. They are even given names that inspire fear, like Hitler, Ebola, or Lawyer.
34. Operation Meetinghouse was the single deadliest bombing raid in human history, even more, destructive than the atomic bombing of Hiroshima or Nagasaki. On 10 March 1945, United States bombers dropped incendiaries on Tokyo. It killed more than 100,000 people and destroyed 267,171 buildings.
35. During World War 2, Gillette assisted the U.S. Army in military intelligence by producing copies of German razor blades for secret agents venturing behind German lines. They also manufactured razors that concealed money and escape maps in their handles and magnetic double-edge blades that were used as a compass.
