26Pillbugs
Pillbugs, also known as rolly pollies, aren't insects, but are actually crustaceans and have gills.
27. Queen Elizabeth uses signals with her handbag to send secret messages to her staff.
28. Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto as a hobby guesses the measurements of an object and sees if he is right with a tape measure he always carries with him.
29. Jellyfish, despite having no brain, still needs to sleep.
30. Jimi Hendrix was inspired to write "The Wind Cries Mary" as an apology after having a heated argument with his girlfriend, Kathy Mary Etchingham, over her lumpy mashed potatoes.
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31Hot Dogs
Hot dogs are not sandwiches according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council.
32. Japan has a 'national fungus' named Aspergillus oryzae, or koji which is essential for brewing sake, and making miso, soy sauce, and other traditional Japanese foods.
33. Thomas Edison would give potential employees a bowl of soup during the interview. If they salted or peppered the soup before tasting it they wouldn't get the job. This was to test whether the employees had analytical minds and didn't make assumptions.
34. The FBI kept files on Elvis Presley because they believed he raised the sexual passions of teenagers posing a "definite danger to the security of the United States".
35. The voice actress that played Snow White, Adriana Caselotti, was forbidden by her Disney contract from appearing in films or on radio or television because it would "spoil the illusion of Snow White."
