26Hugh Hefner and Marilyn Monroe
Hugh Hefner published nude pictures of Marilyn Monroe without her permission in the first edition of Playboy magazine. He later purchased the crypt beside her's even though they had never met in life.
27. After being stung by the Warrior Wasp, sting pain index creator Justin Schmidt described the pain as, “torture, like you are chained in the flow of an active volcano. Why did I start this list?”
28. Burmese pythons have overrun the Florida Everglades partly as a result of Hurricane Andrew destroying a breeding facility in 1992, which released hundreds of snakes.
29. Anthony Hopkins composed a waltz in 1964 that was only released years later. The famous actor was afraid that nobody would like it and therefore never got to hear it being played up until 2011 thanks to André Rieu - a Dutch violinist who got sent the music sheets by Hopkins' wife.
30. The Honus Wagner card is the most expensive baseball card in the world. It is so rare because it was sold by the 'American Tobacco Company'. Wagner was a nonsmoker and he threatened to seek legal action against ATC so they stopped producing it.
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31Art game
People used to gather around paintings at well-to-do parties identifying hard-to-spot things for fun, a game that was essentially I Spy but for the wealthy and educated.
32. The Turkish Embassy in D.C. played a vital role in desegregating the Jazz scene. Two teenage sons of the ambassador would often organize events in the embassy inviting black and white artists to perform together. One of these sons went on to start Atlantic Records.
33. Liver of polar bears is so rich in vitamin-A that it is considered poisonous. When hunting them, the livers are buried or burned to prevent the hunter's dogs from eating them.
34. Ancient Sumeria elected ‘Substitute Kings’ during eclipses to protect the king from a prophecy of death. Once a real king named ‘Erra-imitti’ suddenly died while eating hot porridge and his substitute, ‘Enlil-Bani’ formerly a random gardener, stayed king for 24 years.
35. Abraham Lincoln had an incredibly high-pitched voice that was described as shrill, sharp, and unpleasant.
