26John Nixon
In 2018, an 88-year-old former commando named John Nixon was attacked by five robbers who were mugging a woman. He was stabbed in the hands and head after he tried to disarm one of them. They fled afterward, leaving empty-handed. Nixon survived the encounter and recovered in hospital.
27. When George Lucas sold Lucasfilm to Disney in 2012, Lucas donated nearly the entirety of the $4 billion to charities based on education and wellbeing.
28. People with pollen allergies can develop "oral allergy symptoms" and have mild allergic reactions to raw fruits/veggies with proteins similar to pollen, such as an itchy mouth/throat.
29. A hypnic jerk is a brief and sudden involuntary contraction of the muscles of the body which occurs when a person is beginning to fall asleep (often causing the person to jump and awaken suddenly).
30. Corazon Aquino was the wife of a staunch political opponent against the dictator of the Philippines. Upon the assassination of her husband by the dictator, she ran for president against him, won and restored democracy to Philippines.
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31Monty Python
Monty Python's famous gag in Holy Grail of using coconuts for horse clops was not out of budget necessity but was in fact the first idea they had which served as a starting point for the film.
32. The cast of Pawn Stars don't work at the shop. The Gold and Silver Pawn is managed by someone else and filming interrupts business because they have to close down to bring in the cast and pre-screened customers.
33. At the age of 65, Stephen Hawking fulfilled his dream and did a backflip in zero gravity.
34. Part of the reason kids like to spin, roll, and swing is that it stimulates and develops their proprioceptive system, which influences coordination, spatial, and body awareness, and also helps calm them down.
35. Dwayne Johnson’s first acting role was on ‘That 70’s Show’ in which he played his real-life father, Rocky Johnson.
