1Caitlyn Jenner
Caitlyn Jenner caused a car crash that killed a woman while towing a vehicle. The case was settled with no charges.
2. Oreos are vegan and the "creme" filling contains no milk products.
3. In World War 2, nine American pilots crashed into a small island in Japan called Chichijima. 8 of the 9 were murdered, 5 of those 8 were cannibalized. The lone survivor was George H.W. Bush.
4. The state drink of Pennsylvania is milk and its state food is chocolate chip cookies.
5. Students at Oxford University are required to wear an academic dress for all of their examinations including a suit, gown, bowtie, and color coded carnation. Students wear different gowns depending on their grades. Cambridge no longer has such dress for exams.
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6Aroostook Valley Country Club
There's a country club (Aroostook Valley Country Club) on the US-Canada border that allows people to cross into Canada without going through customs. Founded in 1929, it allowed Americans to bypass Prohibition.
7. A cobalt bomb, a nuclear weapon designed to maximize nuclear fallout, able to potentially wipe out human life.
8. The depression throughout Japan following World War 2 was what inspired Osamu Tezuka, the father of manga and a medical student at the time, to draw comics to convince people to have hope again. These comics swept thru Japan and laid the foundation for the Japanese manga/anime culture that we know today
9. The Miami Heat retired Michael Jordan's number 23 in April 2003 for "contributions to basketball." He never played for the team.
10. John Paul Jones, "Father of the American Navy," shipped aboard a slaver early in his life, killed a crewman over a wage dispute, and that Jones was a fake last name to throw off the law afterward!
11Easy Mac
The white powder in Easy Mac is a starch intended to thicken the water so it doesn't boil over in the microwave.
12. Almond milk was heavily used in medieval cooking and sauces. It was considered far more grand and luxurious than cow milk.
13. Mormon prophet Joseph Smith claimed that a race of uniformly 6-foot-tall humans who dressed like Quakers and lived to the age of 1,000 resided on the moon.
14. The Middle East had a “Cold Period” in the 900s-1000s. In the winter the Tigris River would freeze and they would have thick snow on the ground for months in Baghdad.
15. While searching for Steve Fossett's plane crash, at least 8 previously uncharted plane crashes were located.
16Japan
Young people in Japan are just not having enough sex and this is a huge concern for the government.
17. There was a limited edition publication in 1953 of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 bound in asbestos to prevent burning.
18. Senior Chief Robert O'Neill, the Navy SEAL that killed Bin Laden, also rescued Captain Phillips and Marcus Luttrell, the SEAL from the movie "Lone Survivor".
19. The Eagles' "Hotel California" was written to be a Twilight Zone styled metaphor for L.A. and Beverly Hills and their strange inhabitants. The steely knives were a reference to Steely Dan, who inspired the band to be bold with their lyrics.
20. Not only did 43% of Pompeii buildings have indoor toilets, some also had to plumb for toilets on the second floor.
21Ferret
If a Ferret goes into heat and does not have sex, she'll die. Too much estrogen will enter the bloodstream, suppress blood-cell production, and she'll succumb to Aplastic Anemia.
22. A parasite named cymothoa exigua severs the blood vessels in fish's tongue, causing the tongue to fall off, then attaches itself to the stub and becomes the fish's new tongue.
23. In 1987, Steven Spielberg made a deal with Universal Studios Florida to license his films for rides in return for 2% of the gross revenues in perpetuity (including tickets and concession sales). The annual payout exceeds $50 million and will keep growing unless he agrees to a multi-billion dollar buyout.
24. In 1971, Theo Albrecht (co-owner of Aldi) was kidnapped and released for a ransom of $4 million that he himself negotiated. He then received tax relief on the payment, claiming it as a business expense.
25. A period of life ranging from the twenties to thirties, in which a person begins to feel doubtful about their own lives, brought on by the stress of becoming an adult.
