26Low sense of control
A low sense of control is highly associated with anxiety, depression, and virtually all mental health problems. Researchers have found that a low sense of control is one of the most stressful things that people can experience.
27. Back when the New York subways used tokens, criminals would jam the slot and then suck out the token with their mouths. To discourage this, subway workers would put hot chili powder in the slots.
28. In 2009, a New Zealand couple disappeared after £3.9 million ($6 million) was accidentally credited to their bank account.
29. Marvel's near-collapse led to its dominance. In the 90’s they desperately sold film rights of their characters for operating capital. A few hits (Blade and X-Men) led studios to consider that comic movies are viable. Failure by most caused many of the rights to return to Marvel, who created Marvel Studios.
30. If you are ordering and paying for extra ingredients at a U.S. restaurant, you are paying on the average a 426% markup for extra sour cream, 417% for cheese on a burger, and 525% for any ingredients on a pizza. An unidentified pizza chain has a 636% mark up for meat in their "meat-laden" pizza.
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31M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H aired on BBC2 in the UK without a laugh track, as the creators of the show intended it to be seen, while CBS studio executives would not air the show in the US without one. Series creator Larry Gelbart later said: "I always thought it cheapened the show. The network got their way."
32. After the false rumors that mixing Pop Rocks (Candy) with soda could cause death, General Foods sent letters to school principals, created open letters to parents, took out advertisements in major publications, and sent the inventor on the road to explain Pop Rocks are not dangerous.
33. Starbucks drains over 23.4 million litres of water down the drains of 10,000 outlets worldwide due to a policy of keeping a tap running non-stop. It is enough daily water for the entire 2 million population of Namibia in Africa.
34. René Carmille was a punched-card computer expert and French double agent who is believed to have saved thousands of lives by sabotaging Nazi efforts to identify Jewish citizens. He eventually was found out, withstood torture, and sent to a concentration camp where he died in January of 1945.
35. Penguin prostitutes have sex with unattached males and take a pebble from the male's nest after having sex.
