26Guilty
If you are being questioned by authorities in the US and you choose to remain silent in response to a specific question, that silence may itself be construed as evidence of guilt, unless you specifically state that you're invoking your right to remain silent under the 5th Amendment.
27. In Taiwan, every receipt for every store in the country is also a ticket to a government-run lottery with top prizes worth up to US$300,000.
28. In 1986, St. George's Place in Glasgow was renamed Nelson Mandela Place. It was the address of the South African consulate, forcing them to use the name of their most famous political prisoner on all correspondence.
29. Fidel Castro was obsessed with ice cream, once consuming 18 scoops in one sitting. His love for ice cream inspired him to implement a fully-fledged dairy industry in Cuba and he even opened his own ice cream parlor.
30. American poet Dorothy Parker gave her estate to Martin Luther King when she died. After he was killed, her estate was bequeathed to the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People). After many years of contestation, during which her ashes were kept in a filing cabinet, she now resides at NAACP headquarters as a Defender of Human and Civil Rights.
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31Romanian cave
There is a cave in Romania that had been sealed off from the outside world for 5.5 million years and scientists have discovered dozens of unique lifeforms thriving in the poisonous gases and water.
32. Actor Johnny Knoxville turned down a spot on SNL in the beginning of his acting career. SNL saw a demo tape of his show Jackass and offered him a spot on the show. However, he turned it down “because he wanted to work with his friends and have full control of his work.”
33. Toronto has around 90 fake houses (they look real on the outside) which contain transformers that convert raw, high voltage electricity to a voltage low enough to distribute throughout the city.
34. A filmmaker shot a soap opera web series called IKEA Heights entirely inside a Burbank, California IKEA store without their permission. The creator of the show noticed that the well-lit sets and difficulty in getting the attention of employees made it an ideal location to film a show.
35. Although less talked about, the trauma of unexpectedly getting fired is very similar to the trauma of being left by a loved one.
