26Philadelphia Cream Cheese
Philadelphia Cream Cheese was invented in New York and has never been produced in Philadelphia. Its name was a 1880s marketing strategy, as at that time Philadelphia was known for its high-quality dairy.
27. McDonald's founder Ray Kroc and Walt Disney both served as ambulance drivers in the same unit in World War 1, and both had lied about their age to enlist.
28. German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer called the post-orgasm feeling “devil's laughter" because it is the realization that we are all slaves to the Will of Life, as it takes precedence over our own happiness.
29. American comedian Larry David made a “no hugging, no learning” rule for the 1990's hit sitcom Seinfeld scripts. He didn't want the characters to have sentimental revelations. It was a show about four friends, none with particularly active goals, bantering in-between moments of recognizable awkwardness.
30. Near the end of filming the movie Matilda, Mara Wilson's mother passed away from breast cancer. Director Danny DeVito was able to show a near-final cut of the film to her so she could see her daughter's performance. The movie is also dedicated to her memory.
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31Philipp Mainländer
Philipp Mainländer was a philosopher who believed before the beginning of time there was God, and the only thing God wanted was to die, but since he was a being of infinite unity the only way he could kill himself was to shatter his timeless being into a time-bound and material universe.
32. Antinatalism is a philosophy that argues that life is so painful that humans should not reproduce.
33. American singer John Legend graduated from high school salutatorian of his class and at the age of 16 he was accepted to Harvard but turned it down for the University of Pennsylvania where he would graduate. He is also one of only 15 people to win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony award.
34. Archibald Roosevelt, the son of President Teddy Roosevelt, was wounded during World War 1. He rejoined the army during World War 2 and was wounded in the same knee as he had been during World War 1, making him only American to ever be classified as 100% disabled twice for the same wound incurred in two different wars.
35. Thanks to the National Labor Relations Act in the USA, an employer cannot prohibit their employees from discussing their salary or wage levels with one another.
