26NFL
The NFL uses chips embedded in players shoulder pads to record player's every move on the field. They are also located inside footballs to track: velocity, rotation, ball speed, and location.
27. Freddie Mercury used a piano as the headboard of his bed and would often play tunes that he had heard in his dreams. This was how Bohemian Rhapsody began.
28. Dr. Martin Couney, an owner of a freak show in the early 1900's invented an incubator to exhibit premature babies. In doing so, he saved thousands of lives and marked the start of advanced prenatal care for preemies.
29. A veterinarian is often the first to see signs of domestic and child abuse.
30. Alcohol consumption in Manhattan in the week after 9/11 increased by 25% compared to the same period the year before. Tobacco consumption rose by 10%, marijuana consumption by 3.2% and church and synagogue attendance by 20%.
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31Chipmunks
Chipmunks and other small rodents have fast reaction time because they process light faster. They see the world in slow motion.
32. Thomas Jefferson’s first draft of the Declaration of Independence criticized King George III for enslaving Africans, and for over-ruling Virginia’s attempt to ban Slavery. In it, Jefferson called slavery a “cruel war against human nature.” The draft was struck down by the continental congress.
33. The eagle featured on U.S. currency was modeled on a real bald eagle named Peter who used to live on top of the U.S. Mint. After his death in 1836, Peter was stuffed and is still on display inside the very building upon which he once nested.
34. The town of Rjukan, Norway receives no natural sunlight from September to March due to the steep mountains that surround it. They have installed 3 large mirrors to reflect light into the town's square. The mirrors track the sun's path and move every 10 seconds to create a 600m squared pool of light.
35. Japan and Singapore have the most powerful passports in the world with each granting visa-free access to 189 countries.
