26Andy Goram's Schizophrenia
After the press reported that goalkeeper Andy Goram had a mild form of schizophrenia, his own fans greeted him with the chant "Two Andy Gorams, there's only two Andy Gorams."
27. A study on gender and food identified significant statistical differences. Men strongly preferred meat, while women preferred vegetables, chocolate, and whole grains. Men felt hungry before dinner, while women felt hungry in the morning and were more likely to snack throughout the day. Men also ate faster.
28. A large portion of East Asians possess a gene (ABCC11) that not only causes them to have dry earwax but also reduces or eliminates body odor.
29. The 85-year-old Harvard Study of Adult Development, the longest longitudinal study in history, found that people who did more chores during childhood often had more professional success and happiness later in life.
30. Actress Chloe Bennet changed her name from Chloe Wang to avoid being cast solely as an ethnic Asian American. Her father's first name is Bennet.
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31Star Wars Trailer Effect
In 1998, many fans bought tickets to the movie "Meet Joe Black" only to walk out after watching the new Star Wars trailer for "The Phantom Menace."
32. The FBI caught the Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski, because he sent a 35,000-word essay explaining his motives and views, which helped identify him. Before that, he had operated for 17 years, but the FBI had very few leads to his identity.
33. The Inughuit (also known as Polar Eskimos) lived in such extreme isolation before Europeans contacted them in 1818 that they were unaware of the existence of other humans, including other Inuits. Due to their isolation, they had lost various technologies, such as boats, bows, and arrows.
34. When the Nazis threatened to execute Archbishop Damaskinos of Greece for speaking against the deportations of Greek Jews, he replied, "According to the traditions of the Greek Orthodox Church, our leaders are hanged, not shot. Please respect our traditions."
35. Early American colonists once "stood staring in disbelief at the quantities of fish." One man wrote, "There was as great a supply of herring as there is water. In a word, it is unbelievable, indeed, indescribable, as also incomprehensible, what quantity is found there. One must behold oneself."
