261896 Pennsylvania Motorist Law
A proposed 1896 Pennsylvania law required motorists who encountered livestock to: stop their vehicle, disassemble it, and conceal the parts until the livestock were sufficiently pacified.
27. Chinese checkers was invented in Germany in 1892, but was called ‘Chinese’ as part of a marketing scheme.
28. The US Navy had the largest naval fleet in history with 6768 ships at the end of World War 2.
29. In 1969, Jimi Hendrix and Neil Young hotwired a pickup and stole it to get to Woodstock to play their sets.
30. The U.S. Air Force assigns some aircrafts to be “Wild Weasels.” These aircrafts act as bait to draw anti-aircraft fire, allowing the squad to locate and destroy the anti-aircraft batteries. Their motto is “You Gotta Be Sh*ttin’ Me.”
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The 2005 film ‘Hostel’ damaged Slovakia’s reputation and its tourism industry so badly that the movie’s director, Eli Roth, was invited to an all-expenses-paid trip to the country to clear the false allegations the movie had made about the country. The movie showed Slovakia as being a crime riddled, corrupt, lawless, poor and dangerous place.
32. A samurai named Yanagizawa Yoshisato helped his samurai clan pay off their debts by selling goldfish. He took his best goldfish breeders over to the town of Koriyama, so that they could use its plentiful waters for this. His clan made goldfish more available to the general public and not just the rich.
33. The crawfish farming industry in Louisiana grew after rice farmers began breeding them in their rice fields. They realized that they could farm crawfish throughout the year without it affecting their rice. It also served as an extra source of income for them.
34. For ‘The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.’, Bruce Campbell auditioned by grabbing himself by the collar, then performing a forward-flip, a trick he and Raimi had taught themselves back in high school.
35. When ascending to the throne, royals may pick their regnal name from any of their Christian or middle names. Charles Philip Arthur George could also be King Philip, King Arthur, or King George if he wanted to.
