26North Dakota
North Dakota didn't technically qualify for statehood until 2012 when a constitutional error found by a 66-year-old man was corrected.
27. In 2016, China passed a new law that banned people from seductively eating bananas on the live stream.
28. In 1998, a US Navy warship became dead in the water after the Navy opted to run the ship on Windows NT 4.0 instead of a more fitting OS. A sailor unknowingly divided by zero, causing an overflow error and killing the entire ship.
29. Mr. Potato Head got its name because it was originally a set of plastic pieces that you were supposed to stick into a real vegetable
30. During the World War 2 invasion of Normandy, a new Canadian tank gunner destroyed 3 Tiger tanks with his first 5 shots in combat, including a famous German tank commander with over 130 kills. The Canadian tanker's only prior experience was firing a half dozen tank rounds during training.
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31David Sneddon
An American (David Sneddon) who disappeared in China in 2004 is strongly suspected of having been kidnapped by North Korean agents and may still be alive in Pyongyang.
32. In 1962, investor Warren Buffett agreed to sell shares of a failing company for $11.50 per share. The tender offer was for only $11.375, so Buffett decided to buy more stock, took control of the company and fired the man who made the offer.
33. The "ZIP" in ZIP Code is an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, a name given because mail would not only travel more efficiently but also because the mail would comparatively zip right to your address.
34. Kathleen Kennedy, the sister of JFK, was disowned by her family especially her mother after marrying an Anglican. After being widowed during World War 2, she then chose to marry a divorcee but died in a plane crash. Only her father went to her funeral.
35. There is a group of wolves in British Columbia aptly called the "sea wolves" that gets most of its food from the sea, and will even swim up to 8 miles to reach islands for food.
