26Fertilizer
The red stuff dropped from airplanes to put out forest fires is named Phos-Chek and it also acts as a fertilizer.
27. Isaac Hayes (voice of Chef) didn’t quit South Park willingly. In 2006, he had a stroke and lost the ability to speak and someone involved in Scientology quit on his behalf.
28. The Simpsons episode "Itchy and Scratchy Land," was written in response to new, stringent censorship laws that were being put in place at the time. Fox had tried to prevent the inclusion of Itchy and Scratchy cartoons in the show, prompting the writers to make the episode as violent as possible.
29. Ken Allen was a Borneo orangutan in the San Diego Zoo who escaped his enclosure three times. He never acted aggressively towards anyone during his escapes, and generally wandered around the zoo looking at other animals.
30. In 2006, VH1 ran a fundraiser for Hurricane Katerina where viewers who made donations were able to choose which music videos the station would play. One viewer donated $35,000 and requested continuous play of "99 Luftballons" and "99 Red Balloons" for an hour.
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31Wild orangutans
Wild orangutans use medicinal plants to sooth joint and muscle inflammation. The apes chew leaves of the Dracaena cantleyi plant to create a white lather, which they then rub onto their bodies. Local indigenous people also use the plant for the same purpose.
32. In 1888, Richard Mansfield played Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in a stage production at a time when Jack the Ripper was murdering women. A theatre-goer wrote to the police accusing him of the murders because his stage transformation from a gentleman to the mad killer was so convincing.
33. A mother whose daughter was having brain surgery called the Mister Rogers Neighborhood studio to ask for a signed photo. After hearing about this, Mr. Rogers flew to the hospital to see her. His only request was that there was no press.
34. It took 32 years to officially clear the parents in the famous “dingo took my baby case”. The mother spent 3 years in jail until evidence supporting their defense was found by chance. They ultimately received $1.3 million for wrongful imprisonment, less than 1/3 of their legal fees.
35. The US Navy sustainably manages over 50,000 acres of forest in Indiana in order to have more than 150-year-old white oak trees to replace wood on the 220-year-old USS Constitution.
