26Redwoods
Redwoods, despite their incredible height, have shallow root systems. Their stability is due to the roots extending over 100 feet from the base and that they intertwine with roots of other redwoods.
27. Around 25% of the world's population is infected with the bacteria that causes Tuberculosis, but around 90-95% of infections are asymptomatic.
28. Los Angeles had the largest urban farm in the US until it was torn down for warehouse development. The farm had been established by the L.A. Regional Food Bank.
29. In 2019, a British woman named Elizabeth Hoad married her dog Logan. She explained that after four failed engagements, 220 dates, and a range of unsatisfactory experiences in the search for love, she had given up on the male of her species - whereas with her dog, she felt that he had saved her and she had saved him
30. Construction on the remote Galehead Hut in the White Mountains was once halted because the design was found to not be compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The mountaintop hut, accessible only via a rugged hiking trail with 2,200' of vertical ascent, now features a wheelchair ramp.
Latest FactRepublic Video:
15 Most Controversial & Costly Blunders in History
31Chrysler Siren
The biggest warning siren ever was made by Chrysler and powered by a V8 Hemi engine. It was 12 feet long, weighed 3 tons, was heard in a 2000 square mile area, condensed fog into rain, and sometimes knocked birds out of the sky.
32. Peter Tabichi is a science teacher from rural Kenya who has donated 80% of his salary to help poorer students, was crowned the world's best teacher of 2019, and was awarded with $1 million prizes, beating 10000 other nominees from 179 countries.
33. Pontiac's Rebellion was a Native American uprising against the British just after the close of the French and Indian Wars at Fort Michilimackinac. Native Americans played Lacrosse outside of the fort, and the British came outside to watch the games. Once the natives thought that enough soldiers were outside, they grabbed weapons and rushed the fort, killing every British soldier they saw.
34. The Nightman Cometh episode of "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" was performed in front of an audience of background actors who weren't informed of what they were watching. "The audience didn't have any context, so I remember a lot of confused faces as we were performing," said Rob McElhenney
35. The 1999 film "The Iron Giant" is based on a 1968 science fiction novel by poet Ted Hughes, written to comfort his children after the suicide of their mother, fellow poet, and his wife Sylvia Plath.
