26Paul Williams
African American architect Paul Williams learned to draw upside down because white clients were uncomfortable sitting next to a black man. He practiced mostly in Southern California and designed the homes of numerous celebrities, including Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, and Lon Chaney.
27. People really do have a "type" when it comes to romantic attraction. According to a study, 50% of people’s preferences for faces is unique to them, and who we find attractive is most strongly influenced by our life experiences.
28. The town of Bridal Veil in Oregon maintains a functional post office despite not having had any permanent residents for more than three decades. This is because each year several thousand couples go out of their way to mail their wedding invitations from Bridal Veil for the unique postmark.
29. Sidney Lewis joined the British Army at age 12, fought in the Battle of the Somme at age 13 but was sent home when his mother complained. He reenlisted without her knowledge, fought in Austria in 1918, and went on to fight in World War 2, before retiring to run a pub.
30. "Coyote Time" is an invisible feature in some games where game developers give players who walk off the edge of a cliff time before gravity kicks in to prevent rage quitting.
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31Vanishing Island
In 2010 a land dispute between India and Bangladesh was solved by rising sea levels. The New Moore Island/South Talpatti in the Sunderbans was completely submerged by water and vanished thus solving the dispute.
32. In 1872, a group of hunters in India captured and 'saved' a 6-year-old feral boy they saw trailing behind a pack of wolves in the forest. The boy only ate meat, despised wearing clothes, sharpened his teeth on bones, and communicated in animal noises. He might've served as inspiration for Mowgli.
33. Teddy Roosevelt once had his boat stolen by three armed thieves. With the help of two friends, he built a new boat and personally tracked down and captured the thieves.
34. American president Teddy Roosevelt nearly died on several occasions while exploring the previously uncharted River of Doubt. After surviving a close call with a coral snake and an emergency surgery on his leg, he became delirious with a fever and repeatedly demanded to be left alone to die in the jungle.
35. Otters are capable of killing and eating alligators by drastically wearing out the gator in a fight. The lactic acid buildup in the body would intoxicate the gator, eventually killing it. The otter then rips the alligator hide off with its razor-sharp claws and eats the gator organs.
