26Rain Man
Only 3 of the 15 highest grossing movies from the 1980s haven't been given a sequel, prequel or turned into a franchise. Those movies are E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Tootsie, and Rain Man.
27. The “Ecce Homo” painting which was turned into the "Potato Jesus" meme after a failed restoration has increased tourism in that area and the funds go towards the church-owned nursing home and the “art restorer’s” son who suffers from cerebral palsy.
28. At $1.5 trillion, the Greater New York area's contribution to the US economy not only outstrips all other regions in the United States, it also exceeds the GDP of all but 11 countries.
29. During a house fire, due to their fight-or-flight response, it is common for children to hide from the fires. Since they cannot “fight” the danger, their natural response is to hide from it.
30. Chipping a stone ax like early humans did 1.8 million years ago activates the same brain circuits used by modern human musicians.
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31Owls and crows
Owls and crows instinctively hate each other, even if they've had no prior exposure. If crows see an owl out in daylight, they will try to kill it.
32. Tommy Wiseau's 'The Room' became the first movie ever to be shot in both 35 MM film and HD simultaneously.
33. In 2012, a 64-year-old Sydney man named Henry Romanowski filed 19,600 noise complaints about airport noise over a 12 month period. He averaged approximately one complaint about every 20 minutes the airport was open.
34. When Stanley Kubrick was asked why he didn’t do drugs, he replied, “When everything is beautiful, nothing is beautiful.”
35. In 2018, Ikea ran a magazine print advertisement for baby cribs, encouraging possible pregnant women to pee on the latest catalogue, which doubles as a pregnancy test. If the test is positive, then the ad reveals a special discounted price on cribs.
