26Sam Simon
The Simpsons' co-creator Sam Simon left most of his fortune to animal charities and feeding the hungry when he passed away from cancer in 2015.
27. Mackinac Island, Michigan is culturally preserved in time and has banned motorized vehicles for over 100 years. Its residents mostly travel by horse-drawn carriages and bikes.
28. Poop pills are capsules containing only bacteria from donors' poo which are used to treat gut infections. They have no scent, taste and are as effective as traditional fecal transplants while being much cheaper.
29. A woman refused to board a lifeboat when the Titanic was sinking as she refused to be parted from her dog. Several days later, passengers on the SS Bremen passing by the wreckage in the water, saw the body of a woman tightly holding a large shaggy dog in her arms.
30. The Carménère grape was considered extinct, until 1994, when an oenologist went to Chile and discovered that the Merlot he tasted was in fact Carménère. Turns out the grape was accidentally planted and preserved when it was mistaken for Merlot.
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31Ranjitsinhji
Maharaja Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja, King of Jamnagar in India took in and agreed to look after 1000 orphaned Polish children Jews and Catholics alike who faced an uncertain future during World War 2. The Maharaja told the children, “You may not have your parents, but I am your father now.”
32. On their 2000 album 'Hooray for Boobies', the Bloodhound Gang included a track called "The Ten Coolest Things About New Jersey". The song is just 10 seconds of silence.
33. American stand-up comedian Rodney Dangerfield was recognized by the Smithsonian Institution, which put one of his trademark white shirts and red ties on display. When he handed the shirt to the museum's curator, Rodney joked, "I have a feeling you're going to use this to clean Lindbergh's plane."
34. Four times as many people are killed by ants every year than are killed by sharks.
35. Erik Wolpaw who wrote the dialogue for the video game “Portal” was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis while working on it. He tried to quit Valve, but Gabe Newell gave him an extended leave and told him that his only job was to get better.
