26Depression Era Pies
Desperation pies are defined by their use of inexpensive staple ingredients for filling. These pies were particularly popular during periods of depression, the World Wars, and before the advent of refrigeration. Varieties include green tomato pie, shoofly pie, chess pie, and vinegar pie.
27. During the infamous Paul Masson wine commercial shoot, Orson Welles was not drunk but rather under the influence of a sleeping pill. After a few hours of rest, Welles was able to complete the commercial within an hour, and the director described him as a delight to work with.
28. Six doctors conducted an experiment in which they each swallowed a Lego head to determine the typical transit time of commonly swallowed objects. They presented their findings using a "Found and Retrieved Time" (FART) score, which averaged 1.71 days.
29. The video game industry experienced a severe recession in 1983, with US video game revenue plummeting from $3.2 billion in 1983 to $100 million in 1985. Nintendo is credited with revitalizing the industry through the release of the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).
30. Switzerland remains the only country in the world that acknowledges the dignity of plants in its constitution.
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31MAG: Record-Breaking Game
In 2010, the PS3 game "MAG" received recognition from Guinness World Records as the "Most Players in a Console FPS," featuring 256 players participating simultaneously in matches.
32. In 1938, Studebaker created the world's "largest living advertisement" by planting 8,000 pine trees in the shape of "STUDEBAKER," visible when viewed from the sky. Despite Studebaker's absence for over 50 years, their pine tree logo still thrives and is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
33. Liu Yiqian, a former taxi driver turned billionaire, purchased a $170 million painting in 2015 with his American Express card, earning enough reward points for a lifetime of first-class travel for his family.
34. When flies land on your food, they essentially spit on it because they need to release digestive juices to liquefy it into a predigested, slurpable soup that they can ingest.
35. The acronym "R.I.P." has been engraved on tombstones since at least the fifth century. It stands for "Rest in Peace," which is the English translation of a Latin phrase with the same acronym.
