40 Random Trivia We Bet You Will Enjoy A Lot – Part 245

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26Sputnik Monroe

Sputnik Monroe

Sputnik Monroe was a pro-wrestler who became a major factor in ending segregation in Tennessee. He was often arrested for Anti-Segregation actions and would hire black attorneys to defend him, earning him lots of black fans.


27. Longest ever US presidential inauguration speech was made by William Henry Harrison running 8445 words. the speech was so long, and the weather so terrible, that Harrison caught pneumonia and died on April 4th, making him the shortest reigning US president ever.


28. Southerners weren’t 'lazy' - just infected with Hookworm, a parasite that caused exhaustion and mental fog. It ravaged the South during the early 20th century, as a result of poor sanitation and a lack of public health programs. The "lazy Southerner" trope dates back to the Postbellum period.


29. "Sushi grade" is basically an unregulated marketing term. It only means at some point the fish was frozen to kill parasites. Some fish species are more prone to parasites, but due to mislabeling, the FDA mandates all fishes be frozen except tuna and shellfish.


30. Diners started using orange handle coffee pots for decaf because the color orange was associated with the orange-colored label on Sanka, a once-popular brand of instant decaf coffee.


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31Huskies

Huskies

Huskies need to train to be better distance runners. While the average pet husky can only run between 10 to 20 miles a day, a well-conditioned race husky can run for 11 hours straight making up to 125 miles. They can repeat this distance for up to 10 days in a row.


32. The Steel Drum was created in Trinidad and Tobago after the British banned African percussion music and traditional stick-fighting after the Canboulay Riots in 1890. Steel Drums later emerged made from frying pans, dustbin lids, and, of course, oil drums due to the country's oil resources.


33. There is a popular resort town in China (Right photo) that is a near-replica of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, complete with its own Teton Village and Million Dollar Cowboy Bar. The town’s Chinese name translates literally to “Hometown, USA.”


34. The longest walkable distance on Earth spans 14,334 miles starting from Cape Town, South Africa to Magadan, Russia. At a normal pace of 12.5 miles per day, it would take 3 years to complete.


35. Lupines can signal to a bee that the pollen rewards are gone or almost gone. After pollination occurs, the petals change color as a way of saying “no more here, try the next flower…” This re-directs the bee to a flower that needs pollination. 


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36Emperor Taizu of Song

Emperor Taizu of Song

Emperor Taizu of Song invited all the general officers to a lavish banquet where he convinced them all to retire as military leaders in favor of a luxurious lifestyle. None of them refused his terms, and thus began a period of relative internal peace within the realm of the Song dynasty.


37. Products made in Japan were ridiculed and thought to be of low quality until 1950 when The New York Times reported the excellence of Nikon cameras during the Korean War with the headline "Japanese camera."


38. In the midst of anti-Vietnam War protests, President Richard Nixon left the White House to talk to the protesters face-to-face. When the Secret Service grew concerned for his safety, he told them to wait.


39. Samsung tests phone durability in a dedicated testing facility, which has a butt-shaped robot that’s designed to sit on Samsung phones over and over again to test durability and bending.


40. The famous Birkin bag was created following the random encounter of actress Jane Birkin and Hermès creator Dumas on a plane: she complained about the impracticality of her daily bag without knowing who he was and he then made her a brand new black leather bag that became a fashion symbol.

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