1 Daisy BB Guns Origin Story
Daisy Outdoor Products originally sold windmills and included complimentary BB guns with each purchase. However, the BB guns became so popular that the company stopped selling windmills and focused solely on BB guns.
2. Before discovering his comedic talents, Will Ferrell worked as a teller at Wells Fargo. Remarkably, he lost nearly $600 within his first two days on the job.
3. After Merriam-Webster added “McJob”-defined as a low-paying job with little skill or advancement opportunity-to their dictionary, McDonald’s requested its removal. Merriam-Webster responded, stating, “We stand by the accuracy and appropriateness of our definition.”
4. In 1988, Philly gangster Jackie DiNorscio participated in the longest criminal trial in U.S. history. He fired his lawyer and defended himself, using charm and wit despite having no legal experience. He convinced a jury to acquit him and 19 other defendants of charges including loansharking, extortion, trafficking, arson, and murder.
5. A man named Frank Hynes avoided a one-year prison sentence by living inside his couch for two years. His wife and children aided his disguise, and detectives searching for him unknowingly sat on the couch while questioning his family. The police never realized why the children giggled so much.
6 Dead Squid Impregnation Incident
Even after death and cooking, a squid can attempt to impregnate anything, including the mouth of someone eating them.
7. Within a week of taking the “Raising the Flag at Iwo Jima” photo, half of the men depicted in it were killed in combat.
8. In 1938, a Mercedes-Benz W125 achieved a remarkable speed of 432 kph (268 mph) on the German Autobahn, setting one of the fastest speeds ever recorded.
9. Nazi Germany became the first country to implement a public smoking ban after German doctors identified the link between smoking and lung cancer.
10. When Google’s founders attended Burning Man in 1998, they incorporated a stick figure into the Google logo before leaving. This marked the creation of the first Google Doodle.
11 White House Glass Vibrator Trick
When the White House realized that Russians could decode human speech by observing the movement of glass, they installed small mechanical vibrators on the Oval Office window panes to prevent eavesdropping.
12. In late 1918, a British soldier serving in France encountered a wounded German corporal in no man’s land. They exchanged glances, and the British soldier lowered his rifle, allowing the German to leave. That German soldier was Adolf Hitler.
13. After receiving complaints about sandwich sizes, Subway clarified that “Subway Footlong” is a registered trademark describing the sub sold, not a precise measurement of length.
14. The rock duo Jack and Meg White of The White Stripes claimed to be siblings, but they were actually married and divorced before the band gained fame. Jack also adopted Meg’s surname.
15. Jim Abbott, born with only one hand, had an 11-year career as a Major League Baseball pitcher. In 1993, he achieved a career highlight by pitching a ‘no-hitter,’ one of baseball’s highest achievements for a pitcher.
16 Airplane! Remake Of Zero Hour
The hilarious comedy “Airplane!” is a remake of the 1957 dramatic and serious film “Zero Hour,” and it includes many of the same lines and scenes.
17. Danny DeVito served as the executive producer of “Pulp Fiction.”
18. Victor Valley Correctional Facility in Adelanto, California is private prison in California that offers vegan meals, Bible studies, job training, and anger management. As a result, violence dramatically decreased, inmates of all races socialized, and only 2% were rearrested, compared to the state’s 95% rearrest rate.
19. A New Man named Robert Lane named his two sons Winner and Loser. Ironically, Loser excelled academically and became a detective, while Winner ended up homeless and frequently incarcerated.
20. If both NHL goalies are injured, the team can choose any available goalie to play, even a fan from the audience.
15 Most Controversial & Costly Blunders in History
21 Portuguese Man o’ War Facts
The Portuguese Man o’ War consists of four distinct organisms living symbiotically, so it is not just a single jellyfish.
22. Most dental drills are air-turbine powered, reaching speeds of up to 800,000 RPM.
23. In 1992, a gambler named Archie Karas arrived in Las Vegas with just $50. He turned it into $40 million over two years, but lost it all in just three weeks.
24. In 1934, Philo Farnsworth and RCA battled in court to establish the patent that marked the beginning of TV broadcasting. Farnsworth’s high school physics teacher testified that Farnsworth, at 14, first described the idea for a scanning tube, which became known as a television.
25. Panarin’s Map, created by a Russian professor, predicted that the United States would eventually break into four separate republics due to internal and external pressures.
RE: Fact #15 (Jim Abbott No-Hitter Pitch) – Wow, makes me feel ancient! I thought it just happened few years ago.
RE: Fact #19 (Robert Lane Names Sons Winner Loser) – The winner thought they’d win, but the loser actually earned it.
RE: Fact #8 (Mercedes-Benz W125 Autobahn Record) – In metric is used km/h – k from kilo, Greek for 1 thousand and m for meter, the base unit. “/” Is the division symbol and h stands for hour. Therefore kilometers per hour. Kph means absolutely nothing.
RE: Fact #41 (Greedo Speaks Quechua In Star Wars) – So, you know Bocce? Actually, I need a droid that speaks the language of moisture vaporators.
RE: Fact #3 (McDonald’s Protests McJob Definition) – Can I use “mcjob” in Scrabble?
RE: Fact #22 (Dental Drills 800K RPM Speed) – They clearly run on compressed air, right?