Random Fact Sheet #118 – 40 Facts That Will Leave You With Your Mouth Open

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26Vincent van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh used to put candles in his hat, so he could paint at night. He walked ridiculously fast, was a widow-chaser, and never once signed his paintings "Van Gogh".


27. Since the 19th century, western music has had a 'Pitch Shift'. In effect, a C in Mozart's day was half of a semitone lower than what a C is today and all music today is sharper than how several composers wrote it.


28. Companies use Elmer's Glue as milk in cereal commercials, so that the cereal won't look soggy, and so that they can strategically place the cereal in the bowl.


29. In 2012, a gang in the Czech Republic stole a 10-ton metal bridge to sell for scrap metal.


30. In 1996, McDonald's attempted to introduce a hamburger called the "Arch Deluxe," a higher-end burger marketed specifically to adults. It was released with one of the most expensive advertising campaigns to date and was a complete failure.


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31Pelorus Jack

Pelorus Jack

A dolphin named Pelorus Jack regularly guided ships in New Zealand through treacherous waters until his disappearance in 1912.


32. There is a breed of chicken called the Silkie, which has black skin and black bones.


33. A book named Agrippa was released in 1992 that can only be read once before it destroys itself. It also includes a floppy disk with a 300-word poem designed to corrupt itself after a single read. It cost $450.


34. A corrupt U.S. immigration official named Mai Nhu Nguyen once accepted 200 eggrolls in exchange for granting citizenship.


35. Hermit crabs form gangs to steal other hermit crabs' shells.


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36Jessica Sandy Booth

Jessica Sandy Booth

A woman named Jessica Sandy Booth mistook some cheese for cocaine and so she hired a hit-man to kill a house full of people to steal it. The hit-man then turned out to be a police officer.


37. Until 1953, New York City had a pneumatic tube mail network that spanned 27 miles and connected 23 post offices. At its peak, the system moved 95,000 letters a day.


38. When Liam Neeson read the script for the Taken movie, he thought the movie would go straight to DVD.


39. In 1985, a rock band named Simple Minds rearranged and recorded "Don't You Forget about Me" in 3 hours then forgot about it until The Breakfast Club came out and it became a #1 hit.


40. In 1953, the City of Niagara Falls bought a plot of land called "Love Canal" for $1 from a chemical company that had used the area as a dump. Despite warnings from the company, a school was built on the land. From 1974–1978, 56% of children in the area were born with birth defects.

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