Random Fact Sheet #157 – 35 Fact to Help You Open the Doors to the Unknown:

The Triangle is theoretically an instrument of indefinite pitch, for its fundamental pitch is obscured by its nonharmonic overtones. Triangle parts in classical music can be very demanding and "the triangle is by no means a simple instrument to play."

27. Eight "Sea Shepherd" activists were arrested in 1979 for violating the Seal Protection Act, for spraying a thousand seal pups with permanent red dye; rendering their pelts useless for hunters.

28. Vikings actually arrived in Greenland at least 100 years earlier than the Inuit, who now make up about 90% of Greenland's population.

29. During a negotiation with Portugal in 1617, future Queen Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba was not offered a chair, instead being offered a mat. This was an attempt to disrespect her, so she ordered her servant to get on the ground and then sat on her back during the negotiations.

30. In 1987, Fred Rogers visited the then-Soviet Union to film a segment for both his show, "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" and "Good Night, Little Ones!", which was Russia’s longest-running children's program. Rogers was the first American to appear on the latter show.

The modern polo shirt was designed so that the collar could intentionally be popped, preventing the sun from burning tennis players' necks.

32. The merging of two black holes in 2015 emitted 3.6 septillion yottawatts of power, which is greater than the combined power of all light radiated by all the stars in the observable universe.

33. Much of Earth's water is older than the Sun, and come from deep space.

34. During his early years, Peter the Great's half-sister Sophia Alekseyevna cut a hole in the back of his throne and would whisper information and answers to him while he conversed with nobles.

35. Starbucks uses round tables because research shows they are more welcoming than those with square edges and people look less alone while seated at a round table.