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A Texas high school senior was fined $637 for cursing at school - she said “sh*t.” When she was unable to pay the fine a warrant was issued for her arrest.
27. Paul Winchell, the original voice of Gargamel from "The Smurfs" and Disney's Tigger, was the first person in history to build and patent a mechanical artificial heart.
28. After hearing 'The Doors' first album, lead singer Jim Morrison's father urged him "to give up any idea of singing or any connection with a music group because of what I consider to be a complete lack of talent in this direction."
29. Scientist Henry Cavendish suffered from extreme shyness “bordering on disease”. He discovered several laws not attributed to him because of his shyness. He had secret staircases in his home to avoid his housekeeper. Females caused him “extreme distress” and he also devised a note system to talk to her.
30. In 1978, an undergrad student notified the chief structural engineer of Citicorp Center in Manhattan that the building would collapse in strong winds. Realizing the student was correct, the chief contacted NYPD and had a 10-block emergency plan drawn up while they quickly fixed the building.
