Random Fact Sheet #236 – 35 Wondrous Facts to Amaze Your Brain

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26Commodus

Commodus

Commodus, a Roman emperor often portrayed in media as vile and cruel, would shoot hundreds of animals with arrows and javelins every morning, and fought as a gladiator every afternoon, winning all the fights. He was strangled by his wrestler partner and declared a public enemy post-death.


27. Muhammad Ali was first directed to take up boxing at the age of 12 after his bicycle was stolen. Police officer and boxing coach Joe E. Martin met him fuming over the theft. Ali told Martin that he was going to “whup” the thief. Martin told him that he had better learn how to box first. 


28. A 14-year-old boy named Aidan Jackson seated 10,500 teddy bears in a rugby stadium to honor his friend Olivia Alice Walker who died at the age of 15 and to raise money for a Foundation in her name. He raised more funds by doing a swim equivalent to the English Channel for over 3 months. The two had met at a swim club.


29. If you flush a toilet with the lid up, germs will still be in the air 90 minutes later.


30. Dogs have an extra sensory organ in their nose that allows them to sense heat from nearby objects, acting like a thermal sensor.


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31Alice Ball

Alice Ball

In 1915, a 23-year-old African-American woman named Alice Ball revolutionized the treatment for leprosy, by creating a soluble and injectable treatment from chaulmoogra oil.


32. Ryan Reynolds was on a Push Pop commercial in the '90s.


33. Starbuck's door handles are more germ-laden than NYC subway poles.


34. The Manchineel trees in Florida are so deadly that even standing under it during a rain is enough to cause blistering of the skin by raindrops carrying its sap. Additionally, if one of these deadly trees is burnt, the resulting smoke can cause blindness.


35. Yogurt was invented in 5000 B.C. and the combination of yogurt and honey was called "the food of the Gods."

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