Random Fact Sheet #52 – 35 Facts to Tickle Your Brain

Trey Parker and Matt Stone wrote a song called "Motherf*cker" for their 1999 South Park movie debut, but the MPAA threatened them with an NC-17 rating. They circumvented the threat by changing the song to "Uncle F*cka".

27. German police dogs get a monthly pension after their retirement.

28. Australia was once home to a flightless bird known as the Demon-Duck of Doom.

29. Before becoming President of Nauru, Marcus Stephen was at one time his country's only weightlifter but went on to win 7 gold and 5 silver medals at the Commonwealth Games (Olympics style event held for former British colonies).

30. Nero's Golden Palace was rediscovered during the Renaissance, when a young man tripped, fell down a hole, and found himself in the cavernous, subterranean rooms of Nero’s palace.

A Japanese word, "Bushusuru," was coined after George H.W. Bush publicly vomited on the Prime Minister of Japan (Kiichi Miyazawa) during a formal state dinner. The word literally means "to do the 'Bush' thing, or to vomit in public."

32. German parents not allowed to name their child Lucifer.

33. A major reason Los Angeles grew to be so huge was that they controlled the entire area's water supply (Los Angeles Aqueduct) - the only way surrounding towns could get water was to annex themselves to Los Angeles.

34. Abercrombie & Fitch used to sell outdoor goods such as camping gear and guns, and their main store had a shooting range.

35. In India there are 29 caves joined together (Ajanta Caves) which are filled with paintings from over 3 religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism), which were constructed in 520 B.C.E. and has a size of 8,242 hectares, making it one of the largest man-made cave structures ever built.