26Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonia
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright envisioned a unique community called Usonia, located 25 miles north of Manhattan and consisting of 47 houses. Wright personally determined the placement of each house based on its surroundings and designed three homes himself while approving the architectural plans for the remaining 44.
27. Cicada wings possess remarkable properties that shed water, dirt, and bacteria. These wings have an anti-reflective surface to avoid detection by predators, accomplished through the presence of nanopillars 4000 times thinner than human hair and the presence of waxy substances.
28. KFC took an unconventional approach by sponsoring a short film titled "A Recipe for Seduction." The plot revolves around a girl named Jessica Mansera, who must decide between marrying a wealthy suitor chosen by her mother or pursuing a relationship with the new house chef, Harland Sanders.
29. The iconic cover of The Doors' 1970 album, "Morrison Hotel," was captured at an actual hotel bearing the same name in Los Angeles. Without permission to photograph, the band quickly positioned themselves behind the hotel windows while the clerk was momentarily away from the desk.
30. Roger Marie Bricoux, one of the musicians aboard the Titanic, tragically perished along with the rest of the band members. However, due to a series of circumstances, Bricoux was not officially declared dead until the year 2000. The French army mistakenly considered him a deserter during World War I.
