Random Revelations: Article #111- 31 Mind-Blowing and Unexpectedly True Random Facts

Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space, did not live to see the first human to land on the moon.

27. Hitler's perception of Americans as weak and sure to quickly give up in a war was in part shaped by the movie adaptation of Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath” and its portrayal of downtrodden Okie farmers.

28. There are mysterious ancient stone cart tracks all over Malta, some of which disappear over cliffs and reappear at the bottom of the ocean.

29. The SR-71 Blackbird’s original name was supposed to be RS-71, but Lyndon Johnson messed it up during the announcement and called it the SR-71 and the name stuck.

30. The Diverging Diamond Interchange is a type of highway interchange in which the directional roadways of the non-freeway road switch over each other either temporarily using under/overpasses or traffic signals, making it simpler to enter and exit the freeway.

The US and Russian sections of the International Space Station use different shields to protect against orbital debris, and if the station is under threat, the crew all move to the Russian section because it is considered to be better protected.