Random Revelations: Article #112- 32 Oddly Captivating Random Facts to Fascinate You

In computing, half of a byte is called a nibble.

27. American Stunt performer Evel Knievel completed over 75 motorcycle jumps in his lifetime (including one in a steam powered rocket), broke his bones 433 times over the course of his career but ended up dying of diabetes and pulmonary disease.

28. The helicopter that crashed during the Bin Laden raid did so because in the training exercises, they used a chain fence, rather than a solid wall like what surrounded the real compound. The solid wall meant heat got trapped and rose up, causing the helicopter to have different flight properties.

29. A Chrysalis and a Cocoon aren't the same thing. A Butterfly Caterpillar makes a Chrysalis by hardening its own skin while a Moth Caterpillar makes a cocoon from debris and its own silk.

30. During the Hoover dam construction, the first worker to die was J. G. Tierney and the last person to die was Patrick William Tierney, J.G. Tierney’s only son who died 14 years later exactly on the same date (December 20) after his death.

There is a Newspaper Prop that has been used in different movies for over 50 years.

32. Yoga breathing and mindfulness has been shown to help victims of childhood trauma reduce emotional and physical symptoms.