26Ancient cat breeding
Egyptians 'created' modern cats through selective breeding, choosing the most sociable to keep mating
27. Shadow People: The perception of a patch of shadow as a living, humanoid figure, are believed to exist by some people. One author on the topic describes Shadow People as negative, alien beings, while other authors think they may be the extra-dimensional inhabitants of another universe.
28. The oldest recorded joke dates back to 1900 BC and goes: "Something which has never occurred since time immemorial; a young woman did not fart in her husband's lap."
29. First published in 1993, "On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog" is the most reproduced cartoon from The New Yorker magazine, and its title a phrase still used around the world.
30. In return for the international distribution rights for Interstellar, Warner Bro's give Paramount a stake in a future South Park movie that may never exist
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31CIA's fight
In the 1960's, the CIA fired at least four employees over a cafeteria fight
32. In 1932, an English bank moved into its new headquarters at 219–229 Baker Street, London. The site was thought to include 221 B Baker Street, the fictional home of Sherlock Holmes, and for many years they employed a secretary charged with answering mail sent to Holmes at that address.
33. When a British airline advertised in the US a program to match British girls with American men visiting the UK, it found that more American women signed up hoping to meet British men.
34. The Nazis operated the world's largest tourism industry in the 1930s. Regardless of social class, citizens would draw lots for cabins on cruises. By the outbreak of World War 2, 25 million Germans had participated on around the world cruises.
35. The UK government notifies newspapers and TV/radio stations that a certain topic should not be publicly discussed because of national security. D-Notices are voluntary, but media generally cooperate.
