26Thomas Granger
The first known juvenile to be sentenced to death and executed in USA was guilty of bestiality. Thomas Granger of the Plymouth Colony was hanged in 1642 for sodomizing “a mare, a cow, two goats, divers sheepe, two calves, and a turkey.”
27. American aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart was one of the first celebrities to found her own line of clothing and luggage and was a major icon of women's fashion in the 1930s.
28. After sleeping on his couch Robert Englund told a young Mark Hamill to audition for the lead character in Star Wars. Englund later went on to play Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street films.
29. The worlds largest farm, Mudanjiang City Dairy Farm is located in China and covers an area of 22.5 million acres. This is the same size as Portugal.
30. Sir Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellen never played chess in their life until the movie X-Men required them to do so. A chess master came in to teach them.
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31Luis Aponte
The longest game in baseball history went on for 33 innings for a total of 8.5 hours. The game was so long that when pitcher Luis Aponte got home at 3 am, his wife didn't believe his story for being gone. He had to promise her that he would show her proof of the game in the next day’s paper.
32. Sunshine has a larger effect on mental health than temperature or rain.
