26Elderly people
There was a professor who did a study on 1000s of elderly people and what advice they had about life. On happiness there was a consensus: "Almost to a person, the elders viewed happiness as a choice, not the result of how life treats you."
27. The US Government has rigorous specifications for the pens (Skilcraft pens) it buys. They ought to be assembled by blind people, the pens must be able to write for a mile and in temperatures 160°F to -40°, are designed to fit undetected into uniforms, can stand in for a two-inch fuse, and be used for an emergency tracheotomy.
28. Gardens of Versailles with its more than 2000 fountains consumed more water per day than the entire city of Paris. To solve the water shortage, the fountaineers would signal each other upon the king's approach to turning on the fountain. Once the king passed the fountain, it would be turned off again.
29. In the early nineteenth century, the United States had a hundred and forty-four separate time zones.
30. Fair Oaks Farms in Indiana produces compressed natural gas from its cows' waste and uses it to fuel their fleet of delivery trucks and farm equipment. This practice saves 1.5 million gallons of diesel and reduces CO2 emissions by 1.4 million metric tons.
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31ESPN
ESPN won an Emmy for the creation of the superimposed yellow line representing the first down line for American football games.
32. When Pearl Jam released their cover of 'Last Kiss' as a single, they decided all proceeds would go to Kosovo War refugees. The song raised over $10 million.
33. Elias Disney, Walt Disney's father was unimpressed when his son took him on a tour of his new film studio until Walt pointed out that it could be converted into a hospital if his animation business fails.
34. Bike Helmet Law was defeated in Denmark partly because "the overwhelming evidence is that enforced helmet laws lead to very much less cycling, particularly for utility journeys and amongst young people."
35. The happiest marriages are those where the wife is able to calm down quickly after arguments.
36Mayan Temple
In 2013, the ruins of a 2,300-year-old Mayan Temple in Belize, Brazil was destroyed by contractors, who wanted to use the limestone bricks for gravel to build a village road.
37. Writer Harlan Ellison was once hired to write for Disney. Roy O. Disney overheard him in the lunchroom impersonating Donald, Goofy and Mickey, joking about making an animated porno with Disney characters. After lunch, he found a pink slip on his desk. He had been fired on his very first day.
38. The Nazis tried to build a Super-weapon named the V3 cannon, with a range of 165km and the potential to hit London in 2 minutes with its 310lb armament. An installation of 25 guns was in the final stages of construction when it was destroyed by the famous RAF Dambusters.
39. The blinking light atop the Capitol Records tower spells out the word "Hollywood" in Morse code, and has done so since the building's opening in 1956.
40. In 2014, a Kentucky inmate named Robert Vick broke out of Blackburn Correctional Complex. Next day, he knocked on the door of a Motel in Lexington, requesting the manager to call the authorities on him to turn himself in because it was just too cold outside.
