26Italian Mafia
During WWII the Italian mafia assisted the US government by providing intelligence for the invasion of Sicily, and by guaranteeing no dockworker strikes throughout the war.
27. Deaf people suffering from schizophrenia still have auditory hallucinations. However, instead of hearing voices, they see hands signing at them.
28. After the NHL mandated helmets for all players entering the league in 1979, the rule’s grandfather clause allowed Craig MacTavish to continue to play without one until his retirement in 1997.
29. Anchorage, Alaska has 500 police officers and there are only 800 police officers total in the other 661,000 square miles of Alaska.
30. The Guugu Yimithirr is an Australian Aboriginal tribe that doesn’t use terms like “left” and “right”. Instead, they use the geographical directions “north, east, south and west.” That means, that there can’t be confusions about your left or my left since the directions are absolute for everyone.
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31The Wallace Sword
A sword attributed to William Wallace needed its original scabbard, hilt and belt replaced in 1505 because the originals were reported to be made out of human skin.
32. A woman named Christina Santhouse had her brain’s right hemisphere removed because it was ravaged by a disease called Rasmussen’s syndrome. She went on to lead a normal life and received a master’s degree in speech-language pathology.
