26Hohle Fels Cave
World’s oldest human artifacts have been found inside a German cave named Hohle Fels. In 2008, a 35,000-40,000-year-old human figurine and a 42,000-year-old flute were found there.
27. Though Gangster John Gotti was nicknamed ‘The Teflon Don’ for his ability to dodge criminal charges, his violent and public tactics led to the arrests of many Gambino crime family members. In 1992, Gotti was convicted, and by 2000 half of the Gambino men were behind bars.
28. Rainbow Trout and Ocean Trout are the same species but just caught/raised in freshwater and saltwater respectively.
29. Mars isn’t the kind of place you would want to raise your kids. One major concern of establishing human settlements on Mars is pregnancy. It is likely that members of the craft may engage in sex due to their stressful and isolated environment, and it is still not fully known how the environment in a spacecraft would affect the development of a child aboard.
30. Alan Lomax, best known for his numerous field recordings of folk music, had a wide spectrum of musical performances, stories, jokes, and personal narratives for the US Library of Congress in the 1930s. His life's work is now digitally available.
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31Zsa Zsa Gabor
In 1989, actress Zsa Zsa Gabor slapped a Beverly Hills police officer in the face during a traffic stop. She was found guilty by a jury, and eventually served 3 days in jail.
32. During World War 2, the Sparrow Force was comprised mostly of Australian soldiers. They became stranded for 10 months on a Japanese-held island, fighting against 100-to-1 odds, with no radio for most of that time. When a radio was improvised, they sent the message, “Force intact. Still fighting. Badly need boots, quinine, money, and Tommy-gun ammunition.”
33. General Patton had training grounds in the Mojave Desert during World War 2 and tank tracks from that time are still visible. The area is now within the Mojave National Preserve and military debris can be found along with the compacted soil.
34. Cynane was a half-sister of Alexander the Great. Unlike most women of the time, she was given a martial education and led her own troops into battle. She slew an Illyrian queen in battle and defeated the army of one of Alexander's generals, and after she was killed by Alcetas, his troops rioted.
35. Goyder’s Line is a geographic divide in South Australia between drought-ridden areas and farmable land. Despite being surveyed on horseback on a single trip in 1864 it has been proved to be highly accurate to date.
