26Sodium Tail Of The Moon
The Moon emits a constant tail of sodium. When small meteorites hit the surface of the moon, the sodium from the dust that is emitted is picked up by the solar wind and blown away in a specific direction.
27. The construction of Washington Monument was halted a few times for a few different reasons, including the civil war. This moment in history is still visible today by the different shading of marble used in the actual build.
28. Bohemian waxwing is a species of bird which can eat huge amounts of berries, sometimes more than double its own weight. Their large liver helps in converting sugar to energy. The fermentation of those sugary fruits however produces a lot of ethanol which they can metabolize more efficiently than humans, but they still might become intoxicated, sometimes fatally.
29. There was a Pee Tax in Ancient Rome. Roman Emperor Vespasian imposed a urine tax on the sale and distribution of urine from Rome's public urinals (which apparently had resale value). The urine collected from these public urinals was sold as an ingredient for several chemical processes. It was used in tanning, wool production, and also by launderers as a source of ammonia to clean and whiten woolen togas. The buyers of the urine paid the tax.
30. The reason the English football club Sheffield Wednesday is named after the day of the week is that the factory workers who played for the team had a half-day off on Wednesday.
