26Assassin's Teapot
The Assassin's teapot is a two-chamber teapot originating from China that was used to poison enemies by dispensing different types of liquid depending on which hole of the teapot is covered.
27. Onboard Apollo 10's mission to orbit the moon, there was an emergency when one of the astronaut's poop got loose and floated around the ship. All three astronauts denied responsibility. This came to light when the mission transcripts were declassified.
28. Louis Braille started designing his system of writing for the visually impaired when he was just 12 years old and it was mostly completed by the time he was 15.
29. Peter Gerry, a Senator from Rhode Island, is the only U.S. Senator in American history to lose re-election and later reclaim his Senate seat from the person who had defeated him.
30. The boom mic was invented by director Dorothy Arzner on the set of a 1929 film about drunk college coeds called ‘The Wild Party,’ starring Clara Bow.
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31HMS Albion
The tragic launching of the HMS Albion in 1898, was the first disaster caught on film. 38 people drowned by a bow wave caused by the launch.
32. Fucine is a huge lake in central Italy that was completely drained and converted into one of the most fertile plains in the country.
33. Hooters operated an airline called, "Hooters Air" from 2003 to 2006. Two 'hooters girls', dressed in their restaurant uniforms, were on each flight assisting the traditionally attired in-flight crews with hospitality duties.
34. At 9:55 pm every night, many soldiers on both sides of World War 2 in Europe tuned on their radios to the same station, Radio Belgrade, to listen to a nightly broadcast of the wistful love song "Lili Marleen," which was virtually unknown before the war.
35. There is baseball for the blind, called "Beep Baseball" where the baseballs beep and the bases buzz so the blind players can find them.
