26Hans Lipperhey Telescope
The earliest existing record of a telescope was a 1608 patent submitted to the government in the Netherlands by Middelburg spectacle maker Hans Lipperhey. The actual inventor is unknown but the word of it spread through Europe. Galileo heard about it and, in 1609, built his own version.
27. The SS Wien a.k.a. SS Po a hospital ship that served in both World Wars and was sunk in both wars. SS Wien was originally in Austrian service and was sunk in 1918 by Italian frogmen. It was raised in 1921, purchased by Italy, and served with them until 1941 when it was sunk once more by a British aircraft.
28. The Island of Crete was briefly an Islamic Emirate between the 8th and 9th centuries, called the Emirate of Crete. It was formed by Andalusian exiles (Spanish Muslims). The emirate was known for its pirate activities until it was conquered by the Byzantine empire.
29. When writing in the Hanunó'o script, used for an indigenous language in the Philippines, right-handed and left-handed people often write texts that are mirror images of each other, both in letter orientation and writing direction.
30. In 1984, the band 'Yes' made 18 different versions of the music video for their song "Leave It," which were played in a marathon on MTV.
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31Green Flash
The green flash is an optical phenomenon that occurs during sunset or sunrise when conditions are favorable. The color green is visible only for a few seconds and it occurs when two optical phenomena, a mirage and the dispersion of sunlight, combine.
32. Diving too deep in water increases the nitrogen concentration in your blood and will make you feel drunk and confused. Adding Helium to a SCUBA tank will reduce this because, unlike nitrogen, helium does not have a narcotic effect.
33. Foxes close to each other make a sound similar to chickens clucking.
34. Masers (laser-like directed energy weapons using microwave radiation instead of visible light) predate lasers by several years, and in fact, some of the earliest lasers were even referred to as "optical masers."
35. Juan José Cabezudo was a queer Afro-Peruvian chef and a street-food vendor who lived in 19th-century Lima. Known for his tamales, he was one of the most famous and well-documented cooks of post-independence Peru, being responsible for Bolivar's farewell dinner before he left the country.
