26NASA's Space Pen Myth

The narrative of NASA spending millions on a space pen is a falsehood. Paul Fisher actually created the pen, which he sold to NASA for $6 each.
27. TGI Friday's Loaded Potato Skins stand out as the unhealthiest chain restaurant appetizer, containing a staggering 2,120 calories, 92 grams of fat, and 1450 mg of sodium.
28. Potatoes were introduced to Europe only in the late 16th century, with their believed origin in the Andes region of South America, encompassing parts of present-day Peru and Bolivia.
29. HAVOC, short for High Altitude Venus Operational Concept, envisions the creation of artificial floating islands on Venus at an altitude that offers more favorable living conditions than the surface of Mars or Titan.
30. The first scientific specimen of the world's largest butterfly, the Queen Alexandra's birdwing, was collected "with the assistance of a small shotgun."
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31Transgenerational Obesogens

Transgenerational obesogens refer to substances that, when consumed by pregnant individuals, have lifelong effects, predisposing their future children to obesity by altering adipogenesis.
32. Airports employ teams of "birdmen" who utilize methods such as horns, sirens, lasers, and pyrotechnics to deter large flocks of birds. They even intentionally remove horizontal branches from nearby trees to discourage significant bird migrations from settling near the runways.
33. Mark Boyle, also known as The Moneyless Man, is best recognized for living without money since 2008 and without modern technology since 2016.
34. According to reports, the U.S. military has used Nine Inch Nails' music as a form of music torture to break down detainee resistance. Trent Reznor, the creator of Nine Inch Nails, vehemently objected to this practice, stating, "It's difficult for me to imagine anything more profoundly insulting, demeaning, and enraging."
35. The fastest speed a human has ever reached was 24,791 mph (36,360 feet per second) during Apollo 10's return from the moon.