26Popeye
Popeye eats spinach because of an error in the calculation of its iron content by chemist Erich von Wolf in 1870. He misplaced a decimal point, recording spinach as having 35 mg of iron per 100 gram serving of spinach, instead of its true value of 3.5mg/100g. The former is equal to eating part of a paperclip.
27. Groundhogs are edible and taste good when prepared correctly. Due to them being vegetarians, their meat is tender and tastes similar to that of squirrel or rabbit.
28. The figure in "The Scream" isn't actually screaming, he's listening to a scream passing through nature.
29. The last words of the assassin (Ramón Mercader) that murdered Leon Trotsky with an ice pick were "I hear it always. I hear the scream. I know he’s waiting for me on the other side."
30. Josh Hartnett was Christopher Nolan's first-choice for Bruce Wayne in 'Batman Begins' but he turned Nolan down because he didn't want to be typecast as a superhero, which is when Nolan approached Christian Bale for the role. Hartnett now says that was "the worst decision of my career."
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31Helicopter chase scene
The film crew of Terminator 2 refused to film the helicopter chase scene because it was so dangerous. James Cameron ended up filming it himself.
32. Mike Tyson tried to talk 50 Cent (American rapper) out of buying his old mansion. Tyson said, “No one was gonna buy it with 60,000 square feet; it's gonna cost them $25,000 just to mow the lawn”.
33. Black people in ancient Rome were not discriminated against because of their skin color or physical features. They were not excluded from any profession and there was no stigma against mixed race relationships. Classical writers did not attach social status or degree of humanity to skin color.
