3666 Interesting, Fun And Crazy Facts You Won't Believe Are True - The Knowledge Encyclopedia To Win Trivia (Amazing World Facts Book Book 4) by Scott Matthews

Author:Scott Matthews [Matthews, Scott]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-24T00:00:00+00:00

1112. In January of 2016, McDonald's Japan introduced for a limited time French-fries drizzled with two kinds of chocolate sauce.

1113. United States once attempted to buy Greenland in 1946 for 100 million dollars.

1114. A person who sleeps too much, sits too much, and isn't active enough, is more than four times as likely to die early.

1115. In 2012, a woman named Rebekah Speight, of Dakota City, successfully sold a Chicken McNugget on ebay for, 8100 dollars because it simply looked like George Washington.

1116. Ukrainian engineer, Vladimir Tatarenko, has designed an airplane with a detachable cabin. In the event of an emergency, the cabin breaks off, deploys parachutes, and floats passengers safely to sea or ground.

1117. Tim Hawking added swear words to his dad, Stephen Hawking's, voice synthesizer as a prank.

1118. Following Marilyn Monroe's death, Joe DiMaggio was so devastated that he held a private funeral barring all of Hollywood's elite, delivering roses to her grave three times a week for over 20 years. He never remarried, and his final words were I'll finally get to see Marilyn.

1119. In order to protect the city's water, the Los Angeles department of water and power purchased 80 million hollow black balls to cover its reservoirs to stop the sunlight from triggering dangerous chemical reactions.

1120. After losing a battle in world war two because of taking a tea break, the British army perfected the art of brewing tea inside of a tank by creating the British army boiling vessel. A built-in kettle for armored vehicles.

1121. It is illegal to die in London's houses of parliament.

1122. Pteridophobia is the fear of ferns.

1123. Dog blood type is different than the types found in people. In fact, there are six major blood types, but amazingly, 42% of dogs have the same type, which is universal.

1124. According to National Geographic explorer Zeb Hogan, the wels catfish is the largest freshwater fish in Europe. It can grow up to 15 feet long, weigh as much as 660 pounds, and live for decades, possibly as long as 80 years.

1125. Sweat is actually odorless. It's only when bacteria on the skin and hair metabolize the proteins and fatty acids in sweat that it produces an unpleasant scent.

1126. Baby blue whales can consume up to 150 gallons of its mother's milk a day.

1127. The word dude was first used in the 1800s as an insult towards young men who were too concerned with keeping up with the latest fashions.

1128. John Cena, the WWE superstar, has granted more than 400 Make-A-Wish requests, more than anyone else in the charity's history.

1129. Mathematician Paul Erdos could calculate in his head, given a person's age, how many seconds that they had lived, when he was four.

1130. According to his brother, Vincent Van Gogh's last words were, "The sadness will last forever."

1131. Believe it or not, coloring books for grownups are a huge trend, and publishers actually struggle to keep up with demand. The books are used successfully to reduce stress, relieve anxiety and as rehabilitation aids for patients that are recovering from strokes.

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