853 Hard To Believe Facts: Better Explained, Counterintuitive and Fun Trivia from the Creator of RaiseYourBrain.com (Paramount Trivia and Quizzes Book 4) by Nayden Kostov

Author:Nayden Kostov [Kostov, Nayden]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: European Investment Bank
Published: 2018-05-25T16:00:00+00:00

508. In 2013, a white US supremacist and racist, Craig Cobb, agreed to undergo a genetic test and receive the results on live television. He turned out to be genetically 14% Sub-Saharan African.

509. In 19th-century Scotland, “shit-faced” used to mean “to have a childish face”.

510. "Ascorbic” means “anti-scurvy”. Ascorbic acid in fact effectively prevents the disease.

511. Silk thrown at a brick wall would stick to the wall; cheaper artificial fabrics would normally slide down.

512. In 1913, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Leon Trotsky (the founding leader of the Soviet Red Army), Josip Broz Tito (President for Life of Yugoslavia) and Sigmund Freud (the founder of psychoanalysis) all lived within a few kilometres of each other in Vienna, then Austro-Hungarian Empire.

513. Around 1780, the so-called Industrial Revolution started in the United Kingdom, making it the first industrialised country worldwide. Since 2016 however, the UK has been making more money from rock ’n’ roll than from coal and steel.

514. Elks have two ivory teeth, which are believed to be the remnants of the tusks from their ancestors.

515. In May 2016, an Australian senator gave a speech to the Parliament while breastfeeding her child. The little girl became the first baby to be breastfed in the Australian Parliament.

516. Nowadays, only Cyprus and Kosovo have a map on their national flag.

517. Saint Patrick is the patron of Nigeria since 1961.

518. Maybe you have noticed that the heads of LEGO figures have a hole. Its sole purpose is to prevent choking.

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