20 Flagrantly Off-The-Wall Facts That Hot Crossed Our Buns

Winston Churchill had a doctor’s note for alcohol.

I'm going to share some very interesting facts, but also, there are going to be some really silly ones, too. I'm going to share them in a way that's meant to be entertaining. It will be an absurdist comedy. The things you're about to read are really odd, strange, interesting, silly, and sometimes funny things. I don't want you to think this is some boring list of boring facts. There's no order to this, and there are some facts I enjoy because they're a little weird. And others are really strange. I'm sure you'll find this list of interesting facts amusing and entertaining. 1) The world's first online dating service was launched in 1986 in Australia. It was called “The Cyber Date Network.” It was created by the owner of a small news agency. The service was quite popular, but it eventually failed and shut down. Errr … wait, never mind, that's total nonsense. Here's the real, honest-to-God list of facts:

Occam’s razor is all about shaving and cutting away assumptions.

UCR

Howard Hughes purchased a TV station because he felt nothing he liked was on.

Las Vegas Sun

A Scottish doctor inspired the creation of Sherlock Holmes.

Source

The Torre Mayor

WSP

White Castle paints their interiors white to appear clean.

The Daily Meal

An abandoned Japanese island was once the most populated on Earth.

Web Urbanist

Michael Jackson was put under anesthesia instead of sleeping.

CNN

A jazz band member killed his bandmate, who was also an African president.

The Guardian

“Going steady” was seen as a problem to parents in the 1950s.

Time

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