20 Sterling Facts That Really Shined Our Candlesticks.

Meerkats are cute little murderers.

Welcome to today's list of facts! Some may be surprising, while others are down-right wacky. But all matter nonetheless. Did you know that Lego used to bury its used molds in the concrete foundations of buildings? This was to prevent them from being reused because the accuracy of the product weight was so important. Talk about dedication! Or how about this one: Mormons will allow medical marijuana use with a doctor’s note - even though they forbid hot coffee. The rule set called “Word of Wisdom” prohibits alcohol, tobacco, illegal drugs and coffee and tea, based on what church members believe was a revelation from God to Joseph Smith in 1833. So if you ever find yourself needing some weed under strict Mormon law, now you know there's a way around it. And finally, meerkats kill more of their own kind than any other animal with an astonishing 20% average “team kill” rate among all mammals. Impressive, yet chilling.

A band was told that Woodstock was just some pig farm in upstate NY.

Woodstock Story

North Korea cheated twice at the Math Olympiad.

IMO Official

A 456 pound man ate only multivitamins for a year to lose 276 pounds.

ZidBits

An orchestra conductor has a 30 second memory thanks to contracting herpes.

Telegraph

There were no industry equipment standards for firefighters by the time of the 1904 Baltimore fire.

History Daily

A Pakistani game show offered orphans as prizes.

Mirror

Big Ben is about to be the Leaning Clock of London.

Metro

Robert Downey Jr.

IMDB

There was a female Paul Revere that rode 40 miles in 1777.

Smithsonian

A would-be victim of a serial killer survived and saw him in a bar months later.

My Favorite Murder

The Treasury Department

Meerkats are cute and murderous.

NPR

Lego poured concrete over the old molds when new factories were built.

E&T 

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