15 Amazing Facts For The Nerd Inside Of Us
A few hours after I finished my latest novel, "The Last Day of the World," a strange woman appeared out of nowhere to offer me a job. She said that her name was Mrs. T., that she owned a company called the "Dangerous Books Club," and that if I worked for her, we would become famous. She seemed like an honest person, but it didn't seem quite right that a writer would hire someone else to write his novels, or even that a writer should be so successful that he could afford not only a house in the country but also a private jet.
Just when I opened my mouth to begin asking her these things, she said "stop right there."
"First, you have to know certain things. I know what you'll ask, and I understand your concerns, but you have to understand the following before I go on," she said.
"Understand what?"
Then she started rattling off a list of fifteen facts that went like this:
No science stuff, just vibes.
Don’t show up to court in pants if you’re a lady… and it’s 938.
A flood 86 years ago is still being paid for by PA residents.
A surgeon was treated for his cocaine addiction with morphine, and became addicted.
Pac Man was designed to run indefinitely, so not even the creators knew how it ended.
Marvel
A dam in China holds back so much water it affects the rotation of the Earth.
Lamborghini began as a tractor manufacturer that was fed up with bad Ferrari clutches.
Corona
The first high five was documented in 977.
Dutch Reality Show
Texas
A pilot once shot his own plane down by flying into his bullets.
The Dynamite Tree grows exploding fruit.
A released bird taught other birds songs its owner used to play.
