20 Obscure Facts That Came In The Nick Of Time

We enjoy this list of interesting facts because they are interesting. But they are also important in ways we do not often consider. If you find the subject matter dull and dreary, you may skip to the end of this list. There is a section with a few links that may interest you more. Otherwise, read on. Some of these facts are silly. Some are serious. We have not tried to arrange them in any particular order. The sequence we chose has been determined by random chance, as it happens. This list includes both well-known and obscure facts, some of which are disputed, and some of which are unlikely to be disputed. We include a number of statistics, although they are only interesting because they are numbers, which makes them memorable. There are lots of people who enjoy this list of interesting facts because they like to read about interesting facts. There are many more who would never read it. This is not a criticism of either group.
There are a lot of cows in Wales.

An FBI agent infiltrated the NYC mob.

Citibank basically took over Haiti.

Fermented toddler poop was an ancient Korean medicine.

Michael Douglas changed his name to Michael Keaton.

There was a friendly fire incident between F-15s and US Army helicopters.

An Olympic fencer died during a match.

A “Disco Demolition” night turned into a riot.

Sheep farts grounded a Singapore Airlines cargo plane.

Drinking and bathing in blood was a “cure” to leprosy in ancient Greece.

Clams make pearls due to irritants.

An underwater restaurant in Norway has a Michelin star.

A first edition collector used his reputation to sell forgeries.

One Virginian town is closer to the capitals of 9 other states than Richmond.

Ethernet was made by Xerox.

A feral boy raised by wolves lived among humans for the last few decades of his life.

The only IMAX in LA couldn’t meet the demands to show ‘Fantasia/2000.’

Centipedes always have an odd number of leg pairs.

Italian cowboys showed up Buffalo Bill and his troupe.

The Colorado River does not flow into the ocean.
