20 Toe-Tapping Facts That Put a Song In Our Hearts
There are some people who enjoy this list of interesting facts, and others who just don't understand it. These people have never been to a place called “The Middle of Nowhere,” a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, and never lived on a tiny island in the middle of nowhere. This is one of those places. They have never tried to fix a car using nothing but duct tape and a ballpoint pen. They have never heard of an award for the most disgusting dish in the world. And they have never seen a fish fly. These things exist, and there's more: the number of times it has snowed in the town of Hadesl; the name of a person who is famous for having the same name as a famous person; the fact that someone with the same first and last name was born on the same day of the same year as a different person with the same name,
The child actor who played Newt in “Aliens” became a teacher.
Salted butter can be left out on the counter indefinitely.
Italian pizza is just what tourists think it should be.
Two monks smuggled silkworm eggs out of China to bring silk manufacturing to Europe.
Marriott hotels used jammers to stop customers’ from using their own WiFi.
The FBI tried to set up the guy who made the Back to the Future car.
Hobbits were real, until 12,000 years ago.
Buddy Holly’s death started a change in how a victim’s family is notified.
The Green Frog was the first restaurant by the founder of Red Lobster.
Snakes can strike at G-forces that we could never tolerate.
Fingerprint analysis can be tainted with confirmation bias.
Big Bird is a “Golden Condor.”
Steve Martin surprised his celebrity friends with his own wedding.
An hour was not 60 minutes in Ancient Rome.
The vast majority of East Asian youths are near-sighted.
Clooney suffered brain trauma filming “Syriana.”
Ghosts apparently need a lift sometimes.
Steely Dan and The Eagles made references to each other.
A mysterious forest in Poland has trees that grow with a 90 degree bend.
The Swiss Air Force takes off nights and weekends.
