20 Wild Facts About Pulp Fiction, Venus Flytraps, And 1930's Muggle-Heads
If you're a fan of Roman architecture, cosmopolitan cities, or just really big buildings, then Berlin was the place for you… at least according to the Nazis. The Germans planned to rebuild Berlin after WWII into a neo-roman city, with one state building, the Volkshalle, being so massive that it could rain inside during events due to the perspiration and breath from 150 000 occupants. Back to modern times for a second – piracy isn't always a bad thing. Just ask Eric D. Wilkinson who publicly thanked people for illegally downloading his movie 2007's “The Man From Earth”. After the movie was shared via BitTorrent, Wilkinson said this lifted the profile of film far beyond expectations. And on the subject of movies, while they may be able to fool audiences on screen, sometimes actors can also fool doctors in real life. Michael Imperioli found this out when he cut his hand while filming his death scene in ‘Goodfellas.’ He was taken to ER where doctors rushed to treat his fake bullet wounds, but they soon realized the blood and the wounds weren't real.
In the USSR, windshield wipers were often removed by the owner when they parked.
Researchers connected a cat's brain to a phone in 1929.
‘Pulp Fiction’ is a Disney movie.
The vast majority of Indians work informal jobs that pay in cash.
A burglar had his legs shot with a shotgun from a booby trapped farmhouse.
A doctor in Antarctica treated her own cancer while she was isolated from the world.
People thought Venus Flytraps were aliens.
Ireland exported food to England even during the Famine.
Marijuana joints were called “muggles” 90 years ago.
A ship full of animals was sent over Niagara Falls for tourists to watch.
Magellan was killed before he circumnavigated the globe.
Wisconsin holds a festival for Sputnik.
Pope Pius XII confirmed that the church supported theistic evolution.
Captain Cook inspired the creation of Captain Kirk.
Hydrangeas change color based on the pH of the soil.
A popular Korean show involves a 400 year old alien in love with an Earth woman.
Ted Lindsay wouldn’t go to his own Hall of Fame ceremony in defense of women’s rights.
A ‘Goodfellas’ fooled doctors with his prosthetic bullet wounds.
A producer thanked pirates for stealing his movie.
Hitler planned to build a massive, neo-roman state building in Berlin.
