Weird but interesting facts of life
Some are funny facts and some will make you say WTF. But being inconvenient and not useless, all those facts will enrich your knowledge base and help you pass through.
Avshalom Feinberg, an Israeli spy who helped the British defeat the Ottomans, was killed by Bedouins in the desert. His fate was unknown until after the 1967 Six-Day War when his remains were found under a palm tree that had grown from date seeds in his pocket to mark the spot where he lay.
The gene for having an extra finger is dominant opposed to the normal 5 fingers in each hand which is recessive.
In 2012 Walmart made $17.20 billion in profit while their employees received $2.66 billion in government assistance.
Russia didn't consider beer to be alcohol until 2011. It was previously classified as a soft drink.
The dog sledding term "Mush" comes from Canadians mispronouncing the french word for go; "Marche".
King James VI of Scotland was so notorious for not reading official papers before signing them, his court jester was able to get him to sign his own abdication papers, making his jester King for 15 days.
There are depictions of Medieval Knights fighting snails in ancient manuscripts and nobody knows why.
Alice Walton, heir to the Wal-Mart fortune and one of the richest people in the world, has had a history of reckless collisions. Her latest DWI arrest was expunged after the Texas trooper who arrested her was mysteriously suspended, and the statute of limitations was allowed to expire.
U.S. Secret Service agent Jerry Parr, who saved President Ronald Reagan's life during a 1981 assassination attempt. Parr was inspired to join the Secret Service by the 1939 movie "Code of the Secret Service"... which starred a young Ronald Reagan.
Vulcanizing rubber joins all the rubber molecules into one single humongous molecule. In other words, the sole of a sneaker is made up of a single molecule.
40% of women admit to having felt same-sex attraction, while only 14% of men admit the same.
Tom Cruise was originally slated to play Tony Stark/Iron Man but got dropped because he demanded that his face was visible at all times.
McDonald's is a worldwide real estate giant who owns the majority of its property. They buy property and lease it back to their franchisees, collecting billions in revenue each year.
Young children, especially twins, will often develop their own language that they can understand but is unintelligible to any adult observers
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, originally named Reginald, began 75 years ago as a promotional coloring book gimmick during the Great Depression. Over the years, Rudolph had a son named Robbie, a brother named Rusty, and another cranky and overweight brother called Ralph.