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Crazy Facts That Will Blow Your Mind

Founding Father loved ice…

Founding Father loved ice cream. Thomas Jefferson crafted an 18-step recipe for vanilla ice cream that is housed in the Library of Congress. George Washington was said to have spent $200 on ice cream in the summer of 1790. The post Founding Father loved ice… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

In 2015 authorities in Germany …

In 2015 authorities in Germany seized a World War Two tank which was being kept in a senior’s basement. The Panther tank was removed from the 78-year-old’s house in the town of Heikendorf, along with a variety of other military equipment, including a torpedo and an anti-aircraft gun. The post In 2015 authorities in Germany… Read More »

Russian fishermen learned to farm…

Russian fishermen learned to farm caviar as early as the 12th century and for centuries it was considered nothing more than cheap peasant food, served with porridge and eaten by the bowlful. The post Russian fishermen learned to farm… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

There was a study to determine contamination…

There was a study to determine contamination levels for computer keyboards in the average office setting. One keyboard had to be removed after testing because it was found to be five times dirtier than a toilet seat, home to 150 times the acceptable limit of bacteria, and was a health risk to its user. The… Read More »

When his father died of a heart attack…

When his father died of a heart attack, Ronald Mallett resolved to discover time travel to see him again. He went on to earn a PhD in physics and become a professor, and has been working on plans for a time machine ever since. The post When his father died of a heart attack… appeared… Read More »

In 2001, an F3 tornado ravaged….

In 2001, an F3 tornado ravaged a small midwestern town. Many people were not warned because at the time, the community’s tornado siren was malfunctioning. The name of the town is Siren, Wisconsin. The post In 2001, an F3 tornado ravaged…. appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

The reason we have muscle cars…

The reason we have muscle cars from the 60’s was because NASCAR banned engines that were not in production models so Plymouth in order to keep their big Hemi engines in racing, put them in regular stock vehicles giving us the big horsepower in those 60’s hotrods. The post The reason we have muscle cars…… Read More »

Salvador Dali once conned Yoko…

Salvador Dali once conned Yoko Ono into paying $10,000 for a single blade of grass. Yoko had offered to pay that amount for one of his mustache hairs. He substituted the blade of grass because he thought that Yoko Ono was a witch and might use his hair in a spell. The post Salvador Dali… Read More »

Americans spend more time watching…

Americans spend more time watching other people on television cook than they do cooking themselves. The post Americans spend more time watching… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

William McKinley wore a red carnation…

William McKinley wore a red carnation on his suit for good luck. In 1901, he traveled to Buffalo for the Pan-American Exposition. As he was greeting the public, he gifted his flower to a girl in the crowd, saying “I must give this flower to another little flower.” Minutes later he was shot. The post… Read More »

For his performance at a comedy club…

For his performance at a comedy club, Andy Kaufman once brought a sleeping bag onto the stage, curled into it, and spent his entire act napping before the audience. The post For his performance at a comedy club… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source