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Japan has so many “ghost houses”…

Japan has so many “ghost houses” that they are commonly given away at low/no-cost. The post Japan has so many “ghost houses”… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

The term “mad hatter” originated…

The term “mad hatter” originated in the 18th century when hat makers were poisoned by the mercury used in the process of turning animal fur into felt. Workers would dip their fingers of bowls of mercuric oxide and rub and smear it into the beaver fur used especially in men’s (top) hats. They went “mad”… Read More »

Water has joined gold, oil and…

Water has joined gold, oil and other commodities that are traded on Wall Street as worries about the uncertainty of its availability in the future rises. The post Water has joined gold, oil and… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

There is such a thing as yellow…

There is such a thing as yellow watermelon that tastes exactly like pink watermelon but with yellow flesh. The post There is such a thing as yellow… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

The bazooka anti-tank weapon…

The bazooka anti-tank weapon is named after a its resemblance to a novelty musical instrument created by a radio comedian of the 1930s called Bob Burns. After firing the weapon during testing a General commented: “It sure looks like Bob Burns’ bazooka”, and the weapon gained its WWII nickname. The post The bazooka anti-tank weapon…… Read More »

Soccer was a popular and successful…

Soccer was a popular and successful sport in the US up until the 1930s. However a series of disputes between rival leagues and FIFA (called the Soccer Wars) , and the onset of the Great Depression led to a massive decline in the popularity of the sport. The post Soccer was a popular and successful…… Read More »

In Feb 1945, Mikhail Devyataev, a Soviet fighter…

In Feb 1945, Mikhail Devyataev, a Soviet fighter pilot escaped a Nazi concentration camp near Peenemünde with nine other POWs by taking over the commandant’s He 111 bomber. The NKVD didn’t believe his story and classified him as a criminal, but in 1957 he became a Hero of the Soviet Union. The post In Feb… Read More »

As a child Rihanna used to get headaches…

As a child Rihanna used to get headaches so frequent and severe that she had multiple CT scans and doctors thought she had a tumor. The headaches went away once her parents divorced. The post As a child Rihanna used to get headaches… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

Thomas Jefferson sent a giant moose….

Thomas Jefferson sent a giant moose carcass to Paris to prove that America’s animals were bigger than Europe’s. The post Thomas Jefferson sent a giant moose…. appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

In 1965, Arnold Schwarzenegger went AWOL…

In 1965, Arnold Schwarzenegger went AWOL in the Austrian Army (during the 1 year service required by the government) to attend a bodybuilding contest. He spent a week in military prison, but won the contest, propelling the opportunity for larger contests and, ultimately, his ticket to to America. Three years later, he was living in… Read More »

The first Soviet citizen to visit….

The first Soviet citizen to visit the White House was a female WWII sniper with 309 confirmed kills, one of which was a sniper she dueled for 3 days. But as the tour progressed, Pavlichenko began to bristle at the questions, and her clear, dark eyes found focus. One reporter seemed to criticize the long… Read More »