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Kevin Costner is responsible for suggesting…

Kevin Costner is responsible for suggesting that Whitney Houston should sing “I Will Always Love You” for The Bodyguard. The post Kevin Costner is responsible for suggesting… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

Vermont ambulances stock maple…

Vermont ambulances stock maple syrup for ‘oral glucose’ administration. They specify it has to be 100% Vermont maple syrup. New Hampshire has the same protocol but it has to be 100% New Hampshire maple syrup. The post Vermont ambulances stock maple… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World…

Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989. He was frustrated with the fact that he had to go and ask his coworkers what data was on their computer so he can add it to his computer which led to him creating an application that became the world wide Web. The post Sir… Read More »

On September 12, 1958 Gov. Faubus…

On September 12, 1958 Gov. Faubus closed all Little Rock, Arkansas high schools for a year rather than allowing desegregation to continue. Teachers and administrators were required to fulfill their contractual obligations and appear for work in empty schools. The post On September 12, 1958 Gov. Faubus… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

In the original ending to “Pretty Woman”…

In the original ending to “Pretty Woman”, Richard Gere’s character throws Julia Roberts character out of his limo in a dirty alley and tosses $3,000 on top of her. The post In the original ending to “Pretty Woman”… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

Marco Polo did not introduce pasta…

Marco Polo did not introduce pasta to Italy from China. Italians adopted pasta from the Greeks, first mentioned between 1000-800 BCE and called laganon – the inspiration for what would later become lasagne. The post Marco Polo did not introduce pasta… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

What American businessman and…

What American businessman and astronomer Percival Lowell mistakenly thought were “spokes” on the surface of Venus were actually shadows of the blood vessels in his eyes cast on his retina, his telescope essentially functioning as a giant ophthalmoscope. The post What American businessman and… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

The Paralympic Games were founded…

The Paralympic Games were founded by Sir Ludwig Guttmann, A Jewish Neurosurgeon who fled Nazi Germany in 1939 – Sir Ludwig challenged people’s perception of what disability actually is as you focus on the abilities of the athletes competing. The post The Paralympic Games were founded… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

Playboy founder and U.S. Army veteran…

Playboy founder and U.S. Army veteran Hugh Hefner provided his plane, the “Big Bunny,” to transport Vietnamese children to New York during the evacuation of Saigon. Playboy bunnies were the ones who cared for the babies until they reached their destination. The post Playboy founder and U.S. Army veteran… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

In 1952 Irishman Michael Patrick O’Brien…

In 1952 Irishman Michael Patrick O’Brien was trapped on a boat between Hong Kong and Macao for 11 months. He didn’t have the papers to get off at either end of the trip and no one would issue them to him. The post In 1952 Irishman Michael Patrick O’Brien… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

A women bought one of those robocaller’s…

A women bought one of those robocaller’s “Car Extended Auto Warranties” so she could once and for all figure out who they were. Then she proceeded to file a class action lawsuit against the company for violating Do Not Call lists. The post A women bought one of those robocaller’s… appeared first on Crazy Facts.… Read More »