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25 Kickass Random Facts List #731

The ‘Log Cabin Presidents’ were seven presidents symbolized to have had ‘humble’ origins by virtue of being born in a log cabin. The last of which was James Garfield who was assassinated after 200 days in office. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #731 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source

25 Kickass Random Facts List #730

A moon rock gifted to the former Dutch Prime Minister by the U.S. ambassador and displayed at the Dutch national museum turned out to be a piece of petrified wood. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #730 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source

25 Kickass Random Facts List #729

F1 driver Kimi Raikkonen nearly bankrupted his Lotus team. They put a €50k bonus per point in his contract thinking they wouldn’t score many, Kimi scored 390 in two years including 15 podiums and 2 race wins. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #729 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source

25 Interesting Historical Photos – Part 331

Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 330, click here. 1. In 1973, Marlon Brando rejected his Oscar for The Godfather to allow Sacheen Littlefeather to protest Hollywood’s portrayal of Native Americans. 2. “Happiest Man in China”, taken in 1901 by British anthropologists after deciding to document the Chinese. The Chinese didn’t know…… Read More »

25 Kickass Random Facts List #727

The most destructive single air attack in human history was the napalm bombing of Tokyo on the night of 10 March 1945 that killed around 100,000 civilians in about 3 hours. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #727 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source

25 Kickass Random Facts List #726

John I of France was the youngest person to be king of France, the only one to have borne that title from birth, and the only one to hold the title for his entire life. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #726 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source

25 Interesting Historical Photos – Part 330

Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 329, click here. 1. A man begging for his wife’s forgiveness inside Divorce Court. Chicago, ca. 1948. 2. A young Barack Obama spending time on the beach with his grandfather, 1963. 3. An East German soldier passing a flower through the Berlin Wall before it was…… Read More »

25 Kickass Random Facts List #725

In the Octomom case of 2009, a single mom was implanted with 12 embryos and gave birth to 8 babies (octuplets). They are currently the longest surviving octuplets ever. Ultimately her fertility doctor had his license revoked. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #725 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source

25 Kickass Random Facts List #724

The car chases in the movie “Ronin” used right-hand UK cars with fake steering wheels on the left-side for the actors to use, had 300 stunt drivers including Formula 1 & Rally Car drivers, and all cars were going full speed at over 100 mph. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #724 first appeared… Read More »