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25 Kickass Random Facts List #676

The cleanest things ever made on Earth were the core sample collection tubes for the Perseverance Rover which landed on Mars earlier this year to find life there. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #676 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source

25 Kickass Random Facts List #675

James Garfield, the 20th president of the United States, developed a new proof for the Pythagorean theorem while discussing math with some members of Congress. His proof was published in a peer-reviewed journal. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #675 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source

20 Interesting Facts About Paralympics

Blind athletes competing in the 2004 Paralympics made the same spontaneous facial expressions as sighted athletes competing in the 2004 Olympics, proving that certain facial expressions are innate to humans and not visually learned. The post 20 Interesting Facts About Paralympics first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source

25 Interesting Historical Photos – Part 305

Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 304, click here. 1. African Americans lined up to volunteer in the Ethiopian military, New York City, 1935. 2. Weapons and ammunition found in Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow’s car after their death, 1934. 3. The early years of Nintendo, 1895. The company was still printing…… Read More »

25 Interesting Historical Photos – Part 304

Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 303, click here. 1. What is now the fully developed Las Vegas strip, 1955. 2. The only surviving depiction of a Western POW being executed by the Japanese during WWII, ca. 1943. 3. Rare photo showing Niagara Falls without water, 1969. 4. Georgia cotton mill workers,…… Read More »

23 Interesting Facts About Athens

Here are 23 Interesting Facts About Athens. 1-5 Interesting Facts About Athens 1. Branches from a 3000-year-old, still living, Greek olive tree were used to weave victors’ wreaths for the winners of the 2004 Athens Olympics and the 2008 Beijing Olympics. – Source 2. With only 324 households declaring ownership of a swimming pool on…… Read More »

25 Kickass Random Facts List #671

There is an FAA regulation called the ‘Sterile Cockpit Rule’, requiring flight crews to abstain from discussing anything other than topics pertinent to the aircraft and the flight below 10,000 feet. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #671 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source