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25 Kickass Random Facts List #605
Some luxury buildings in New York City will only let you buy an apartment there, after board approval. Mariah Carey was once rejected after showing up to the interview in a ‘bare midriff’ and answering “he be dead” when asked if Biggie would be visiting the building. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #605… Read More »
20 Interesting Facts About Daylight Saving Time
Here are 20 Interesting Facts About Daylight Saving Time. 1-5 Interesting Facts About Daylight Saving Time 1. Three terrorists were killed in 1999 when they forgot to set the timer on their bomb to account for Daylight Savings Time in Israel, which resulted in it exploding one hour too early, killing only three of them.…… Read More »
25 Interesting Historical Photos – Part 278
Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 277, click here. 1.Fidel Castro visiting the Great Wall of China, 1995. 2. Oldest Austrian soldier of WWI, a 79-year-old Gaspar Wallnöfer, veteran of Habsburg campaigns in Italy in 1848 and 1866, September 1917. 3. Anne Frank’s father; Otto Frank served as a lieutenant during WWI.…… Read More »
10 Prehistoric Giants of Australia
Here is a list of 10 Prehistoric Giants of Australia. 1. Thylacoleo Thylacoleo (“pouch lion”) is an extinct genus of carnivorous marsupials that lived in Australia 2 million to 46 thousand years ago. Thylacoleo was once the largest mammalian carnivores of its time. With extremely powerful forelimbs, and massive claws on its thumbs to rip…… Read More »
25 Kickass Random Facts List #604
When Truman told Stalin about the Manhattan project in July 1945, Stalin displayed little reaction, since Stalin had known about the project for almost 4 years before Truman, and he arguably knew more about it than Truman himself did. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #604 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source
78 Interesting Facts About Dogs
Here are 78 Interesting Facts About Dogs. 1-5 Interesting Facts About Dogs 1. In the 1860s in San Francisco, two stray dogs who were “best friends” became local celebrities, their exploits were celebrated in local papers, and they were granted immunity from the city’s dog catchers. – Source 2. Humans and dogs are the only…… Read More »
25 Kickass Random Facts List #603
In 1824, a French physicist unknowingly initiated the science of “thermodynamics” outlining the second law and developing the notion of a “reversible process” in nature, when he wrote a book about how to maximize the efficiency of steam engines, at the age of 27. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #603 first appeared on… Read More »
History’s Greatest Badasses – 90 Men, Women and Animals
In this post, we have tried to compile 90 of the History’s most badass men, women and animals in a six page series. So read, enjoy and comment if you want anyone else to be included in this list (men, women or animals). Remember this post is 6 pages long and do check out the…… Read More »
25 Kickass Random Facts List #602
Lithuania withdrew from the 1992 Olympics due to the lack of money after the fall of the USSR. The Grateful Dead agreed to fund transportation costs for the basketball team along with Grateful Dead designs for the team’s jerseys and shorts. They went on to win the Bronze. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List… Read More »
18 Scariest Plants in the World
Here are the 18 Scariest Plants in the World. 1. Gympie-Gympie (Dendrocnide Moroides) Gympie-Gympie is a large shrub native to rainforest areas in the northern half of eastern Australia and Indonesia. It is best known for stinging hairs that cover the whole plant and deliver a potent neurotoxin when touched. It is the most toxic…… Read More »