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John Harvey Kellogg wrote a book…

John Harvey Kellogg wrote a book about abstinence, 156 pages of which being written on his own honeymoon. The post John Harvey Kellogg wrote a book… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

Anti-littering legislation date back…

Anti-littering legislation date back to ancient Greece, a marker on the island of Paros has the inscription “whoever drops their litter on the street owes 51 drachmae to whoever wishes to claim them”. In modernity cigarette butts are the most littered item, with 4.5 trillion discarded each year. The post Anti-littering legislation date back… appeared… Read More »

Kris Kristofferson went into music…

Kris Kristofferson went into music after studying at Oxford as a Rhodes scholar. He moved to Nashville and made ends meet as a helicopter pilot. After trying unsuccessfully to get Johnny Cash to hear some of his songs, he finally got Cash’s attention by landing a helicopter on his lawn. The post Kris Kristofferson went… Read More »

As a prank, a man once climbed…

As a prank, a man once climbed Mount Hood in the middle of the night and surreptitiously left a morning newspaper and a quart of milk for his friends, who were spending the night on the summit. The post As a prank, a man once climbed… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

The oldest evidence of…

The oldest evidence of a kissing-type behaviour comes from Hindu Vedic Sanskrit texts from over 3,500 years ago. Kissing was described as inhaling each other’s soul. The post The oldest evidence of… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

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 »