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Here are 25 kickass random facts. For part 662, click here 1-5 Kickass Random Fact 1. A Korean programmer made a ransomware program as a joke, requiring the victim to get a high score in the Japanese bullet hell shooter “Touhou Seirensen ~ Undefined Fantastic Object” on the highest difficulty to get their files back.…… Read More »

Airline crews are categorized as “radiation workers” in the U.S. and receive more radiation exposure on an annual basis than nuclear power plant workers. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #662 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source

A neuroscientist discovered he was a psychopath when he unblinded a study that looked at brain scans for patterns that correlated with psychopathic behavior and realized that his own scan was a match. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #661 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source

Here are 25 kickass random facts. For part 659, click here 1-5 Kickass Random Fact 1. In his acceptance speech for the 1976 Best Album Grammy, Paul Simon jokingly thanked Stevie Wonder for not releasing an album that year. Stevie Wonder had won Best Album in the previous two years and would go on to…… Read More »

Busch Beer was created to spite Major League Baseball. STL Cardinals owner August Busch Jr was told by MLB he couldn’t name their ballpark Budweiser Stadium. He got approval to name it after his family and then ordered his brewers to create the new beer. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #659 first appeared… Read More »

Here are 25 kickass random facts. For part 657, click here 1-5 Kickass Random Fact 1. There is a spider called Darwin’s bark spider whose web is 10x stronger than kevlar. It is the toughest biological material ever studied. – Source 2. Beavers build their dams as an instinct to stop the sounds of water…… Read More »

Anyone can apply to use the Hubble Space Telescope. The application process is open to worldwide competition without restrictions on nationality or academic affiliation. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #657 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source

Whitewall Tires were not originally an aesthetic choice, but a result of the chemicals used to treat the natural rubber. Natural rubber tires were all-white until carbon black was added to the treads to improve tread wear, resulting in the classic black tread and whitewall look. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #656 first… Read More »

The medals in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are made from metals recovered from recycled cell phones collected since 2017. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #655 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source

In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #654 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source

Chemists have developed two plant-based plastic alternatives to the current fossil fuel-made plastics. Using chemical recycling instead of mechanical recycling, 96% of the initial material can be recovered. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #653 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source