Faster than Light (FTL) travel will be impossible because objects gain mass when traveling at a speed close to the light. The amount of energy it would require to make this possible is near infinite. The only reason “Light” can travel at these kinds of speeds is that they are massless (photons). The post 25… Read More »
Ferrari merchandise (tee shirts, hats, sunglasses, key chains, and anything that projects their association with the brand), accounts for $2.5 billion in sales each year, slightly more than the revenue from selling cars. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #651 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source
The royalties for The Verve’s “Bitter Sweet Symphony” now go to its songwriter Richard Ashcroft, after Mick Jagger and Keith Richards finally agreed in 2019 to grant him the authorship of the song and all the future royalties it generates. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #650 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source
Here are 25 kickass random facts. For part 648, click here 1-5 Kickass Random Fact 1. Flushing the toilet with the lid down reduces airborne particles and bacteria by up to 50%. – Source 2. Bronze medal Olympian, UFC champion, and WWE wrestler Ronda Rousey used to be a moderator on a Pokemon forum, in…… Read More »
American surgeon William Beaumont, the “Father of Gastric Physiology”, researched human digestion by putting pieces of food on a string and poking them through an old gunshot wound in his handyman’s stomach. He pulled it out on regular intervals to check on how well it had been digested. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List… Read More »
Mathematician John Edmund Kerrich passed his time in Nazi captivity by flipping a coin 10,000 times. The total percentage of heads and tails flips varied wildly at first but gradually converged around 50/50, providing a demonstration of the Law of Large Numbers. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #647 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source
Kim Kardashian sued Old Navy claiming the use of Canadian actress Melissa Molinaro violated her publicity rights by using a lookalike in an ad. Old Navy countered that the actress was famous in her own right and the case was settled out of court. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #646 first appeared on… Read More »
The Iberian ribbed newt is able to pierce its own skin and push out its ribs to stab its predators. The ribs also carry poisonous toxins from its body, making them a highly effective stinging mechanism. The newt’s pierced skin is able to heal quickly from this. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #644… Read More »
Britain’s oldest complete human skeleton, the Cheddar Man, was discovered in 1903. It was dated to approximately 7150 BC, and his genetic markers suggested that he probably had green eyes, lactose intolerance, dark curly or wavy hair, and, less certainly, dark to very dark skin. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #643 first appeared… Read More »