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In 1986, an astronomer trying to trace a 75 cent computer time discrepancy for 10 months eventually found a German hacker selling defense secrets to the KGB. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #641 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source

The Irish parliament recently spent €808,000 on a new printer, and when they discovered it didn’t fit they spent another €236,000 moving walls and reinforcing the building. It remains unused as staff refuses to operate it without a pay rise. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #640 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source

Eating food containing uncooked flour can give you food poisoning. Bacteria are killed only when food made with flour is cooked. In 2016 and 2019, two outbreaks of E. coli infections linked to raw flour made more than 80 people sick. One should avoid tasting or eating raw dough or batter. The post 25 Kickass… Read More »

Kalpana Chawla, one of the astronauts killed in the Columbia tragedy, knew Steve Morse of Deep Purple and had even taken the band’s “Machine Head” album to space with her on the mission. Morse wrote a song called “Contact Lost” as a tribute to her. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #638 first appeared… Read More »

In 1998, a married couple was left behind during a diving trip to the Great Barrier Reef. Two days passed before anyone realized what had happened. Despite a 5-day search, the couple was never found. A dive slate was later recovered which read “… rescue us before we die…” The post 25 Kickass Random Facts… Read More »

All F1 races have had the same safety car driver since the year 2000. Bernd Mayländer has driven over 700 laps total in all the F1 circuits around the world. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #636 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source

On several late 60’s recordings, prominent jazz saxophonist Ornette Coleman used his 10-year-old son to play drums, though he could have employed high-profile adult jazz drummers. He prized the child’s joyful child musical curiosity over a more technically skilled adult. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #635 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source

The first known flexible hose was an ox’s intestines, used by the Greeks to fight fires. They used the stomach as a pump to force the water through. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #634 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source

An expedition to find the Niger River accidentally chose the Niger River as a starting point. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #633 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source

The 1904 Olympics men’s marathon was a total mess: One athlete did most of the race in a car, the actual winner almost died from drinking rat poison, the fourth finisher took a nap by the side of the road for part of the race, and one athlete was chased a mile off course by… Read More »

The eye sockets of the Moai statues in Easter Island used to have eyes made of coral. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #631 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source