“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”
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The fact file is open again so let’s have a look and see what random bits of information have come up today.
As always, enjoy.
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Through the first half of the 20th century,
only one winner of the Oscar for Best Picture was filmed in color:
Gone with the Wind.
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Horses and donkeys are of different species.
In order to get what we call a “mule,” a horse and donkey
must mate and produce offspring.
Any offspring between two different species
will be sterile and unable to reproduce.
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Between 1912 and 1948, art competitions were a part of the Olympics.
Medals were awarded for architecture, music, painting, and sculpture.
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Medal of Honor recipient Thomas Baker
was gravely wounded and had his comrades leave him behind,
propped up against a tree with a pistol that had 8 bullets remaining.
Later they found his body next to the tree,
surrounded by 8 dead Japanese soldiers.
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A 14 year old boy broke into Buckingham Palace
and stole the Queen’s underwear.
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Theodore Roosevelt was once shot at during a campaign rally in Wisconsin.
The bullet penetrated his glasses case and a manuscript,
just missing his right lung.
Being an expert hunter he decided to stay and give his speech
since he wasn’t coughing up blood.
His speech lasted nearly an hour.
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Sean Penn once beat Madonna over the head with a baseball bat,
shot at a paparazzi,
and hung another paparazzi by is ankles from a ninth-floor balcony.
(I hope he isn’t upset by this post!)
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In 1994, Bill Gates bought the Da Vinci Codex for $30m
and then had it scanned and distributed
as screensavers and wallpapers for Windows95.
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An eyeball weighs about 1 ounce.
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World Famous Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey
is made only in the small town of Lynchburg, Tennessee.
Though the town supplies the world with the famous libation,
not a drop may be purchased for consumption anywhere in town.
Moore County is a “dry” county,
meaning that the sale and consumption of alcohol is illegal.
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300 people died in Ycuá Bolaños supermarket fire
on Sunday, August 1, 2004 in Asunción, Paraguay
because the owners shut the doors
so people wouldn’t leave without paying.
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Cats sweat through the pads of their feet
(especially when they hear a dog barking)
and cannot taste sweet things.
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In 1939, Hitler’s nephew wrote an article called
“Why I Hate My Uncle.”
He came to the U.S., served in the Navy,
and settled on Long Island.
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Britain’s Prince Harry is partial owner
of a racehorse named Usain Colt.
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A priest on the Titanic refused a place on a life boat twice,
and stayed behind to hear confessions and
give absolution to people left on the ship.
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A “2 by 4″ is really 1 1/2″ by 3 1/2″.
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There are more than 40,000 different
spoken languages in the world today.
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11% of the world is left-handed.
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With five full-time chefs, the White House kitchen
is able to serve dinner to as many as 140 guests
and hors d’oeuvres to more than 1,000.
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Bob Marley was buried with his red Gibson guitar,
a Bible opened to Psalm 23, and a bud of marijuana.
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