19 Fascinating Facts You Likely Didn't Know
1.
Deuterium, one of the ingredients of nuclear fusion, is readily found in seawater, and "viewed as a potential fuel for a fusion reactor, a gallon of seawater could produce as much energy as 300 gallons of gasoline."
3.
Humans' and Dogs' brains have evolved to understand each others' vocalizations to some degree, including dogs understanding human laughter.
5.
In the Vietnamese version of Cinderella (Tam Cam), at the end, Cinderella dismembered her step sister, put the body into a jar of food and sent it to her step mother to eat, which she enjoyed until she found the skull at the bottom of the jar and died of shock.
6.
The Hudson Bay region of Canada has been found to have less gravity than the rest of the Earth.
7.
Ancient Greek doctors believed that a woman’s womb was a separate creature with a mind of its own. When a woman was celibate for an extended time, her uterus could dislodge and glide freely about her body causing suffocation, seizures and hysteria.
8.
Justin Bieber, a guy in his 30s, was banned from Facebook for sharing the same name with the famous celebrity.
9.
Employees who work at Jack Daniels get a free bottle of Jack Daniels with their paychecks on the first Friday of every month.
10.
After Mick Jagger rang up bandmate Charlie Watts during the night and asked "Where's my drummer?" Watts got out of bed, shaved, dressed in a suit, put on a tie and freshly shined shoes, then went to Jagger's room and punched him in the face.
11.
Clint Eastwood wrote the soundtrack to several of his own movies, including Mystic River and Million Dollar Baby.
13.
Carrying the average pocket knife that you can buy from most stores can get you thrown in prison in New York City.
14.
One of the most profitable movies in history ($600 Million) is a porno called 'Deep Throat.'
16.
In 2007 a Scottish man was walked in on having sex with his bike in a private hostel room. He was placed on probation and forced to register as a sex offender for three years.
17.
After defeating the Persians, Alexander The Great started dressing like them and took two Persian wives.
18.
In 2001, the DEA attempted to ban glow sticks from parties by labeling them as "drug paraphernalia."
19.
There is a film called "Hari Puttar" made in India, which despite the name, is actually a remake of Home Alone, not Harry Potter.
20.
In 2001, the DEA attempted to ban glow sticks from parties by labeling them as "drug paraphernalia."
21.
Marlon Wayans was originally cast as Robin in Batman Returns & Batman Forever and even paid for the role despite not actually appearing in either film.
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