1

"In 2001, DEA attempted to ban glow sticks from parties by labeling them as “drug paraphernalia.”"

2

"In 1859, English settler Thomas Austin released only 24 rabbits onto his property in Australia, stating “The introduction of a few rabbits could do little harm and might provide a touch of home, in addition to a spot of hunting.” By the 1920’s the population of rabbits in Australia reached 10 billion."

3

"Clair Cameron Patterson, the man who figured out how old planet earth really is, was the same man who discovered world-wide environmental lead contamination which eventually lead to leaded gasoline’s banning. "

4

"The word “retarded” came into popular use during the 1960’s because it was considered far less offensive and more politically correct than labeling someone a m*ron, idiot or imbecile. "

5

"In 1923, a jockey named Frank Hayes suffered a fatal heart attack and died mid-race. His body remained on the horse and crossed the finish line in first place. He had never won a race before in his life."

6

"Kevin Mitnick as a hacker was believed to be so dangerous that he was placed in solitary confinement for fear of being able to “start a thermonuclear war by whistling into a payphone.”"

7

"The poison from dieffenbachia a.k.a. mother-in-law plant can cause temporary inability to speak."

8

"Dalmatians used to run alongside horse drawn fire trucks acting as a barking siren to clear crowds. This is the reason for their positive reputation with firefighters."

9

"Dragonflies are one of the most efficient killers in nature, capturing their prey more than 95% of the time. "

10

"More than 90 percent of the monarch butterfly population has vanished in the last 25 years. "

11

"Winston Churchill found so much enjoyment and relaxation in laying bricks that he even joined and paid dues in the Bricklayer’s Union. He even inquired in a letter “is there is a rule regulating the number of bricks which a man may lay a day?…and what are the restrictions on overtime?”"

12

"For months after returning from long stays in space, some astronauts will still let go of an object in mid-air fully expecting it to float."

13

"Motion sickness occurs due to confusion between perceived movement and actual movement. The brain’s conclusion is that one of the senses is hallucinating due to poison ingestion and thus the brain induces vomiting to clear the supposed toxin. "

14

"Deuterium, one of the ingredients for nuclear fusion, is readily found in seawater, and viewed as a potential fuel for a fusion reactor. A gallon of seawater can produce as much energy as 300 gallons of gasoline."

15

"Charles Darwin and Joseph Hooker started the world’s first terraforming project on Ascension Island in 1850. The project has turned an arid volcanic wasteland into a self-sustaining and self-reproducing ecosystem made completely of foreign plants from all over the world."