"When US President Harding died unexpectedly in 1923, Vice President Calvin Coolidge took the oath of office at 2:47 AM, and promptly returned to bed."
"Space stations smell like “combinations of antiseptic, garbage, and body odor.”"
"The role of April Ludgate in Parks and Recreation was specifically created for Aubrey Plaza after the casting director met her and felt she was the weirdest girl she had ever met in her life."
"Giraffes only sleep about 4 hours a day in 5-15 minute power nap sessions (because lions)."
"The Australian Navy formally enlisted a six-year-old girl in order to give her medical treatment onboard a navy ship; regulations did not allow for civilians to get medical treatment on navy ships. The girl’s official rating was ‘mascot’, and she was ‘discharged’ after 8 days of ‘service’."
"In 1973, a Harvard astrophysicist suggested that we won’t discover more advanced civilizations because they don’t want us to find them and have the technology to ensure we never do. They have also set aside our planet as a zoo wherein they can observe us. He coined this idea the Zoo Hypothesis."
"Unopened Lego sets have a higher return than gold."
"DeForest Kelley, who played Dr McCoy in Star Trek, wanted to become a doctor, but couldn’t afford medical school. He regularly received letters from fans who went into medicine because of him and said “to influence the youth of the country … is an award that is not handed out by the industry”"
"Brazil is, by far, the country that takes the most showers. On average, a Brazilian showers every 12 hours."
"By the 1700s, aristocrats started eating tomatoes, but they were convinced the fruits were poisonous because people would die after eating them. In reality, the acidity from the tomatoes brought out the lead in their pewter plates, and they actually died of lead poisoning."
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