"Stan Lee once commented that he liked to work “science” into all of his stories, and that Hulk’s pants were the only time he never had a clue how the exact science behind it worked."
"Malaria is thought to be responsible for the death of about half of all people who ever lived."
"Google Images was created in response to Jennifer Lopez wearing a Versace dress to the Grammy’s in 2000, which subsequently resulted in Google’s “most popular search query” they had seen to date: Jennifer Lopez’s green dress."
"Evidence suggests Neanderthals used boats before modern humans. "
"Steve Rothstein paid $250,000 for a lifetime unlimited first class American Airlines ticket in 1987. He even hopped onto planes to get a sandwich or a baseball game from other cities. He cost AA $21 million, and they ended his contract in 2008."
"In Let it Be “Mother Mary” refers to Mary McCartney, Paul’s mother who died when he was 14. She would stop fights between Paul and his brother by telling them “Let it be, boys.” When it was written, the Beatles were constantly fighting with each other so Paul remembered his mother’s words."
"The United States Department of Agriculture says a sandwich must contain at least 35% cooked meat and no more than 50% bread."
"The Italian Supreme Court ruled it is okay to watch porn during your lunch break, after FIAT fired a guy for watching porn at lunch. He claimed it was only a glimpse, and there was no evidence that this was a habit that’s affecting his work, so the court ruled he had done nothing wrong."
"Although not recognized in the U.S., “Jedi” is the 7th largest religion in the UK with almost 175,000 members and over 65,000 in Australia. "
"A lot of old movie theaters had “cry rooms” you could take your children to if they were becoming disruptive. This way you could still enjoy the movie while not disturbing other movie goers. "
"Target has become so proficient at analyzing customers buying habits that they can predict a female customers’ pregnancy and due date with an 87% accuracy. "
"Before the introduction of the catacombs, there was once a cemetery so overflowing with bodies in central Paris that they made soap with the fat of the corpses."
"John Dillinger escaped prison by brandishing a wooden pistol. The FBI also used way more money to catch him than he ever stole."
"While filming A New Hope, Lucas insisted that Vader’s TIE fighter spiral out into space instead of blowing up, leaving the question of a sequel. The other film members wanted to remove any questions if a sequel was happening, as sequels usually were regarded as inferior or flops."
"In order to transmit radio signals to submerged submarines, one technique is to place electrodes in the ground many miles apart, using the earth’s core as a giant antenna. "
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