"There is about 0.2 milligrams of gold in our bodies, most of which is in our blood."
"In 1928 the founder of the Kodak company was so frustrated by the different number of days in each month, he insisted the company operate on a 13 month year, each month being exactly 4 weeks. They did this up until 1989."
"A 1981 arcade in Chicago put a camera in one of their machines so players who got a high score could put their picture on the high score screen. It lasted one day before a guy used it to take a picture of his junk."
"From 1995 to 2000, the winner of the McDonald’s Monopoly grand prize was an insider tasked with producing the game pieces"
"During filming of the Super Mario Bros. movie in 1992 Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo were so frustrated with the film’s lack of direction that they swilled scotch in between takes, leading to an on-set accident in which Leguizamo drunkenly crashed a truck and Hoskins broke his hand."
"There is a Royal Navy superstition that whistling on a ship can summon strong winds. Traditionally, the only person allowed to whistle is the ship’s cook, as it means he’s not eating the food."
"After Korean soccer player, Ahn Jung-hwan scored the goal to eliminate Italy from the 2002 World Cup, his contract was canceled by Perugia, the Italian club he played for, for ruining Italian soccer."
"In 1964, two students attempted to kidnap the British Prime Minister. The plot was foiled when he offered them beer. They accepted and abandoned their plot. This breach of security was only revealed in 2009."
"Napoleon demanded a method of communication that would not require light or sound. Therefore ‘Night Writing’ was developed as a tactile military code, but proved too difficult for Napoleon’s troops to learn and was rejected. Night writing became the basis for braille. "
"A man named Rodney Fox needed over 450 stiches after a Great White Shark punctured his diaphragm, ripped open his lung, broke half of his ribs and fully exposed his abdomen, spleen and his heart’s main artery. He went on to start a foundation for the study and conservation of Great White Sharks"
"There is an abandoned subway station under City Hall in New York that no train stops at but you can see it in passing if you take the number 6 train. "
"When the creation of the ‘Cheers’ spinoff, ‘Frasier’ was announced, Cheers cast-member Kirstie Alley called producer David Lee to tell him she wouldn’t make any appearances on the show, because she was a Scientologist and didn’t believe in psychiatry. He replied, “I don’t recall asking.”"
"In 1976, a woman from Philadelphia sued the Temple University Hospital claiming that the CAT scan made her lose her psychic powers. In 1986, the jury awarded her $988,000 on her final hearing."
"When Rodney Dangerfield was asked how long he’d be hospitalized for brain surgery, he responded, “If all goes well, about a week. If not, about an hour and a half.” "
"Patrick Stewart was the original narrator of “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” Although, Tim Burton eventually cut his narration and changed the voice, the film’s composer, Danny Elfman, kept Stewart’s original recording in his soundtrack because he liked the actor’s reading better. "
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What was the name of the 13th month??
Between June and July is the 13th month called Sol.