"There’s a small town called Dinosaur, Colorado (USA). Some of its street names include Brontosaurus Blvd, Brontosaurus Bypass, Stegosaurus Freeway, and Tyrannosaurus Trail."
"Safety Razors were invented in the late 18th century, but weren’t popularized until World War 1. During World War I, Gillette worked out a deal with the U.S. Armed Forces to provide with the U.S. Armed Forces to provide Gillette safety razors and blades to every enlisted man or officer on his way to Europe as part of his standard-issue gear."
"Buddhism was adopted in the Indo-Greek kingdom up to 200 years before it was spread to East Asia. "
"Prior to 1868, eating meat from four legged animals had been prohibited in Japan for more than a thousand years."
"Goats are immune to poison oak/ivy and are used to control the growth of the toxic plants by grazing. Even better, the toxicants don’t pass through their milk."
"The strangest battle of WWII refers to the Battle for Castle Itter the only battle in the war in which Americans and Germans fought as allies.."
"American company Segway sued a Chinese company for selling knockoff units, so the Chinese company acquired Segway."
"The Netherlands have over 100,000 surnames. "
"Thailand, as part of their family planning program, has police officers who pass out condoms in a campaign called “Cops and Rubbers”."
"Joseph Vittori killed over 200 enemies in 3 hours during the Korean War before being overrun and killed. "
"“Long egg” is hard-boiled re-engineered egg, 3 foot long (1 meter), used by the food service industry that yields a consistent amounts of yolk and equal size when sliced. It is also easy to transport. "
"There are “cancer villages” in China, where residents are hundreds of times more susceptible to cancer due to pollution."
"After the opening of the New York’s Brooklyn Bridge, a rumor came about that the Bridge was unstable and was going to collapse. To prove it was safe, P.T. Barnum led 21 elephants across it on May 17, 1884."
"When Yao Ming played his first game in Miami, Miami Heat promoted the game by passing out 8,000 fortune cookies. Yao wasn’t offended because he had never seen a fortune cookie, and assumed it was an American invention."
"An anonymous donor pays for the college education of every student in Kalamazoo, Michigan."
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#8 In sharp contrast to Korea, which have only around 10 surnames.
#14 A true story about fortune cookies: they look Chinese, they sound Chinese, but they’re actually an American invention, which is why they’re hollow, full of lies and leave a bad taste in the mouth. ~Trevor Slattery