Friday, August 07, 2015

Randomness

1. Every single piece of plastic ever made, still exists today.
2. The Nazis considered Native Americans part of the Aryan Race. (pretty sure we are not)
3. Diamonds are not forever. Under very high heat they turn into graphite, the stuff in pencils.
4. The man who founded Alcoholics Anonymous, demanded alcohol during his last few days of life.
5. GPS is owned & controlled by the US government and can be switched off at any time.
6. The average adult in Switzerland has a net worth of $513,000 US.
7. 2 F16 pilots went on a suicide mission to take down flight 93 on 9/11, but the passengers ended up bringing the plane down.
8. Harvard offers free tuition if your family makes under $65,000 per year.
9. There is a "Gospel of Judas" not found in the Bible that says that Judas was the only one of Jesus's disciples that fully understood Jesus teachings. And he turned Jesus over to the Romans because Jesus asked him to.
10. In 80% of rapes the victim knows the attacker, and he exploits the trust or rapport.
11. One third of Leprosy cases in the US come from contact, direct or indirect, with an Armadillo.
12. You are more likely to die as a drug dealer in Chicago than a death row inmate in Texas.
13. During his time as a Congressman and then later as a US President, John F Kennedy donated all of his salary to charity.
14. The Vatican has its own radio and TV stations, money, stamps, and phone company.
15. The mortality rate of a black mamba bite is almost 100%.
16. One of Bolivia's oldest silver mines has killed over 8 million men in the last 500 years and is known as, "The mountain that eats men". It's still mined with pickaxe and shovels today.
17. 2% of people have armpits that never smell due to an unusual genetic variable.
18. One third of the world's adult population smokes.
19. Mankind has left 96 bags of feces, urine, and vomit on the moon.
20. There is a coast to coast hiking trail that stretches from Delaware to California. American Discovery Trail

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