15 Inscrutable Facts For The Better-Than-Average Info Hound

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15 Inscrutable Facts For The Better-Than-Average Info Hound

So, enjoy this list of interesting facts I've assembled here for you. It's not very long, but I do hope it's of some use to you. I was first introduced to the word “absurdist” in a high school English class, but it didn't really click until a few years later when I learned about the absurdist movement in art, music, and literature. Now I understand the meaning, although I don't think I've ever experienced the feeling of it personally. The funny thing is that I have a friend who loves this sort of art, and another who has no idea what it's about. If you asked me to define it, I would struggle to explain, because I've never experienced it myself. I enjoy this list because it's like an absurdist painting. You can't experience it directly, you have to read about it and try to piece together your own understanding of what it might be trying to say. Enjoy.

Flo Rida tests his songs at strip clubs to see if they are dance worthy.

Flo Rida uses strip clubs as a barometer for his songs before they're released. PLO CRACKED.COM Mr. Rida explains: I test my songs out at strip clubs first. If you can get a girl to dance you know you're on to some- thing good.

Digital Spy

Koromo, Japan renamed itself ‘Toyota’ after the car manufacturer.

Toyota, Japan is named after the car manufacturer, not the other way around. Hebt BILLS about WARD GRACKED.COM Koromo, Japan renamed itself Toyota after the company in 1959, be- cause Toyota, which was founded there, had be- come so famous.

BBC

Special candles release an emergency supply of oxygen when burned.

Candles that release oxygen when burned are used as an emergency oxygen supply. CRACKED.COM They supply an on-de- mand source of оху- gen, utilized in air- planes, space stations, and other applications such as safe havens and refuge chambers.

MineArc

We aren’t saying that we could do this today, but we are saying we absolutely could.

A form of revolt in ancient Rome involved commoners letting the elite fend for themselves. CRACKED COM In Secessio Plebis, when the ruling class of Rome would become too cor- rupt or unjust to the com- moners, the commoners would band together and evacuate the entire city.

History Daily

Teletubbieland had to be destroyed.

Teletubbieland, from the Teletubbie TV show, had to be flooded. CRACKED COM After the TV show ended, the owner of the land used had to dig out the hill and flood the field it was filmed in, due to the amount of people trespassing to see Teletubbieland.

Yahoo

People died in “safe” areas when Mt. Saint Helens erupted.

Most of the people that died during the eruption of Mt. Saint Helens were in safe areas. GRAGKED.COM Of the 57 people who died during the eruption of Mt. Saint Helens in 1980, all but 6 were in safe areas. 51 people, including an en- tire family, died while in sections for camping and recreation.

LA Times

The invasion of Grenada was so short notice that there were no maps at Fort Bragg.

US soldiers had to rely on copies of The Economist magazine for intelligence during the invasion of Grenada. CRACKED.COM The invasion was ordered on such short notice that many se- nior leaders were relying on ar- ticles copied out of The Econo- mist for the most up-to-date in- telligence on the island, and battle plans were scribed on top of tourist maps.

Military Times

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