15 Stupendous Facts That Totally Twirled Our Mustaches
We all know about the dangers of accepted candy from strangers on Halloween, but did you know that the poisoned candy scare is rooted in an op-ed from 1970? An article set off a chain reaction of panic that has lasted for years. In totally different news, it's not just toxic relationships with people we're related to that can be harmful -- almost a third of Americans have no contact with at least one family member. In a survey of over 1,300 people, they found that 27% of Americans have cut off contact with a family member. 10%, 8%, and 9% reported being estranged from a parent, child, or sibling respectively, while the rest were extended family. Last but certainly not least interesting -- when Wellington Burt died in 1919, he left behind a strange will: his "golden egg," worth up to $110 million, would remain in its nest (a trust fund) for 21 years after the death of his last surviving grandchild. 92 years later, in 2011, that time finally came!
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A rich man's weird will came to fruition after 92 years.
Satellites
Volcanic ash stopped all four engines on a British Airways flight in 1982.
Space World received criticism for animal abuse after displaying dead fish in their "Ice Aquarium" skating rink.
Netherlands: home to the tallest people on Earth.
Email is the bane of office workers everywhere.
The poisoned candy scare is rooted in an op-ed from 1970.
It would take you 25,000 years to get from the Sun to the center of the Milky Way traveling at the speed of light.
Familial Estrangement
In ancient Egypt, artisans staged the first ever recorded labor strike to demand pay.
All of China runs in just one time zone.
Casino Royale
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State terrorism was rampant in Argentina during the Dirty War.
Bananas have come a long way in the last 7,000 years.
