25 Fascinating Facts You Probably Don't Know

Mizuka Ishiwatari Published 01/16/2016 in wow

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Some Japanese vending machines sense a users age and gender and display personalized drinks selections for each user.
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Martin Sheen has been arrested 66 times.
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The reason paper turns yellow with age is from lignin, a very slow decomposing component present in most vegetation.
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In a 1963 wine study, experts could not identify a dry white wine with red dye, and in fact, thought it tasted like the specific red it was colored to imitate.
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French erotic model formerly known as Katsumi was successfully sued by a woman named Mary Katsumi over the resemblance to her own name. She didn't take the verdict seriously and was later fined 20,000 euros for violations of the ban on using the name "Katsumi" and was forced to change it.
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Most experienced Disney animators chose to work on Pocahontas instead of the Lion King because many at Disney had little faith in the project, leaving mostly first time animators working on the Lion King.
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The Sun creates a protective field around the solar system called the heliosphere, shielding us from galactic cosmic radiation.
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The Han Dynasty of China (206 BC-220 AD) drilled for natural gas, tranposted it through pipelines and used it in stoves.
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There's a group called Science Cheerleaders, made up of NBA and NFL cheerleaders who also work or study in STEM fields, that encourage girls to get into science studies.
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In the first season of the Fresh Prince Will Smith memorized everyone's lines so he wouldn't forget his own (you can even see him mouthing other's lines in the first season).
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American women started shaving their armpits in 1915 because of advertisements in Harper's Bazaar fashion magazine encouraging them to.
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The equals sign was not invented until 1557 by a Welsh mathematician. He only invented it because he was fed up with the 'tedious repetition' of the phrase 'is equal to'.
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The guitarist Buckethead has released 118 albums in 2015 alone, averaging 1 album every 3.1 days. He is also known for composing the iconic music for the soundtracks of the films Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat: Annihilation.
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Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall (the part of the game series that precedes Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim), was released in 1996 and had a map size of 161,600 km2. That makes almost the size of Florida which has an area of 170,300 km2. It also contained rather explicit nudity.
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Automatic (switchblade, etc.) knives are illegal to own in Michigan, except for one-armed people.
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In South Korea online porn is illegal, and adult sites are "policed" by citizen volunteers called 'Nuri Cops.'
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Lynyrd Skynyrd named their band after a gym teacher who suspended them for having long hair. His name was Leonard Skinner.
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After selling Minecraft to Microsoft for $2.5 billion, game creator Markus 'Notch' Persson bought a $70 million 8-bedroom, 15-bath mansion in Beverly Hills, the most expensive house in the city's history. He also outbid Jay-Z and Beyonce, who were also looking to buy the house.
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The term 'footage' comes from films being measured in feet when being edited in the early days of film making.
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If you have even one Irish grandparent, you are eligible for Irish citizenship. You don't need to have even been to Ireland or know the first thing about the country to apply. For non-Europeans, this means you get a passport that allows you to work and live anywhere in the EU.
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An estimated 86% of species on Earth are not yet identified.

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Some Japanese vending machines sense a users age and gender and display personalized drinks selections for each user.
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Martin Sheen has been arrested 66 times.
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The reason paper turns yellow with age is from lignin, a very slow decomposing component present in most vegetation.
4.
In a 1963 wine study, experts could not identify a dry white wine with red dye, and in fact, thought it tasted like the specific red it was colored to imitate.
5.
French erotic model formerly known as Katsumi was successfully sued by a woman named Mary Katsumi over the resemblance to her own name. She didn't take the verdict seriously and was later fined 20,000 euros for violations of the ban on using the name "Katsumi" and was forced to change it.
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Most experienced Disney animators chose to work on Pocahontas instead of the Lion King because many at Disney had little faith in the project, leaving mostly first time animators working on the Lion King.
7.
The Sun creates a protective field around the solar system called the heliosphere, shielding us from galactic cosmic radiation.
8.
The Han Dynasty of China (206 BC-220 AD) drilled for natural gas, tranposted it through pipelines and used it in stoves.
9.
There's a group called Science Cheerleaders, made up of NBA and NFL cheerleaders who also work or study in STEM fields, that encourage girls to get into science studies.
10.
In the first season of the Fresh Prince Will Smith memorized everyone's lines so he wouldn't forget his own (you can even see him mouthing other's lines in the first season).
11.
American women started shaving their armpits in 1915 because of advertisements in Harper's Bazaar fashion magazine encouraging them to.
12.
The equals sign was not invented until 1557 by a Welsh mathematician. He only invented it because he was fed up with the 'tedious repetition' of the phrase 'is equal to'.
13.
The guitarist Buckethead has released 118 albums in 2015 alone, averaging 1 album every 3.1 days. He is also known for composing the iconic music for the soundtracks of the films Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat: Annihilation.
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Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall (the part of the game series that precedes Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim), was released in 1996 and had a map size of 161,600 km2. That makes almost the size of Florida which has an area of 170,300 km2. It also contained rather explicit nudity.
15.
Automatic (switchblade, etc.) knives are illegal to own in Michigan, except for one-armed people.
16.
In South Korea online porn is illegal, and adult sites are "policed" by citizen volunteers called 'Nuri Cops.'
17.
Lynyrd Skynyrd named their band after a gym teacher who suspended them for having long hair. His name was Leonard Skinner.
18.
After selling Minecraft to Microsoft for $2.5 billion, game creator Markus 'Notch' Persson bought a $70 million 8-bedroom, 15-bath mansion in Beverly Hills, the most expensive house in the city's history. He also outbid Jay-Z and Beyonce, who were also looking to buy the house.
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The term 'footage' comes from films being measured in feet when being edited in the early days of film making.
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If you have even one Irish grandparent, you are eligible for Irish citizenship. You don't need to have even been to Ireland or know the first thing about the country to apply. For non-Europeans, this means you get a passport that allows you to work and live anywhere in the EU.
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An estimated 86% of species on Earth are not yet identified.

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1. Some Japanese vending machines sense a users age and gender and display personalized drinks selections for each user.

2. Martin Sheen has been arrested 66 times.

3. The reason paper turns yellow with age is from lignin, a very slow decomposing component present in most vegetation.

4. In a 1963 wine study, experts could not identify a dry white wine with red dye, and in fact, thought it tasted like the specific red it was colored to imitate.

5. French erotic model formerly known as Katsumi was successfully sued by a woman named Mary Katsumi over the resemblance to her own name. She didn't take the verdict seriously and was later fined 20,000 euros for violations of the ban on using the name "Katsumi" and was forced to change it.

6. Most experienced Disney animators chose to work on Pocahontas instead of the Lion King because many at Disney had little faith in the project, leaving mostly first time animators working on the Lion King.

7. The Sun creates a protective field around the solar system called the heliosphere, shielding us from galactic cosmic radiation.

8. The Han Dynasty of China (206 BC-220 AD) drilled for natural gas, tranposted it through pipelines and used it in stoves.

9. There's a group called Science Cheerleaders, made up of NBA and NFL cheerleaders who also work or study in STEM fields, that encourage girls to get into science studies.

10. In the first season of the Fresh Prince Will Smith memorized everyone's lines so he wouldn't forget his own (you can even see him mouthing other's lines in the first season).

11. American women started shaving their armpits in 1915 because of advertisements in Harper's Bazaar fashion magazine encouraging them to.

12. The equals sign was not invented until 1557 by a Welsh mathematician. He only invented it because he was fed up with the 'tedious repetition' of the phrase 'is equal to'.

13. The guitarist Buckethead has released 118 albums in 2015 alone, averaging 1 album every 3.1 days. He is also known for composing the iconic music for the soundtracks of the films Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat: Annihilation.

14. Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall (the part of the game series that precedes Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim), was released in 1996 and had a map size of 161,600 km2. That makes almost the size of Florida which has an area of 170,300 km2. It also contained rather explicit nudity.

15. Automatic (switchblade, etc.) knives are illegal to own in Michigan, except for one-armed people.

16. In South Korea online porn is illegal, and adult sites are "policed" by citizen volunteers called 'Nuri Cops.'

17. Lynyrd Skynyrd named their band after a gym teacher who suspended them for having long hair. His name was Leonard Skinner.

18. After selling Minecraft to Microsoft for $2.5 billion, game creator Markus 'Notch' Persson bought a $70 million 8-bedroom, 15-bath mansion in Beverly Hills, the most expensive house in the city's history. He also outbid Jay-Z and Beyonce, who were also looking to buy the house.

19. The term 'footage' comes from films being measured in feet when being edited in the early days of film making.

20. If you have even one Irish grandparent, you are eligible for Irish citizenship. You don't need to have even been to Ireland or know the first thing about the country to apply. For non-Europeans, this means you get a passport that allows you to work and live anywhere in the EU.

21. An estimated 86% of species on Earth are not yet identified.

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1.
Some Japanese vending machines sense a users age and gender and display personalized drinks selections for each user.

2.
Martin Sheen has been arrested 66 times.

3.
The reason paper turns yellow with age is from lignin, a very slow decomposing component present in most vegetation.

4.
In a 1963 wine study, experts could not identify a dry white wine with red dye, and in fact, thought it tasted like the specific red it was colored to imitate.

5.
French erotic model formerly known as Katsumi was successfully sued by a woman named Mary Katsumi over the resemblance to her own name. She didn't take the verdict seriously and was later fined 20,000 euros for violations of the ban on using the name "Katsumi" and was forced to change it.

6.
Most experienced Disney animators chose to work on Pocahontas instead of the Lion King because many at Disney had little faith in the project, leaving mostly first time animators working on the Lion King.

7.
The Sun creates a protective field around the solar system called the heliosphere, shielding us from galactic cosmic radiation.

8.
The Han Dynasty of China (206 BC-220 AD) drilled for natural gas, tranposted it through pipelines and used it in stoves.

9.
There's a group called Science Cheerleaders, made up of NBA and NFL cheerleaders who also work or study in STEM fields, that encourage girls to get into science studies.

10.
In the first season of the Fresh Prince Will Smith memorized everyone's lines so he wouldn't forget his own (you can even see him mouthing other's lines in the first season).

11.
American women started shaving their armpits in 1915 because of advertisements in Harper's Bazaar fashion magazine encouraging them to.

12.
The equals sign was not invented until 1557 by a Welsh mathematician. He only invented it because he was fed up with the 'tedious repetition' of the phrase 'is equal to'.

13.
The guitarist Buckethead has released 118 albums in 2015 alone, averaging 1 album every 3.1 days. He is also known for composing the iconic music for the soundtracks of the films Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat: Annihilation.

14.
Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall (the part of the game series that precedes Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim), was released in 1996 and had a map size of 161,600 km2. That makes almost the size of Florida which has an area of 170,300 km2. It also contained rather explicit nudity.

15.
Automatic (switchblade, etc.) knives are illegal to own in Michigan, except for one-armed people.

16.
In South Korea online porn is illegal, and adult sites are "policed" by citizen volunteers called 'Nuri Cops.'

17.
Lynyrd Skynyrd named their band after a gym teacher who suspended them for having long hair. His name was Leonard Skinner.

18.
After selling Minecraft to Microsoft for $2.5 billion, game creator Markus 'Notch' Persson bought a $70 million 8-bedroom, 15-bath mansion in Beverly Hills, the most expensive house in the city's history. He also outbid Jay-Z and Beyonce, who were also looking to buy the house.

19.
The term 'footage' comes from films being measured in feet when being edited in the early days of film making.

20.
If you have even one Irish grandparent, you are eligible for Irish citizenship. You don't need to have even been to Ireland or know the first thing about the country to apply. For non-Europeans, this means you get a passport that allows you to work and live anywhere in the EU.

21.
An estimated 86% of species on Earth are not yet identified.