1. In Australia, there's an island called "Sudden Jerk Island."
SOURCE2. Jonathan, a Seychelles giant tortoise, is the oldest land animal in the world. He is believed to have been born in around 1832, making him 188 years old in 2020.
SOURCE3. Did you know that there are more microorganisms in a teaspoon of healthy soil than people on Earth?
SOURCE4. After 44 years, a man paid his overdue parking ticket to the Minersville, Pennsylvania Police Department. He felt guilty and paid $5 instead of the $2 fine. The fine was due in 1974. Aside from the fine, he included an apology letter.
SOURCE5. Graham crackers were originally intended to help people cut down on their sexual urges.
SOURCE6. TASER is an acronym for Thomas A. Swift Electronic Rifle.
SOURCE7. The earliest recorded use of LOL was in the 1960s to mean 'little old lady.'
SOURCE8. The word "fossil" comes from the Latin word fossus, meaning "having been dug up."
SOURCE9. Muhammad Ali once fought Superman in a match and won.
SOURCE10. Approximately 50% of all the gold ever mined on Earth came from a single plateau in Witwatersrand in South Africa.
SOURCE11. In 1986, One year after Steve Jobs resigned as chairman, Apple released a clothing line called "The Apple Collection," a line of Apple-branded clothing, accessories, and lifestyle items.
SOURCE12. Snake skin is made from keratin, the same stuff your hair and nail is made from.
SOURCE13. Professional sumo wrestlers are not allowed to drive.
SOURCE14. The dinosaur noises in Jurassic Park were made using recordings of a tortoise having sex.
SOURCE15. In October 2015, United Airlines staff just watched a man with Cerebral Palsy crawl off one of their flights.
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