#50: 17 Awesome random facts

Lamborghini models are often named after famous corrida bulls. Tweet This

Most antibiotics don’t interfere with alcohol. Historically, gonorrhoea patients were not permitted to drink for 21 days as doctors feared that if drunk, patients might go promiscuous and spread the infection. Tweet This

The highest peak in America has just been renamed – from Mount McKinley to Denali. Tweet This

In 2015, a study in Norway found out that a vitamin A overdose may increase lung cancer risk for both smokers and non-smokers. Tweet This

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Expectedly, Christmas is the least popular day to watch porn online. Tweet This

Barcelona is amongst the most accessible cities for people in wheelchairs. Tweet This

More Americans died from guns last 60 years in times of peace than on battlefields in all wars in American history combined. Tweet This

In the period 1936-39, every second Red Army general was executed by Stalin. Tweet This

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Air pollution kills more people than malaria and HIV/AIDS combined. Tweet This

At full speed, a train would need up to 1.6 km (a mile) to come to a complete stop. If the train driver can see you before braking, it’s already too late. Tweet This

On average, we spend two weeks of our life waiting at the traffic lights. Tweet This

The paradox of the plankton: limited resources support incredibly numerous plankton species. Tweet This

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An early British toilet manufacturer produced a device named “Waterloo” (in honour of the Battle of Waterloo). The word was subsequently abbreviated to “loo.” Tweet This

“The Crusader” is an U.S. assault rifle, designed especially for Christians. It costs over 1,100 EUR (1,400 dollars) and has a safety selector with options: “Peace” for safe, “War” for semi-automatic, and “God wills it” for full automatic mode. Tweet This

The crash of the inter-planetary probe Mariner 1 cost 80 million dollars. It was due to a forgotten overbar (a horizontal line written above a mathematical symbol) over the letter R in one of the formulas that went unnoticed and screwed the orbit calculations. Tweet This

The world’s two biggest beer producers plan to merge in a $100 billion merger. Tweet This

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Since 1960, each decade the world spends more money on armament than all military expenses during the two world wars combined. Tweet This