#12: 24 Crazy random facts

No women or larger than cat female animals are allowed in Mount Athos, an autonomous monastic republic within Greece. Tweet This

Baby carrots are mechanically cut out of bigger carrots. Tweet This

The strong chemical smell from a swimming pool actually indicates that the chlorine there is not enough. Tweet This

Among many things that make you flatulent, think of chewing gum, yoga and … poorly made dental fillings. Tweet This

During the WWII, U.K. military spread the rumour that carrots improve pilots’ night vision, thus concealing from the Germans the use of radars. They fooled pretty much everybody. Tweet This

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There was a plot of land, covering only one square mile (3.5 km²) between Germany and Belgium, which remained neutral more than a century, until 1920. Tweet This

At the end of the winter, in Luxembourg they would burn an enormous wooden cross in a tradition called Buergbrennen. Tweet This

Horses prefer the taste of bananas to carrots. Tweet This

When Margaret Thatcher died, the song “Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead” held place 2 in the British weekly radio rank-list. Tweet This

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Crime in New York City dropped significantly as a result of measures such as fixing broken windows, painting over graffiti and arresting free riders in metro. Tweet This

Haiti and the U.S.A were the only two countries in the world that abolished slavery through violence: Tweet This

Only in 2007 did Mauritania officially outlaw slavery. Tweet This

Fucking is an Austrian village where the beer Fucking Hell is produced (hell means in German clear, light). Tweet This

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Utah has highest percentage of believers amongst all U.S. Vermont has the least. Tweet This

In 2012, a unit of French commandos made unauthorized training drills in Bulgarian countryside. They were beaten severely by angry local peasants. Tweet This

Fictitious telephone numbers with 555 prefix are widely used in movies. However, some real 555 numbers do exist. Tweet This

Solarium is outlawed in Australia and Brazil. Tweet This

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Mr Smith-Cumming was a head of British Intelligence MI6. Ironically, he introduced a method of using semen as invisible ink. Tweet This

Arabic numerals were actually developed in India. They are known as “Indian numbers” in Arabic. Tweet This

The Cox–Zucker machine is in fact an algorithm created by David Cox and Steven Zucker. Tweet This

Fibonacci numbers were used in Indian mathematics 1,500 years before Fibonacci was even born. Tweet This

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Tommy Atkins serves as a generic name for a British soldier; in U.S. Marine Corps it’s Lance Corporal Schmuckatelli. Tweet This

Alzheimer’s disease was described by many scientists before Alois Alzheimer. Tweet This

America was named after Amerigo Vespucci, who actually visited it after Columbus, who in turn was also predated by the Norse Vikings, who had visited Newfoundland centuries ahead. Tweet This