#8: 22 random fun facts

Many Chinese women wear bathing suits that cover their face. Tweet This

Roulette in Las Vegas stopped seven times in a row at number 19. Tweet This

F-104 fighter jet was named Aluminium Death Tube and Widowmaker. Germany lost 116 pilots and 269 aircraft (30% of total number) – all in time of peace. Tweet This

Listerine ad coined the phrase “always a bridesmaid, never a bride”. Tweet This

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Listerine was initially sold as a floor cleaning substance. Tweet This

The Streisand effect is when you try to conceal certain information and those very efforts inadvertently publicise it. Tweet This

Astroturfing is to mask the real sponsors of a message, making it appear as if it comes from general public. Tweet This

Leopold II encouraged the practice of severed hands in Belgian Congo. Tweet This

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Atwood formulated a law: “Any software that can be written in JavaScript will be written eventually in JavaScript”. Tweet This

Cobra effect manifests when an attempted solution to a problem in fact makes the problem worse. Tweet This

Legalised abortion and contraceptives in long-term contribute to a drop in crime. Tweet This

Molotov cocktails were named after an actual Russian minister of foreign affairs. Tweet This

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It’s only a myth that in France you can’t name a pig Napoleon. Tweet This

Cone snails use insulin as a weapon. Tweet This

Entrance door at 10 Downing Street (residence of UK Prime minister) can be open only from inside. Tweet This

Several countries used to have nuclear cannons and howitzers. Tweet This

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Inventor of electric chair was a dentist by profession. Tweet This

Guillotine was named after a French doctor. His descendants changed their family name out of shame. Tweet This

Front edge of some military jets’ wings is as thin as knife (less than ½ mm). Tweet This

Castrated people live longer and are taller. Tweet This

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Since 1950s, only two South Korean citizens fled to North Korea. Tweet This

Many mammals have baculum (a bone inside their penis). Tweet This