#86: 14 Random weird facts

Dutch names can sound hilarious in English. How about Kitty Miao, Justin Case, or an eye doctor called I.C. Notting? Tweet This

The origin of the word “dog” remains one of the greatest mysteries of English etymology. Tweet This

In 2005, a mock-paper titled “Get me off your fucking mailing list” has been accepted and published by the International Journal of Advanced Computer Technology. Tweet This

In 1898, a British officer named James Squid was stationed in nowadays Pakistan. In a state of drunkenness, he thought that a tree was moving towards him and ordered its arrest. The tree is still in chains. Tweet This

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In the USA, the student loan debt is about 1.3 trillion dollars. Tweet This

H&M’s new swimsuit model, Gillean McLeod, is 60 years old. Tweet This

The Kielce Pogrom was the deadliest attack against Polish Jews after the World War II. On 4 July 1946, Polish soldiers, police officers, and civilians killed 42 Jews in Kielce, Poland. Tweet This

La Paz, Bolivia, has the world’s largest aerial cable car urban transit system. Tweet This

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In 2016, a judge from Fayetteville, North Carolina (USA), sentenced Sgt. Joseph Serna, a veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder, to 24 hours in jail. The compassionate judge (veteran himself) then joined the prisoner behind bars. Tweet This

Most people are unaware that raindrops (and most liquids) have spherical form while they fall through air. Historically, shot ball towers used this knowledge to create close to perfect spheres (bullets) by dripping down melted lead. Tweet This

The Ancient Romans had an eight-day week. Tweet This

Ray-Ban sunglasses were the first to introduce an anti-glare filter. Tweet This

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The largest shopping mall in the world, the New South China Mall (in Dongguan, China), covers an area twice as big as Vatican City, the world’s smallest country. Tweet This

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela became the first black head of state of South Africa in 1994. Before that, he had spent 27 years in prison. Tweet This