1. After being eliminated from Hell's Kitchen, they are immediately taken to a house where they are treated with back rubs, haircuts, and manicures. This is because that the experience on the show is so draining, the producers are worried the contestants will kill themselves.
2. Switzerland have enough nuclear shelter to house %114 of the population.
3. There is a chimpanzee that was held in a zoo in Russia that became addicted to cigarettes and beer. He had to go to rehab and he fully recovered :).
4. In 1860 Abraham Lincoln received a letter from an 11 year old girl that said if he grew a beard, the ladies would appreciate him more. This is why he grew his famous beard.
5. If you wanted to buy a Playstation 4 in Brazil, it would cost you about 1800 hundred american dollars because of the heavy import taxes.
Bonus Fact: It would be cheaper to fly over to America, buy the Playstation, and return to Brazil.
6. In 2013, France banned child beauty pageants because they promoted the hyper sexualization of minors.
7. During World War I, prisoners of war in Canada were treated extremely well. They had soccer tournaments, video games, and in general were treated very nicely. After the war ended, many did not want to go home.
8. Most airlines require the pilot and co-pilot to eat different meals incase one of the meals is poisoned or causes food poisoning.
9. In the early 1930s, there was a movement called Technocracy that said scientists and engineers should replace businessmen and politicians because they could manage the economy better. The fad died out relatively quickly.
10. The centennial light bulb in Livermore, California has been burning since 1901 and is considered the longest lasting lightbulb.
11. Freddy Mercury favorite song was "Somebody to Love", but he didn't want to announce that publicly because he didn't want people to think he only liked his own music.
12. Extras that play the role of zombies in "The Walking Dead" have to go to "zombie school" where they are graded on how convincingly they can play there role.
13. In 2013, a man in China hired some gamers to kill his son's avatar. The purpose of this was to get his son more focused on getting a job.
14. A study conducted in 2013 had three wines labeled: Californian, Texan, and French. When participants chose their favorite wine, it was almost always the French wine. All of the wines were Texan and the same exact thing.
15. A study conducted in Britain showed that the average family of four loses 60 socks per year.
16. In 2012 the creators of an anti-piracy ad were fined for stealing music for said ad.
17. On Google Maps, it actually shows how many android phones are currently making the journey you are looking at.
18. Your father gives you more DNA than your mother, so genetically speaking, you are more like your father than your mother.
19. Valet employees get on average %20 more money in tips if they leave a happy face on the receipt.
20. Take any number of your choosing for this one. Have your number? Double it, add 6, divide by 2 and subtract by the number you started with. If you did this correctly, it should always be 3.
Very informative and entertaining.
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