24 True Facts

Nathan Johnson Published 01/02/2017 in wow

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At the 2016 Olympics athletes ate for free at a McDonald's restaurant. They ordered so much food the lines extended out the door. They had to cap each order at $20.
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The International Space Station grew the first ever flower in space using a system designed by NASA.
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Several states have had to replace mile markers with 420 on them because pot heads kept stealing them. Now they read 419.9.
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Online dating is generating more than a billion dollars a year. Before you sign up though you should remember that more than half of the profiles on there are fake.
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The Tampa Bay Lightning signed female goalie Manon Rheaume in 1992. She played in a pair of preseason games for Tampa Bay but didn't make the regular season roster. She was the first woman to take part in a major pro sports game though, even though they didn't count.
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In November of 2016, the North Pole had temperatures of 36 degrees F. That's above normal and there is a huge piece of ice missing from the Arctic now.
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Since 2000 the hole in the Ozone has gotten smaller by 4 million square kilometers.
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Jawed Karim created YouTube after he couldn't find any footage of the wardrobe malfunction that occurred during Super Bowl XXXVIII.
9.
George Lucas still refuses to cooperate with Government Film Preservation Organizations. It's apparent when you are as successful as he is you can just do whatever you want.
10.
95% of the body's happiness hormones are actually located in the bowels.
11.
A woman found this painting for 5 bucks at a thrift store. She later found out it was worth millions of dollars.
12.
The Recording Industry Association of America said that damage caused by LimeWire was nearly $75 trillion. That's higher than the world wide GDP.
13.
Queen guitarist Brian May has a PhD in Astrophysics and he has co-authored three different research papers. Take that Big Bang Theory!
14.
Remember Doug from the show Scrubs? He has given up his acting career for law in Chicago. He is currently a respected attorney.
15.
The You Tube website sees 72 hours of video uploaded to it every sixty seconds. Think about that for a minute.
16.
It's illegal in China to use a pun or any type of word play in commercials. They should look into that here.
17.
The movie "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" broke the North American box office record. It easily topped the $760.5 million that was brought in by "Avatar."
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New Year's Eve 2016 was a little longer than normal due to a "Leap Second".
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The first ever shunt for hydrocephalus was created by Roald Dahl, the prolific writer of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, Matilda, and many more.
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America's first constitution, the Articles of Confederation, contained an open invitation for Canada to join the United States.
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Emma Morano is 117 years old. She is the last living person from the 1800's.
22.
A spelling mistake prevented a bank heist that would have totaled around $1 billion. The hackers still managed to pull off one of the biggest heists in history however, getting away with almost $80 million.
23.
More than one billion people use You Tube. That's more than a third of the total internet users in the world.
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In 1970, Debbie Reynolds was the highest paid actress on television. However, she walked away from her NBC show because the network was airing cigarette commercials during the show.

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At the 2016 Olympics athletes ate for free at a McDonald's restaurant. They ordered so much food the lines extended out the door. They had to cap each order at $20.
2.
The International Space Station grew the first ever flower in space using a system designed by NASA.
3.
Several states have had to replace mile markers with 420 on them because pot heads kept stealing them. Now they read 419.9.
4.
Online dating is generating more than a billion dollars a year. Before you sign up though you should remember that more than half of the profiles on there are fake.
5.
The Tampa Bay Lightning signed female goalie Manon Rheaume in 1992. She played in a pair of preseason games for Tampa Bay but didn't make the regular season roster. She was the first woman to take part in a major pro sports game though, even though they didn't count.
6.
In November of 2016, the North Pole had temperatures of 36 degrees F. That's above normal and there is a huge piece of ice missing from the Arctic now.
7.
Since 2000 the hole in the Ozone has gotten smaller by 4 million square kilometers.
8.
Jawed Karim created YouTube after he couldn't find any footage of the wardrobe malfunction that occurred during Super Bowl XXXVIII.
9.
George Lucas still refuses to cooperate with Government Film Preservation Organizations. It's apparent when you are as successful as he is you can just do whatever you want.
10.
95% of the body's happiness hormones are actually located in the bowels.
11.
A woman found this painting for 5 bucks at a thrift store. She later found out it was worth millions of dollars.
12.
The Recording Industry Association of America said that damage caused by LimeWire was nearly $75 trillion. That's higher than the world wide GDP.
13.
Queen guitarist Brian May has a PhD in Astrophysics and he has co-authored three different research papers. Take that Big Bang Theory!
14.
Remember Doug from the show Scrubs? He has given up his acting career for law in Chicago. He is currently a respected attorney.
15.
The You Tube website sees 72 hours of video uploaded to it every sixty seconds. Think about that for a minute.
16.
It's illegal in China to use a pun or any type of word play in commercials. They should look into that here.
17.
The movie "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" broke the North American box office record. It easily topped the $760.5 million that was brought in by "Avatar."
18.
New Year's Eve 2016 was a little longer than normal due to a "Leap Second".
19.
The first ever shunt for hydrocephalus was created by Roald Dahl, the prolific writer of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, Matilda, and many more.
20.
America's first constitution, the Articles of Confederation, contained an open invitation for Canada to join the United States.
21.
Emma Morano is 117 years old. She is the last living person from the 1800's.
22.
A spelling mistake prevented a bank heist that would have totaled around $1 billion. The hackers still managed to pull off one of the biggest heists in history however, getting away with almost $80 million.
23.
More than one billion people use You Tube. That's more than a third of the total internet users in the world.
24.
In 1970, Debbie Reynolds was the highest paid actress on television. However, she walked away from her NBC show because the network was airing cigarette commercials during the show.

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1. At the 2016 Olympics athletes ate for free at a McDonald's restaurant. They ordered so much food the lines extended out the door. They had to cap each order at $20.

2. The International Space Station grew the first ever flower in space using a system designed by NASA.

3. Several states have had to replace mile markers with 420 on them because pot heads kept stealing them. Now they read 419.9.

4. Online dating is generating more than a billion dollars a year. Before you sign up though you should remember that more than half of the profiles on there are fake.

5. The Tampa Bay Lightning signed female goalie Manon Rheaume in 1992. She played in a pair of preseason games for Tampa Bay but didn't make the regular season roster. She was the first woman to take part in a major pro sports game though, even though they didn't count.

6. In November of 2016, the North Pole had temperatures of 36 degrees F. That's above normal and there is a huge piece of ice missing from the Arctic now.

7. Since 2000 the hole in the Ozone has gotten smaller by 4 million square kilometers.

8. Jawed Karim created YouTube after he couldn't find any footage of the wardrobe malfunction that occurred during Super Bowl XXXVIII.

9. George Lucas still refuses to cooperate with Government Film Preservation Organizations. It's apparent when you are as successful as he is you can just do whatever you want.

10. 95% of the body's happiness hormones are actually located in the bowels.

11. A woman found this painting for 5 bucks at a thrift store. She later found out it was worth millions of dollars.

12. The Recording Industry Association of America said that damage caused by LimeWire was nearly $75 trillion. That's higher than the world wide GDP.

13. Queen guitarist Brian May has a PhD in Astrophysics and he has co-authored three different research papers. Take that Big Bang Theory!

14. Remember Doug from the show Scrubs? He has given up his acting career for law in Chicago. He is currently a respected attorney.

15. The You Tube website sees 72 hours of video uploaded to it every sixty seconds. Think about that for a minute.

16. It's illegal in China to use a pun or any type of word play in commercials. They should look into that here.

17. The movie "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" broke the North American box office record. It easily topped the $760.5 million that was brought in by "Avatar."

18. New Year's Eve 2016 was a little longer than normal due to a "Leap Second".

19. The first ever shunt for hydrocephalus was created by Roald Dahl, the prolific writer of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, Matilda, and many more.

20. America's first constitution, the Articles of Confederation, contained an open invitation for Canada to join the United States.

21. Emma Morano is 117 years old. She is the last living person from the 1800's.

22. A spelling mistake prevented a bank heist that would have totaled around $1 billion. The hackers still managed to pull off one of the biggest heists in history however, getting away with almost $80 million.

23. More than one billion people use You Tube. That's more than a third of the total internet users in the world.

24. In 1970, Debbie Reynolds was the highest paid actress on television. However, she walked away from her NBC show because the network was airing cigarette commercials during the show.

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1.
At the 2016 Olympics athletes ate for free at a McDonald's restaurant. They ordered so much food the lines extended out the door. They had to cap each order at $20.

2.
The International Space Station grew the first ever flower in space using a system designed by NASA.

3.
Several states have had to replace mile markers with 420 on them because pot heads kept stealing them. Now they read 419.9.

4.
Online dating is generating more than a billion dollars a year. Before you sign up though you should remember that more than half of the profiles on there are fake.

5.
The Tampa Bay Lightning signed female goalie Manon Rheaume in 1992. She played in a pair of preseason games for Tampa Bay but didn't make the regular season roster. She was the first woman to take part in a major pro sports game though, even though they didn't count.

6.
In November of 2016, the North Pole had temperatures of 36 degrees F. That's above normal and there is a huge piece of ice missing from the Arctic now.

7.
Since 2000 the hole in the Ozone has gotten smaller by 4 million square kilometers.

8.
Jawed Karim created YouTube after he couldn't find any footage of the wardrobe malfunction that occurred during Super Bowl XXXVIII.

9.
George Lucas still refuses to cooperate with Government Film Preservation Organizations. It's apparent when you are as successful as he is you can just do whatever you want.

10.
95% of the body's happiness hormones are actually located in the bowels.

11.
A woman found this painting for 5 bucks at a thrift store. She later found out it was worth millions of dollars.

12.
The Recording Industry Association of America said that damage caused by LimeWire was nearly $75 trillion. That's higher than the world wide GDP.

13.
Queen guitarist Brian May has a PhD in Astrophysics and he has co-authored three different research papers. Take that Big Bang Theory!

14.
Remember Doug from the show Scrubs? He has given up his acting career for law in Chicago. He is currently a respected attorney.

15.
The You Tube website sees 72 hours of video uploaded to it every sixty seconds. Think about that for a minute.

16.
It's illegal in China to use a pun or any type of word play in commercials. They should look into that here.

17.
The movie "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" broke the North American box office record. It easily topped the $760.5 million that was brought in by "Avatar."

18.
New Year's Eve 2016 was a little longer than normal due to a "Leap Second".

19.
The first ever shunt for hydrocephalus was created by Roald Dahl, the prolific writer of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, Matilda, and many more.

20.
America's first constitution, the Articles of Confederation, contained an open invitation for Canada to join the United States.

21.
Emma Morano is 117 years old. She is the last living person from the 1800's.

22.
A spelling mistake prevented a bank heist that would have totaled around $1 billion. The hackers still managed to pull off one of the biggest heists in history however, getting away with almost $80 million.

23.
More than one billion people use You Tube. That's more than a third of the total internet users in the world.

24.
In 1970, Debbie Reynolds was the highest paid actress on television. However, she walked away from her NBC show because the network was airing cigarette commercials during the show.