It is illegal to use a public toilet and not flush it in Singapore. If caught, you can face up to a $150 fine.
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Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/things-that-are-illegal-in-singapore-2015-7?r=US&IR=T
The U.S. Army designed the T-13 “beano” grenade to be similar in shape and weight to a baseball in order to leverage soldiers’ skills in the sport. However, there were problems with the grenade’s fuze design and the weapon was eventually scrapped after WWII ended..– WTF Fun Facts
A Chinese father hired virtual assassins to kill his son’s World of Warcraft character, hoping he would stop playing after he previously quit his day job. – WTF Fun Facts
In 2013, police in the Maldives arrested a coconut for loitering near a polling station for the presidential election. Locals feared the coconut may have been imbued with a black magic spell to influence the election as there was a Surah written on it.
The Battle of Saragarhi is considered to be one of the greatest last stands in history. 21 soldiers of the 36th Sikh Regiment fought an army of over 10,000 Afghans and killed more than 600 of them before perishing to enemy bullets.
In 1924, Ford had produced over 10 million Model T’s and more than half the cars in the world were Ford.
Source: http://www.autoatlantic.com/Sept08/Sept08_Ford-Model-T-is-100.html
Former President George H. W. Bush used to love to wear whimsical socks, including those with his picture on them.
The word karaoke is derived from two Japanese words karappo meaning ‘empty’ and okesutura meaning ‘orchestra’.
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Whats-the-origin-of-the-word-karaoke/articleshow/2964376.cms
For the last few months of his life, President James Garfield was fed through his rectum by his friend Dr. Doctor W. Bliss.
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Source: https://nypost.com/2016/09/22/the-inept-doctor-who-killed-president-garfield/