The original manuscript of Charles Darwin’s On The Origin Of Species, considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology, has his children’s drawings on them.
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random facts
the letters q w and x were illegal for over 80
The letters Q, W, and X were illegal for over 80 years in Turkey. They
were legalized in 2013; however, they were still not included in the
Turkish alphabet.
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there is a law in the state of iowa that if you
There is a law in the state of Iowa that if you are a one-armed piano player, that you must perform for free.
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rod stewart used to take his cocaine anally
Rod Stewart used to take his cocaine anally, rather than risk destroying his nasal passages. –
47 year old mark inglis climbed mount everest in
47-year-old Mark Inglis climbed Mount Everest in 2006, despite having no legs and one of his prostheses snapping in half during the middle of his climb at 21,000 feet.
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if you own any chickens in quitman georgia its
If you own any chickens in Quitman, Georgia, it’s illegal to let them
cross the road. Simply put, the law essentially wants owners to have
their chickens under control at all times.
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source: wtffunfact.com
none of the beatles considered by many to be the
None of The Beatles, considered by many to be the greatest musical act in history, are able to read or write sheet music.
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hippos have a red sweat with hipposudoric and
Hippo’s have a red sweat (with hipposudoric and norhipposudoric acid pigments) which has both a sunscreen and antibiotic property for when they need to leave the water during the day and endure the sun in order to eat additional vegetation.
underneath the avenues and boulevards of southern
Underneath the avenues and boulevards of southern Paris, France, there are catacombs/ossuaries holding the remains of more than six million people.
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