Random Fact Generator

A new online toy I've just discovered. And it's brought me the following delights:

"During a 1956 speech for his campaign of de-Stalinization, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev was asked by an unseen audience member why, as an advisor to the dictator, he had never stopped Stalin from committing his atrocities. Khrushchev immediately lashed out, “Who said that?” The room grew quiet. Khrushchev repeated his query to more silence, waited a beat, and then said, “Well, now you understand why." "

"Cleopatra had a special lipstick made for her, consisting of crushed ants and deep red carmine beetles."

"“Play it again, Sam” is probably the best known quote from the film Casablanca (1942) starring Humphrey Bogart. The problem is, it was never said. It’s a misquote."

"Underneath the striped fur of a tiger, its skin is also striped."

"Two-thirds of the world’s lawyers live in the United States."

"Every year 0.1 percent of BB gun shootings are attempted suicides. That means about 30 people every year try to kill themselves with the tiny pellets."

"Perhaps one of the lowest moments in sports history was perpetrated by the members of the 2000 Spanish Paralympic basketball team. How low did they go? After the team snagged a gold medal, it was revealed that 10 of the 12 players had never been tested, and were, in fact, not mentally challenged."

"Blue eyes are the result of an ancient genetic mutation."

I may make a collection of these a weekly staple. Absolutely fascinating.