Insanely Obscure Facts That Only Trivia Legends Will Know
Thirsty for knowledge? Then call us "Sprite," because we're here to quench that parched brain. After all, expanding our knowledge about the world is what helps us grow. To that end, we've compiled some of the most interestingly random facts that aren't taught in school. Heck, we’re willing to bet that even the most ultra-knowledgable have never heard most of these random tidbits. Here are 42 curiosity-quenching random facts.
Curiosity-Quenching Random Facts
42. Not a Bad Way to Get Rich
Forbes broke down a list of billionaires by country, and in Brazil, 3 out of 5 billionaires made their fortune from beer. Don't quit your day job to start a microbrewery, though—the richest among them, Jorge Paulo Lemann, has a stake in Anheuser-Busch InBev, the largest brewer in the world.
41.A Little Ketchup Each Day Keeps the Doctor Away
In 1834, Dr. John Cooke Bennet added tomatoes to ketchup, which back in the day was made out of fish or mushrooms. He alleged that his new ketchup would cure jaundice, rheumatoid arthritis, indigestion, and diarrhea, as they were packed with vitamins and antioxidants. Since, as it turns out, the claims weren't quite accurate, (shocker!) ketchup was no longer used as medicine by 1850.
40. Tigger The Tiger Invented A Heart
Paul Winchell, the voice of Tigger in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, first gained fame as a ventriloquist, but he decided that he wanted to do more with his life. He ended up sharing his concept for the first artificial heart with Dr. Henry Heimlich—yes, as in, the Heimlich maneuver—and later helped surgeons come up with one of the first mechanical hearts in human history. Unfortunately, his device never worked, but ya gotta give Tigger credit for trying.
