Facts You Probably don’t Need
- The Inca goddess Axomamma is the goddess of potatoes.
- In Sweden, Monty Python’s Life of Brian was marketed as “So funny, it was banned in Norway.”
- The company that makes Lamborghini was originally just a tractor company. They only began making the famous cars out of spite against Ferrari.
- The last wild cow died in 1627.
- Cigarette lighters were invented before matches.
- The only member of the rock band ZZ Top that didn’t have a beard was the drummer. His name is Frank Beard.
- In 2012, six scientists were convicted on manslaughter charges after they failed to adequately warn people about a 2006 earthquake in Italy which killed over 300 people. The charges were later overturned on appeal.
- Prader-Willi Syndrome is a disorder that causes the constant feeling of hunger.
Facts by Sean McVeigh, factologist.