9 Random Facts That Will  Make Your Day

Here are 9 interesting facts about a variety of fun topics. Keep on reading to learn something new.

1

Women buy 80% of everything that is for sale.

2

In the US between 1983 and 2000, there were 568 plane crashes. 51,207 of the 53,487 people aboard got out alive: a survival rate of 96%.

3

Potatoes were illegal in France between 1748 and 1772.

4

Aerosmith has made more money from 'Guitar Hero' than from any of their albums.

5

You are 14% more likely to die on your birthday than any other day.

6

From 1912 to 1948, the painting was an Olympic event.

7

West Side Story was originally called East Side Story.

8

For 48 years after canned food was invented, people who wanted to eat it had to use a hammer and chisel. The can opener wasn't invented until 1858.

9

Just like humans, British cows moo in accents specific to their region.

These 10 Weird Facts You Will Not Believe

1

The world’s deepest postbox is in Susami Bay in Japan. It’s 10 meters underwater.

2

A Chicago man once robbed a Subway and then crossed the street to buy a Potbelly sandwich with the money.

3

Light doesn’t necessarily travel at the speed of light. The slowest we’ve ever recorded light moving at is 38 mph.

4

In 1567, the man said to have the longest beard in the world died after he tripped over his beard running away from a fire.

5

A U.S. park ranger named Roy C. Sullivan held the record for being struck by lightning the most times, having been struck - and surviving - seven times between 1942 and 1977. He died of a self-inflicted gunshot in 1983.

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6

The Romans used to clean and whiten their teeth with urine. Apparently, it works.

7

France was still executing people by guillotine when Star Wars: A New Hope hit theaters.

8

On Jupiter and Saturn, it rains diamonds.

9

A strawberry is NOT a berry. A banana IS a berry.

10

Humans and elephants are the only animals with chins, although this leads to debate over the use of the term.

10 Facts About Iron Man

Ever since the release of the first 'Iron Man' film in 2008, the Marvel character has become a certified cultural icon. Here are 10 things you should know about Tony Stark and his armored alter ego.

1

Both Tom Cruise and Nicolas Cage were almost Iron Man instead of Robert Downey, Jr.

2

In the Iron Man films, J.A.R.V.I.S has a lengthy name, "Just a Rather Very Intelligent System."

3

The Iron Man suit can lift over 100 tons.

4

Robert Downey, Jr. is one of the world's oldest superheroes. He just turned 50 years old.

5

Tony Stark is a very rich man. He bought Area 51 from the military!

6

Tony Stark has a serious drinking problem. It’s something that Marvel has avoided dealing with.

7

The Mandarin was supposed to be in 2008’s Iron Man.

8

In the comics, Iron Man joined The Guardians Of The Galaxy.

9

In 1981 at the age of 16, Robert Downey Jr. received a one day suspension from school for snatching a comic book from the hands of one of his classmates and calling him a nerd. It was an issue of Invincible Iron Man.

10

Stan Lee modeled Tony Stark on famed businessman Howard Hughes, with all of the real-world industrialist's playboy habits.