Here are some random facts for you.
1. In 1878, there was a U.S. Supreme Court Justice named Ward Hunt, who suffered a stroke that left him unable to either attend court sessions or to render opinions. Yet he refused to resign for another four years.
It wasn’t political, he only did it to stay long enough to claim his pension.
2. For the original Nintendo to be compatible with European TVs, there had to be special versions of the games that ran 17% slower, and were actually much easier as a result.
3. The day after Osama bin Laden’s death, Disney tried to trademark the name “SEAL Team 6”, but it was rejected.
4. Vlasic Pickles uses a stork as a mascot because pregnant women are known to crave pickles.
5. The reason Chuck E. Cheese loves celebrating birthdays is, according to a book on his origin story, he’s an orphan who didn’t know his own birthday so he loved other kids’ parties. Yikes.
(Wikipedia / Metro UK / Wikipedia / Mental Floss / Chuck E. Cheese)
