The video features a person presenting 50 interesting facts on various topics, including history, science, and pop culture. Some of the notable facts include:
- The origin of the Ouija Board's name
- IKEA releasing 100 cats into a store to observe their behavior
- Hedy Lamarr, a film actress, being a mathematician and inventor of frequency hopping spread spectrum technology
- Martin Luther King Jr. ad-libbing the "I have a dream" line in his famous speech
- A stray cat guiding a blind dog
- An indoor farm in Japan using 99% less water than outdoor farms
- Sandy Island, a non-existent island, being charted on maps for over a century
- Google not considering GPA or test scores when hiring
- A judge in Ohio using "creative justice" to sentence guilty defendants
- The SR-71 Blackbird being the world's fastest air-breathing aircraft
- Research showing that people who use Facebook to brag are typically narcissists
- A billionaire, Elon Musk, building his own school
- A passenger on a British Airways flight causing a diversion due to a smelly poop
The video also promotes a survey for viewers to participate in to help the creator learn more about their audience and create content they'd like to see.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The modern Ouija Board got its name in 1890 by asking the board what it should be called.
2. In 2010, an Ikea in Wembley, England unleashed 100 cats into a store to see what would happen.
3. The United States is the most armed nation in the world, with 88.8 guns per 100 people.
4. Hedy Lamarr was a mathematician and inventor of the frequency hopping spread spectrum technology.
5. Martin Luther King Jr. ad-libbed the "I have a dream" line during his famous speech in 1963.
6. A stray cat in Russia kept a two-month-old abandoned baby boy warm in freezing temperatures in 2015.
7. Jerusalem is one of the oldest cities in the world, having been destroyed twice, besieged 23 times, captured, and recaptured 44 times.
8. In 1915, Cecil Chubb bought Stonehenge for approximately $10,000 and gave it to Britain in 1918.
9. The traditional aboriginal Canadian version of lacrosse had teams of 100 to 1,000 men and fields up to 3 kilometers long.
10. Research conducted by the University of Exeter found that every individual shark has its own distinct character and personality.
11. Google has found that GPA and test scores are worthless as hiring criteria, with 14% of their employees not having gone to college.
12. Elon Musk built his own school, Ad Astra, after being dissatisfied with his children's school.
13. A study from 1978 found that 90% of people who were prevented from attempting suicide using the Golden Gate Bridge were either alive or died of natural causes.
14. In 2012, a crew of scientists sailed to the location of Sandy Island and found that it didn't exist.
15. The world's population, approximately 7.4 billion people, wouldn't come close to filling the Grand Canyon.
16. There are two McDonald's in the US that still serve McPizza, located in Ohio and West Virginia.
17. Quicksand is impossible to suck you under because you aren't dense enough to sink in it.
18. A Korean eatery in Zhengzhou City, China, allows people to dine for free if they are among the five most beautiful patrons of the day.
19. The SR-71 Blackbird was the world's fastest air-breathing aircraft and outran nearly 4,000 missiles fired at it during its service.
20. George Washington was posthumously promoted to history's only six-star general in 1976.
21. The Chinese government takes officials and their families on prison tours to give them an introduction to what awaits them if they engage in corruption.
22. King Hassan II of Morocco grabbed the radio during an assassination attempt and told the rebel pilots to stop firing.
23. When you kiss someone for the first time, you get a spike in the neurotransmitter dopamine, making you crave more.
24. Endorphins are released when you kiss someone, bringing on waves of euphoria.
25. Sadie Renee Johnson started a wildfire in 2013 to give her bored firefighter friends some work, but it spread to 206 square kilometers and cost nearly $8 million to control.
26. In 2015, a stray cat in Russia kept a two-month-old abandoned baby boy warm in freezing temperatures.
27. Jerusalem is one of the oldest cities in the world, having been destroyed twice, besieged 23 times, captured, and recaptured 44 times.
28. In 1915, Cecil Chubb bought Stonehenge for approximately $10,000 and gave it to Britain in 1918.
29. The traditional aboriginal Canadian version of lacrosse had teams of 100 to 1,000 men and fields up to 3 kilometers long.
30. Research conducted by the University of Exeter found that every individual shark has its own distinct character and personality.
31. Google has found that GPA and test scores are worthless as hiring criteria, with 14% of their employees not having gone to college.
32. Elon Musk built his own school, Ad Astra, after being dissatisfied with his children's school.
33. A study from 1978 found that 90% of people who were prevented from attempting suicide using the Golden Gate Bridge were either alive or died of natural causes.
34. In 2012, a crew of scientists sailed to the location of Sandy Island and found that it didn't exist.
35. The world's population, approximately 7.4 billion people, wouldn't come close to filling the Grand Canyon.
36. There are two McDonald's in the US that still serve McPizza, located in Ohio and West Virginia.
37. Quicksand is impossible to suck you under because you aren't dense enough to sink in it.
38. A Korean eatery in Zhengzhou City, China, allows people to dine for free if they are among the five most beautiful patrons of the day.
39. The SR-71 Blackbird was the world's fastest air-breathing aircraft and outran nearly 4,000 missiles fired at it during its service.
40. George Washington was posthumously promoted to history's only six-star general in 1976.
41. The Chinese government takes officials and their families on prison tours to give them an introduction to what awaits them if they engage in corruption.
42. King Hassan II of Morocco grabbed the radio during an assassination attempt and told the rebel pilots to stop firing.
43. When you kiss someone for the first time, you get a spike in the neurotransmitter dopamine, making you crave more.
44. Endorphins are released when you kiss someone, bringing on waves of euphoria.
45. Sadie Renee Johnson started a wildfire in 2013 to give her bored firefighter friends some work, but it spread to 206 square kilometers and cost nearly $8 million to control.
46. In 2015, a stray cat in Russia kept a two-month-old abandoned baby boy warm in freezing temperatures.
47. Jerusalem is one of the oldest cities in the world, having been destroyed twice, besieged 23 times, captured, and recaptured 44 times.
48. In 1915, Cecil Chubb bought Stonehenge for approximately $10,000 and gave it to Britain in 1918.
49. The traditional aboriginal Canadian version of lacrosse had teams of 100 to 1,000 men and fields up to 3 kilometers long.
50. Research conducted by the University of Exeter found that every individual shark has its own distinct character and personality.
51. There is an indoor farm in Japan that can produce 10,000 heads of lettuce a day while using 99% less water than an outdoor farm.
52. Sandy Island was chartered on maps for over a century until a crew of scientists sailed to the location in 2012 and found that it didn't exist.
53. If the world's population, approximately 7.4 billion people, piled into the Grand Canyon, they wouldn't come close to filling it up.
54. There are two McDonald's in the US that still serve McPizza, located in Ohio and West Virginia.
55. Quicksand is impossible to suck you under because you aren't dense enough to sink in it.
56. A Korean eatery in Zhengzhou City, China, allows people to dine for free if they are among the five most beautiful patrons of the day.
57. The SR-71 Blackbird was the world's fastest air-breathing aircraft and outran nearly 4,000 missiles fired at it during its service.
58. George Washington was posthumously promoted to history's only six-star general in 1976.
59. The Chinese government takes officials and their families on prison tours to give them an introduction to what awaits them if they engage in corruption.
60. King Hassan II of Morocco grabbed the radio during an assassination attempt and told the rebel pilots to stop firing.
61. When you kiss someone for the first time, you get a spike in the neurotransmitter dopamine, making you crave more.
62. Endorphins are released when you kiss someone, bringing on waves of euphoria.
63. Sadie Renee Johnson started a wildfire in 2013 to give her bored firefighter friends some work, but it spread to 206 square kilometers and cost nearly $8 million to control.
64. In 2015, a stray cat in Russia kept a two-month-old abandoned baby boy warm in freezing temperatures.
65. Jerusalem is one of the oldest cities in the world, having been destroyed twice, besieged 23 times, captured, and recaptured 44 times.
66. In 1915, Cecil Chubb bought Stonehenge for approximately $10,000 and gave it to Britain in 1918.
67. The traditional aboriginal Canadian version of lacrosse had teams of 100 to 1,000 men and fields up to 3 kilometers long.
68. Research conducted by the University of Exeter found that every individual shark has its own distinct character and personality.
69. There is an Asian elephant named Koshik that can imitate human speech by sticking its trunk in its mouth.
70. The reflex that causes people to sneeze when looking at the sun is called the photic sneeze reflex.
71. A pine tree planted in 2004 in Los Angeles Park in memory of former Beatle George Harrison died after being infested by beetles.
72. Studies have shown that when a woman frequently texts her partner in a relationship, they are both happier with each other.
73. However, when a man sends the majority of texts, both partners feel less happy and a woman often considers ending the relationship.
74. A German officer once asked Picasso if he did the painting Guernica, to which Picasso replied, "No, you did."
75. There is an Asian elephant named Koshik that can imitate human speech by sticking its trunk in its mouth.
76. When Steven Spielberg first applied to USC's Cinematic Art School, he was rejected three times by the admission's officer.
77. When Steven was awarded his honorary doctorate from that school, he agreed to accept it only if it was personally signed by that same admission's officer, and it was.
78. A man named Chito rescued a dying crocodile, who recovered and refused to leave the man's side, and they are inseparable to this day.
79. In 1910, President Taft recommended that workers take three months of vacation time annually.
80. In ancient Egypt, little people were seen as people with celestial gifts and were treated like gods and given the highest social positions.
81. There is a town in Texas called Earth, which is the only place on earth officially named Earth.
82. On December 16, 2002, during Yao Ming's first game in the NBA, the Miami Heat promoted the game by passing out 8,000 fortune cookies.
83. In 2015, a passenger on British Airways took a poop that smelled so bad that pilots decided to turn the plane around.
84. The reflex that causes people to sneeze when looking at the sun is called the photic sneeze reflex.
85. A pine tree planted in 2004 in Los Angeles Park in memory of former Beatle George Harrison died after being infested by beetles.
86. Studies have shown that when a woman frequently texts her partner in a relationship, they are both happier with each other.
87. However, when a man sends the majority of texts, both partners feel less happy and a woman often considers ending the relationship.
88. A German officer once asked Picasso if he did the painting Guernica, to which Picasso replied, "No, you did."
89. There is an Asian elephant named Koshik that can imitate human speech by sticking its trunk in its mouth.
90. When Steven Spielberg first applied to USC's Cinematic Art School, he was rejected three times by the admission's officer.
91. When Steven was awarded his honorary doctorate from that school, he agreed to accept it only if it was personally signed by that same admission's officer, and it was.
92. A man named Chito rescued a dying crocodile, who recovered and refused to leave the man's side, and they are inseparable to this day.
93. In 1910, President Taft recommended that workers take three months of vacation time annually.
94. In ancient Egypt, little people were seen as people with celestial gifts and were treated like gods and given the highest social positions.
95. There is a town in Texas called Earth, which is the only place on earth officially named Earth.
96. On December 16, 2002, during Yao Ming's first game in the NBA, the Miami Heat promoted the game by passing out 8,000 fortune cookies.
97. In 2015, a passenger on British Airways took a poop that smelled so bad that pilots decided to turn the plane around.
98. The reflex that causes people to sneeze when looking at the sun is called the photic sneeze reflex.
99. A pine tree planted in 2004 in Los Angeles Park in memory of former Beatle George Harrison died after being infested by beetles.
100. Studies have shown that when a woman frequently texts her partner in a relationship, they are both happier with each other.