The video lists 50 interesting facts on various topics. Here's a summary of some of the facts:
1. Google rents goats to replace lawnmowers, and Nintendo has so much money that it could sustain a $250 million deficit for 30 years.
2. Taiwan offers free Wi-Fi to tourists, while North Korea has a limited number of government-approved haircuts.
3. Ancient Babylonians used base-60 math, which is why we have 60 seconds in a minute and 360 degrees in a circle.
4. A company created a 720-meter zipline between Spain and Portugal, and a man survived for three days at the bottom of the ocean in a sunken ship.
5. The International Space Station is the most expensive thing ever built, and the wind can blow sand from the Sahara Desert to the Amazon rainforest.
6. A study found that people who appear distracted have sharper brains, and a man named Harrison Akeem survived for three days at the bottom of the ocean.
7. The Gatling gun was invented to reduce the number of soldiers needed in battle, and if the NYPD were its own army, it would be the 20th best-funded army in the world.
8. A woman was sentenced to 20 months in jail for sending abusive messages to herself, and a program allows people to travel the world with free food and accommodations in exchange for volunteer work.
9. Brass doorknobs can automatically disinfect themselves, and a man in China bought a first-class ticket and ate free food in the VIP lounge for almost a year before canceling his ticket for a full refund.
10. A small apartment building in Greenland once housed 1% of the population, and German used to be the second most widely spoken language in the US before it was repressed during World War I.
These are just a few of the many interesting facts presented in the video.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Google rents goats to replace lawnmowers at their Mountain View headquarters.
2. The brain doesn't record events when a person is blackout drunk.
3. Ancient Babylonians used base 60 for math, which is why we have 60 seconds in a minute and 360 degrees in a circle.
4. Nintendo has enough money to run a deficit of $250 million every year and still survive until 2050.
5. Taiwan offers free Wi-Fi to tourists through over 4,000 hotspots across the island.
6. The CIA tipped off South Africa's intelligence service about Nelson Mandela's location, leading to his arrest in 1962.
7. In Japan, it's illegal to dance in nightclubs after midnight.
8. Former US President Calvin Coolidge used to buzz for his bodyguards and then hide under his desk.
9. There's a fruit called black sapote or chocolate pudding fruit that tastes like chocolate pudding.
10. Ganesh Subrahmanyam created the world's smallest code lock in India.
11. The phrase "the luck of the Irish" originally meant "sheer luck" rather than extreme good fortune.
12. In North Korea, citizens are forced to choose from one of 28 government-approved haircuts.
13. There are approximately 3 million shipwrecks on the ocean floor worth billions in value and treasure.
14. A 7-year-old boy was suspended for biting a Pop-Tart into the shape of a gun.
15. A company created a 720-meter international zipline between Spain and Portugal in 2013.
16. Potato chip bags are filled with nitrogen, not air, to keep chips crisp and provide a cushion during shipping.
17. A German author wrote a satirical novel about Hitler waking up in modern-day Berlin and becoming a comedian.
18. In Japan, there is a fruit called black sapote or chocolate pudding fruit that tastes like chocolate pudding.
19. The world's smallest code lock was created by Ganesh Subrahmanyam in India.
20. The phrase "the luck of the Irish" originally meant "sheer luck" rather than extreme good fortune.
21. In North Korea, citizens are forced to choose from one of 28 government-approved haircuts.
22. There are approximately 3 million shipwrecks on the ocean floor worth billions in value and treasure.
23. A 7-year-old boy was suspended for biting a Pop-Tart into the shape of a gun.
24. A company created a 720-meter international zipline between Spain and Portugal in 2013.
25. There is a squirrel whisperer at Penn State University named Mary Krupa who can put hats and earmuffs on squirrels.
26. Army ants are used as nature's sutures in some cultures.
27. A massive bird's nest was built on a telephone pole in the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa.
28. A study found that people who appear distracted have more working memory and sharper brains.
29. The Infinite Monkey Theorem states that a monkey hitting keys at random on a typewriter will eventually type out any given text.
30. Ambiverts are people who are moderately comfortable with groups and social interactions but also relish time alone.
31. A twin was born 34 minutes after her brother but, due to a daylight savings time adjustment, was actually born 26 minutes before him.
32. A study found that children dislike or fear clowns.
33. The International Space Station is the most expensive thing ever built, with a cost of $160 billion.
34. Approximately 68% of people experience phantom vibration syndrome, where they think their phone is buzzing when it's not.
35. Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight boxing champion, was once pulled over and given a $50 speeding ticket.
36. In North Korea, it is currently the Year 105, based on the birth of Kim Il-sung in 1912.
37. Teddy Roosevelt was shot before giving a speech but proceeded to give a 90-minute speech anyway.
38. In Armenia, all children aged 6 and up are taught chess in school as a mandatory part of their curriculum.
39. Schools that ditch schoolyard rules see a decrease in bullying, serious injuries, and vandalism.
40. The desert sands of the Sahara are blown by the wind all the way to the Amazon, recharging its minerals.
41. Muhammad Ali was refused an autograph from his boxing idol Sugar Ray Robinson as a child.
42. President JFK purchased 1,200 Cuban cigars just hours before he ordered the Cuban trade embargo in 1962.
43. A Greek war veteran named Strom Addis Miradas was diagnosed with cancer and told he only had six months to live but lived to be 102 years old.
44. An Indiana State Prison allows murderers to adopt cats in their cells to help teach them love and compassion.
45. The Gatling gun was invented by Dr. Richard Gatling to reduce the need for large armies and diminish exposure to battle and disease.
46. If New York City were its own country, the NYPD would be the 20th best-funded army in the world.
47. A 24-year-old woman was sentenced to 20 months in jail for sending abusive messages to herself from fake profiles.
48. The Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) is an international program that allows you to travel the world with free food and accommodations in exchange for volunteer work.
49. Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in eight hours due to the oligodynamic effect.
50. The skeleton of a turtle has a unique appearance.
51. A man in China bought a first-class ticket on China Eastern Airlines and ate free food for almost an entire year in the VIP lounge.
52. In Greenland, 1% of the population lived in one apartment building called Block P.
53. German used to be the second most widely spoken language in the United States before it was forcibly repressed during World War I.
54. Steve Jobs wanted to add a small mysterious character to the Macintosh computers that would appear about every 1000 times you used an OS UI element.
55. In the 1960s, the US did an experiment where two people without nuclear training had to design a nuclear bomb using only publicly available documents, and they succeeded.