The text discusses four lesser-known facts. The first fact is about a deep web experiment called "Random Darknet Shopper," where a bot was given $100 in Bitcoins each week to buy random things on the dark web. The creators of the experiment were arrested after the bot bought 10 authentic ecstasy pills.
The second fact is about Yao Ming, the Chinese basketball player. His life was planned by the Chinese government, who arranged for his parents, both tall athletes, to get married in the hope of producing a tall basketball player.
The third fact is about the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem. One of their vocalists, Per Yngve "Dead" Ohlin, suffered from mental health issues and was manipulated by the other band members. He eventually committed suicide, and his death was exploited by the band for publicity.
The fourth fact is about a supposedly infamous law in England in 1770 that banned lipstick, claiming it had the power to seduce men. However, this law is likely an urban legend, and no evidence of its existence can be found. The text also discusses the history of makeup in 18th-century France and London.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. A group created a fully automated program called "Random Darkness Shopper" that received $100 in Bitcoins every week to buy random things on the deep web.
2. The program was set up to buy items from the Alpha Bay page, which was a marketplace on the deep web.
3. The creators of the program were eventually arrested after the program bought 10 authentic ecstasy pills.
4. The program was part of an art project, and the creators would display the items bought by the program in an exhibition.
5. Yao Ming, the famous basketball player, was the result of a government-arranged marriage between his parents, who were chosen for their athletic abilities.
6. Yao Ming's parents were both former professional basketball players, and they pushed him to pursue basketball from a young age.
7. Yao Ming's mother was 1.88 meters tall, and his father was 2.08 meters tall.
8. Dead, a musician, suffered from mental health issues and was encouraged by his bandmates to commit suicide.
9. Dead eventually took his own life with a shotgun, and his bandmates took a photo of his body to use as an album cover.
10. The lipstick law, which supposedly banned lipstick in 1770, is likely a myth with no basis in reality.
11. In 1700, the use of makeup varied between France and London, with prostitutes in France not wearing makeup and those in London wearing it to attract clients.
12. There are stories about men divorcing their wives after seeing them without makeup, but these stories are likely exaggerated or apocryphal.