Mar
7th
2017
Random Facts #31 · 8:08pm Mar 7th, 2017
The Neanderthals likely existed at the same time as modern humans before being driven to extinction.
Walt Disney was once called boring and uncreative by his former employer.
The reason why Chiclet gum is called that is because naturally occurring gum in the wild is called chicle.
Around 99% of the Earth's water is unusable for drinking or irrigation.
The oldest stars in the universe are also the smallest and coolest.
The Titanic was ironically called the "unsinkable ship".
The Titanic was unsinkable with a smart crew. It wasn't idiot proofed, though.
4447041 You can't steer a ship with an extra thick hull away from an iceberg when everyone working on it is an idiot.
4447096 The Titanic was designed to plow through icebergs.
4447097 Unfortunately that was the exact opposite of what happened.
4447193 It turned slightly and subtly enough that the iceberg ripped through the cast iron, stressing its tension.
4447233 "GIMME THAT EXTRA-THICK IDIOT SHIELD!"
4447296 Yeah.