. Robert Williams, a Ford assembly line worker, is the first human in history to have been killed by a robot. He was hit by a robotic arm in 1979. –

n 2006 Ireland blocked the US from transporting arms to Israel through Shannon Airport, “segments of the Irish public see the airport as a symbol of Irish complicity in perceived US wrong doing in the Middle East.” 

  A man named Chen Si spends every weekend of his life at the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge (the World’s #1 suicide site) and saves people from jumping.  – 

    Pet turtles in the U.S. must be at least 4 inches long so children can’t fit them in their mouths and contract salmonellosis. –

Didn’t know that 

    When skydiver Joan Murray’s main parachute and backup parachute failed, she approached the ground at 130 kilometers per hour, landing on a mound of fire ants. Doctors believe that the shock of being stung over 200 times by the ants released a surge of adrenaline, which kept her heart beating. –

 In 1978, Charlie Chaplin’s body was stolen and held for ransom. His widow refused to pay ransom demands of £400,000 because “Charlie would have thought it ridiculous.” The body was found 11 weeks later.

                            The Maldives has had the highest national divorce rate in the world for many decades.

                    Astronauts have a patch of Velcro inside their helmet so that they can scratch their nose when needed.

  . France and Brazil have been at war over lobsters, arguing whether lobsters swim or crawl.

Well I never

. Guantanamo Bay has a McDonalds; prisoners with good behavior are offered Happy Meals. 

                              . Giraffes only need 5 to 30 minutes of sleep in a 24 hour period.

                               George Lucas wanted to make a Flash Gordon movie but could not obtain the rights so instead, he created Star Wars

I didn’t know that

                        In Rome, the ancient temple where Julius Caesar was murdered is now a sanctuary for hundreds of cats. 

Respect 

     As HMS Birkenhead sank, the soldiers stood silently in rank, while the women and children were loaded into the lifeboats. They remained in rank as the ship slipped under and over 300 died. Their courage and chivalry gave rise to the “women and children first” protocol. 

Well done to them

 During WWI, France built a ‘Fake Paris’ near its capital city to confuse German pilots. 

                           Even when adjusted for inflation, the movie Titanic directed by James Cameroon cost more to make than the original Titanic ship.