What are some of your random facts that stuck with you most people don't know?

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Just a random one from me, Napoleon was completely average height for his day, so the term "Napoleon complex" is erroneous.

Dylan · Accepted Answer

Karl Marx sent faxes to Lincoln. Benjamin Franklin brought Mac and Cheese to America. Europeans used to think tomatoes were toxic because the acidity of the juice activated the lead in the plates they'd eat off of.

Eugene · Answer

The Dutch ate their Prime Minister in 1672 because they hated him so much.

Calub · Answer

It's technically possible to turn the sun into a bomb big enough to blow up the universe.

Mark · Answer

Egg came before chicken, because whatever laid the first chicken egg was a proto chicken. Everything else was evolution.

A ☄️⏳🧭 · Answer

I believe Napoleon Complex actually originated because of his visions of grandeur and imagination, rather than height..yet, somehow over time people changed the meaning, as it happens with history and now it's nonsensical.

What are some of your random facts that stuck with you most people don't know?

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Karl Marx sent faxes to Lincoln. Benjamin Franklin brought Mac and Cheese to America. Europeans used to think tomatoes were toxic because the acidity of the juice activated the lead in the plates they'd eat off of.

The Dutch ate their Prime Minister in 1672 because they hated him so much.

It's technically possible to turn the sun into a bomb big enough to blow up the universe.

Egg came before chicken, because whatever laid the first chicken egg was a proto chicken. Everything else was evolution.

I believe Napoleon Complex actually originated because of his visions of grandeur and imagination, rather than height..yet, somehow over time people changed the meaning, as it happens with history and now it's nonsensical.

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