We live in a weird and wonderful world, and the more you learn about it, the more it fascinates you. If you love reading random fun facts about things, places and people around the world, we have got you covered! This list is filled with hundreds of random, interesting, heartwarming, weird and fun facts that are not only entertaining but also educational.
540/600 Hogan played bass; wrestlers saw him, launched his wrestling career.
Before wrestling, Terry “Hulk Hogan” Bollea spent roughly a decade playing bass in Tampa. In 1976 he formed a rock band, Ruckus, which became locally popular. One night, wrestlers Jack and Gerald Brisco saw him onstage, admired his size, and steered him toward training as a pro wrestler.
539/600 Men’s underwear sales drop: subtle signal of looming economic recession.
Men tend to stop buying new underwear during tough economic times, making men’s underwear sales a quirky but often effective early indicator of recession.
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538/600 Hetty Green lived simply and left an estate of over $100 million in 1916.
Hetty Green, known as the “Witch of Wall Street,” was extremely wealthy but lived in inexpensive lodgings, avoided displays of wealth, and was famously frugal—sometimes seeking medical care at charity clinics. When she died in 1916, her estate was valued at over $100 million, making her one of the richest women in the world at the time.
537/600 Art-secured loans unlock millions, sometimes without surrendering the artwork.
Wealthy individuals can use valuable artwork as collateral to obtain large loans—sometimes up to $250 million—without selling their art. Modern lenders and auction houses offer art-backed loans, and in some cases, collectors are allowed to keep the artwork in their possession during the loan period, making it a popular way to unlock liquidity while retaining ownership.
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536/600 Bernie Ecclestone became a father at 89 in 2020.
In 2020, Bernie Ecclestone, former Formula One chief, became a father at 89, making him one of the oldest recorded fathers in history. His wife, Fabiana Flosi, gave birth to their son, Ace, in July of that year. This event places Ecclestone among the oldest known fathers, alongside individuals like Ramjit Raghav, who reportedly fathered a child at 96.
535/600 Spielberg takes no salary, actors must share the risk.
Steven Spielberg often required actors to gamble alongside him by forgoing upfront salaries and opting for backend compensation instead. He emphasized that if his films didn’t generate profits, neither he nor the actors would receive payment, fostering a shared financial risk and reward model.
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534/600 Mendeleev’s Nobel Prize was blocked due to a scientific rivalry.
Dmitri Mendeleev, the father of the periodic table, was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry multiple times between 1905 and 1907 but never won. Svante Arrhenius, a Nobel Committee member, opposed his recognition due to personal scientific disputes.
533/600 In 1924, Edwin Hubble proved Andromeda is a separate galaxy.
In the early 1900s, astronomers thought the Milky Way was the entire universe. This changed in 1924 when Edwin Hubble discovered Cepheid variable stars in the Andromeda Nebula, proving it was a separate galaxy beyond the Milky Way, thus broadening our cosmic perspective.
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532/600 Late bedtimes increase mental health risks; sleep before 1 a.m.
A study of nearly 75,000 adults found that staying up late is linked to higher rates of mental health disorders, regardless of one’s natural sleep preference. Going to bed before 1 a.m. is recommended for better mental health.
531/600 Xennials: 1977-1983 cohort bridging analog childhood and digital adulthood.
Xennials, individuals born from 1977 to 1983, form a micro-generation between Generation X and Millennials, having lived through an analog childhood and transitioned into a digital adulthood during the technological boom of the 1990s.
