What Cool Random Fact was new to you Today?

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I thought on the basis of the rather awesome random photo thread it would be cool to have a random Fact thread.

The thread idea is that every post has one cool fact that you have come across today, preferably with a link to the source and a picture if you’re feeling like it.

I’ll start with one that was new to me Today, though I suspect that most of you already know it.

One of the very first successful business ventures that Steve Jobs had?
http://forums.juniper.net/t5/Security-Mobility-Now/Hacks-of-Ages/ba-p/234310

Selling a blue box allowing people to make free calls illegally. Jobs and Wozniak made around $6,000 in 1972 selling them.

In my defence the whole article by Juniper is quite interesting.
 
Today I learned that my seatbelt has to be plugged in for the electromagnetic handbrake to automatically cancel itself on active directional movement, else you have to manually release it.
 
Apparently you have to call the police if you run over a badger. Fact.

Thats a cool fact I just learnt today :D

I saw one just 2 days ago which had recently been hit, Completely straight road for miles and they ain't small so no idea why poeple don't slow down to avoid them. Makes me so sad :(
 
I have quite a severe tremor in my right hand, noticed in the pub last night.

Reading online it could be anything from drinking too much coffee to too much *******.
 
"As an EE representative I am an absolute disgrace to the company"

I would hope so tbh, I work for Vodafone. :eek:
 
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