ever find yourself falling down a rabbit hole of random facts wondering what else you don't know well you're in luck today I'm diving into 25 weird wonderful and completely unexpected facts you'd probably never think to Google yourself from bizarre real life breaking bad moments to ancient Greek trolls mysterious islands that vanished and even a bar on a deserted island this list has it all so are you up for it cuz I'm Mike with list 25 and here are 25 interesting facts you're too lazy to Google 25 CO's unintended boom when the world hit pause in 2020 the onine adult entertainment industry pressed play and fast forward platforms like only fans which launched in 2016 experienced explosive growth during the covid-19 pandemic to give you an idea by 2023 within a mere 7 years of its starting date only fans reported over $6.6 billion in gross revenue news and if you look at the most popular term searched on Google in November 2024 only fans bag the 34th spot with around 16.6 million curious clicks I think it's safe to say that the pandemic didn't just change our social lives it also rewired how people look for entertainment all from the comfort of their own homes 24 the 2024 elections had a secret weapon politics got a meme make over this election season starting with Obama and Romney in 2012 12 memes have become a staple of us campaigns but 2024 really brought them front and center and their influence can no longer be ignored think Trump is Hulk Hogan or or Harris scaling a coconut tree memes in 2024 weren't just jokes they were strategy just look at the millions of followers each candidate pulled in on X formerly Twitter Trump boasts approximately 94.2 million followers while Harris holds a respectable 21. three during the election season both saw significant growth with Trump gaining around 12 million and Harris around 6 million new followers now unfortunately while these viral bites can unite they often divide and this year they've Amplified the political divide turning generational humor into sharp political digs 23 board games are back maybe it's because we're reaching a bit of a screen fatigue moment in our Evolution but board games are back and bigger than ever with the Market projected to hit $21.56 billion by 2027 that's a lot of dice rolling in game nights Classics like Ticket to Ride and Katan led the pack but new games are joining the mix to so forget the console this is cardboards time to shine cardboard is not that shiny though 22 the sustainable fashion Market is here to stay just how much are you into sustainable fashion from the latest figure sustainable fashion isn't just a trend it's a movement with the market valued at $7.8 billion in 2023 and expected to Skyrocket to 33.5 billion by 2030 consumers are consistently trading fast fashion for eco-friendly options and their spending habits are forcing big Brands to get on board in fact 60% of Shoppers now say they look for sustainable or ethical Brands when they shop so it's clear green is the New Black and the eco-friendly fashion is strutting down the runway to stay that's my catwalk it's hard to do that in place it's all in the hips baby 21 the ultimate Out of This World vacation is getting closer I know most of us never even gave space tourism a second thought I mean it's hard daydream about space vacations when our news feeds are full of Doom and Gloom plus with prices Sky High it always seemed like a luxury for the ultra rich but all of that might be changing sooner than we think Jeff bezos's blue origin recently completed the first successful flight of its second new Shepherd ship expanding capacity for its 27th Mission and adding a second human related vehicle blue Origins price tags vary reportedly reaching up to $2.5 million for some customers and now China's deep blue Aerospace is joining the race with plans to launch paying customers by 2027 on its nebula 1 rocket they've already opened pre-sales with ticketing starting at 1.2 million Yuan which about6 $62,000 while it's still a luxury vacation the space tourism Market is heating up and prices are slowly coming down bringing the possibility of a spacebound bucket list Within Reach someday 20 storing the future imagine storing all of your photos movies and files not on a hard drive but on a tiny pane of glass Microsoft's project silica is making it real using lasers to etge complex 3D patterns into glass which can hold terabytes of data in just a small square the glass panes are practically indestructible designed to withstand extreme heat water and even scratches lasting thousands of years without losing a single bite it's storage that could literally Outlast us all 19 we will be able to regrow lost teeth by 2030 for decades losing a tooth meant a lifetime with a gap or a pricey implant but scientists in Japan have developed a groundbreaking drug that can make natural too tooth regrowth a reality the drug works by blocking the USA G1 protein which normally inhibits certain Pathways needed for tooth formation by removing this inhibition the drug activates Pathways that encourage new tooth growth making regrowth in adults possible animal trials have already shown it's possible and human trials kicked off earlier in 2024 starting with 30 men aged 30 to 64 if everything goes smoothly this regrowth treatment could hit the public market by 2030 18 waterg made gate synonymous with Scandal the Watergate scandal didn't just bring down President Nixon it also added a new word to the Scandal dictionary since the 1972 Breakin at the Democratic National committee's headquarters at the Watergate complex more than 200 scandals have had gate slapped onto them take Pizza gate for instance no not the conspiracy theory but the 2004 incident where a slice of pizza was famously thrown at Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson after Arsenal's defeat or gate in 2013 where horse meat was found in Foods labeled as beef and of course deflate gate in 2015 when Tom Brady and the Patriots were accused of deflating footballs gate has become the go-to suffix for any public Scandal big or small 17 MK ultra's connection to the Watergate scandal since I'm on the topic of Watergate did you know it's forever tied to the infamous project MK Ultra we all know MK Ultra was the cia's covert attempt to develop mind control techniques but what many people don't know is that when the Watergate scandal broke nearly all of MK ultra's records were destroyed only a small stash of documents stored separately was eventually found a few extra files surfaced in 2001 and again in 2008 but with so much missing a complete investigation into MK Ultra will never truly be possible they should have probably used those uh project silica they're probably glad they didn't 16 Titanic's tragedy hit Southampton the hardest the sinking of the Titanic sent shock waves around the world but nowhere was the loss felt more deeply than Southampton when news of the disaster broke the grief in this port city was overwhelming nearly a thousand local families were anxiously awaiting word on the fate of crew members as most of these men were the sole Breadwinners for their households in fact in Northam Southampton over 50% of one school's pupes lost their fathers in the tragedy 15 The Lion King's inspiration for scars be prepared scene The Lion King is a beloved classic if not the most beloved famous for its music story and Unforgettable characters but did you know that Scar's Sinister be prepared scene was inspired by the Nazi propaganda film Triumph of the will Yogen cubine one of the animators in Vision scar as a hitler-like figure and the directors ran with the idea creating a scene reminiscent of a nberg rally the hyenas Gather in rigid militaristic formations and Scar Towers above them from a cliff parallels to how Hitler was depicted in the propaganda film once you know that the ND Den Nazi imagery gives Scar's betrayal a terrible real world Edge that makes his villain feel even more disturbing bonus fact uh in the middle of the song You're going to hear a slight voice change because uh when Jeremy iron says you won't get a sniff without me he kind of ruined his throat so Jim Cummings takes over for the rest of that song and now that you know that you won't be able to unhear it so you're welcome yes Jim Cummings the voice of Winnie the Pooh and Pete and your childhood 14 we can't explain Pitch Perfect not not not the movie Pitch Perfect or absolute pitch is an extraordinary skill possessed by only about 1 in 10,000 people people with perfect pitch can identify or sing any note without reference whether it's the sound of a car horn or the Ring of a doorbell but what makes Pitch Perfect truly fascinating is its mysterious origin scientists can't quite agree on whether it's genetic a result of early musical exposure or mix of both interestingly it's more common in speakers of tonal languages like Mandarin which rely heavily on Pitch which adds even more Intrigue to the mystery 13 the oldest Nobel laurate when we think of endurance it's often about athletes or prodigies in their Prime but Arthur ashkin defied that image entirely born in Brooklyn ashkins fascination with science started young all thanks to a Crooks radiometer he spotted in a pharmacy window this spark led him to Columbia and then Cornell where he earned his PhD and eventually joined Bell Labs there he developed Optical tweezers an innovation allowing scientists to move particles with light in spite of initial doubts his research gained over 5,000 citations making him one of the the most cited scientists of his time at 96 he became the oldest Nobel Prize winner proving that for him at least curiosity never got old and if you guys are enjoying this list please give it a like a share a comment just engage with us it really helps the algorithm which helps our Channel immensely so thank you guys so much truly appreciate it from the bottom of my heart this is kind of the top there's the bottom somewhere in here bottom 12 the trouble with predicted algorithms now speaking of algorithms we're living in a time where Tech is evolving so quickly that It's just tough to keep up sure new gadgets and systems are supposed to make life easier but some of these advancements are raising big concerns take predictive policing for instance a tool that uses AI to forecast crime before it happens sounds like something straight out of a sci-fi film right well here's the catch because it relies on past crime data predictive policing can actually reinforce biases fairly targeting marginalized communities civil rights groups have already started calling for a ban warning that these algorithms could lead to over policing and further erode trust between communities and law enforcement 11 DNA alone cannot Define biological identity when Karen kingan needed a kidney transplant at 52 she never expected to uncover a genetic mystery tests done to find a compatible donor among her three children reveal that two weren't biologic ically hers further testing confirmed that Karen was a human Chimera someone with two distinct sets of DNA in her case two fertilized eggs had merged early in development giving her cells from both her story not only challenges the assumption that DNA alone defies who we are but it also raises serious questions about the reliability of genetic testing for establishing biological relationships I mean what implications does this have for how we Define identity 10 there's an artist with over 100 different personalities Kim Noble is an artist unlike any other living with dissociative identity disorder or did Kim has over 100 distinct personalities each with its own voice and its own artistic style her condition rooted in severe childhood trauma causes her to shift between identities sometimes without even realizing it what's remarkable is how each personality creates unique art from abstract Works to surreal scenes every piece reflects the perspective of a different self within Kim her art has gained recognition and has been exhibited widely drawing attention to both her creative talent and the rare phenomenon of did nine the math tutor turned meth Kingpin Steven W Doran a former Massachusetts state representative found himself in an unexpected role math tutor by day meth dealer by Night diagnosed with stage three melanoma in 2012 Doran was facing what felt like a death sentence sound familiar much like breaking bads Walter White Doran decided to break bad himself over the next year he transformed into a meth Kingpin operating out of Boston when he was busted in 2013 police found $50,000 worth of meth and $10,000 in cash an amount that Walter White only scraped together by season two in the end Doran pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 3 years in prison and 2 years probation eight the yakuza's soft side the yaku Japanese version of the mafia are notorious for their large tattoos and fearsome reputation in fact some people in Japan with non- Gang Related tattoos still face discrimination because of the association however in the wake of the devastating 2011 earthquake the Yakuza showed a different side they sprang into action sending over 25 trucks loaded with Essentials like diapers food flashlights and water to the hardest hit areas one Yakuza member summed it up perfectly there are no Yakuza or ordinary citizens or foreigners in Japan right now we are all Japanese we all need to help each other it was a surprising moment of solidarity from a group typically surrounded by mystery and fear seven the mark of the beast depending on your culture or upbringing you might be familiar with the mark of the beast or the dreaded number 666 for many this number is tied to the Antichrist and is seen as something to fear in fact there's even a name for this phobia hexic cosio hexicon he phobia but for others 666 is less a symbol of Terror and more a source of wild theories people have claimed to spot the mark everywhere from Social Security numbers to credit cards and more recently smartphones and if that sounds a little out there wait until you hear this typing www supposedly translates to 666 in Hebrew although the sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet is is VAV so the Google Chrome logo has hidden sixes and Apple's original computer sold for 66 $666 for some these coincidences are a little too close for comfort and yes in Hebrew the alphabet is also the number soive bet gim so is still like 1 2 3 four so a Hebrew clock actually just looks like it's alphabet more bonus facts for you guys I got you so that's why some people say monster Monster Energy Drink they're saying the m is made up of three vaves so v v v 666 so more more bonus facts I'm on it today list 27 no I think i' G like three so it' be at list 28 anyway moving on six there are strange lights on the moon and there's still a mystery I'm not sure if you're aware of this but people have been spotting mysterious glowing lights on the moon for centuries today these sightings are called transient lunar phenomenon or TLP but even with all our advancements in modern science they're still an enigma reports of these lights go back over a thousand years like in 1178 when five monks in Canterbury claim they saw a flaming torch spewing fire and Sparks on the moon's surface in the 1700s Sir William hersel himself observed glowing red patches he thought might be volcanic the best and brightest in the scientific Community have been paying closer attention to the phenomenon since the 60s and with over 300 documented observations by modern astronomers we now have more than 2200 sightings of tlps on record five NASA wanted to Nuke the moon back in 1958 just after the Soviets launched Sputnik 1 America was rattled Sputnik might have only been a tiny satellite transmitting a simple I'm still alive signal but the US public saw it as a possible first step towards Soviet nukes in space to shift the nuclear arms race back into their favor the US Air Force came up with a drastic plan project a119 also known as a study of lunar research flights led by NASA physicist Leonard rifle the plan was to detonate a nuclear bomb on the moon to create a giant mushroom cloud visible from Earth a see what we can do show of power yeah really even rifle suspected this was more about one-upping the Soviets than science thankfully cooler heads prevailed and project a119 was scrapped otherwise we might have never seen the Apollo missions or the iconic moon landing four the islands that disappeared Atlantis might be the the most famous lost island in the world but Islands have disappeared in the Pacific too Tony Manu part of the Solomon Islands is one of them hundreds of years ago it vanished Without a Trace most scientists agree it likely sank after an underwater volcanic eruption triggered a massive Landslide pulling the island under while tsunamis wiped away what was left then there's Sandy Island which is even stranger first chartered by Captain James Cook and 1774 Sandy Island showed up on maps for over two centuries and even on Google Maps until 2012 when centuries went to confirm its location to their shock they found nothing but open ocean with depths over 4,300 ft where the island was supposed to be did Sandy Island really exist well the maps records and even satellite images hinting at its outline seemed to suggest that it really did three MIT researchers tricked Google's AI into thinking a turtle was a gun researchers at MIT recently show just how easy it is to fool AI systems by making tiny adjustments to a toy turtle shell they tricked Google's Inception AI into thinking it was a gun and they didn't stop there the AI was also fooled into identifying a baseball as an espresso and a cat as guacamole while Inception could identify an unaltered toy turtle with no problem just a few minor changes threw it off completely it sounds silly but it actually raises serious concerns about AI reliability especially since similar Tech is used in self-driving cars to read road signs and scan surroundings I mean if a simple tweak can make AI confuse a turtle for a rifle or you know a cat for guaca freaking moly it begs the question how much can we really trust these systems to get it right two the history of trolling is much longer than you think in addition to providing countless opportunities for learning connecting and communicating the internet has also produced something less appealing trolling and while you might think of trolling as a modern internet phenomenon it actually dates back thousands of years one of History's original trolls was diogenes of cipy a Greek philosopher from the 4th century B.C also known as diogenes the cynic he made a name for himself by provoking and mocking those around him without the help of social media diogenes was known for doing everything from loudly interrupting Plato's lectures to spitting at people living in a barrel and even walking around with a lantern in daylight claiming he was looking for an honest man when asked to name the most beautiful thing diogenes's answer freedom of speech a sentiment that would probably resonate with his more modern contemporaries one when your local pub just won't do with pubs in nearly every corner of the globe it's no surprise that some are in truly unusual places ice bars and chilly climates check Mountaintop pubs for skiers and hikers absolutely there's even an Irish pub at the base of Mount Everest but if you're craving a drink somewhere a bit uh less exotic Belgium's aasar has taken the boring laat experience to the next level by combining it with a full bar and restaurant designed for anyone who hates wasting time vasar lets customers load up a washing machine for around €6 or $66.50 and a dryer for €3 or $325 then settle in for breakfast lunch or dinner I mean what's not to love right so if you ever grow tired of your New Found Love for board games and if you don't have 99 other personalities to keep things interesting well now you know where to go compliments of list 25 and that's a wrap now normally I would suggest another fun video right here maybe not fun but interesting some of these topics aren't fun but I have something even better my brand new channel dark roast detectives if True Crime and mystery stories are your thing you don't want to miss it I'm digging deep in some of the most interesting cases and puzzling suspects out there and honestly I think you really enjoy it so hit the link to check it out and if you're sticking around here no worries then I'll just see you in the next one so catch you guys later