[People fact 1] The first speeding ticket was issued in 1902. At this time, most cars could only drive up to 45 mph.
[People fact 2] Kissing a baby on the ear can make it go deaf because of a condition known as "cochlear ear-kiss injury."
[People fact 3] Simon & Garfunkel's first album was so unsuccessful on the charts that the duo split. Their producer took one of the songs from the album, overdubbed/remixed it without their knowledge or permission, and "The Sounds of Silence" became a hit. The duo made four more albums.
[People fact 4] Before his execution, the Marquis de Favras (French aristocrat), upon reading his death warrant stated, "I see that you have made three spelling mistakes".
[People fact 5] In 1848, to begin construction on the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge, engineers needed to secure a line across the 800-foot chasm. The lead engineer held a kite-flying contest and eventually paid a local boy $5 for securing the first line over the river
[People fact 6] When faced with over 1,000 North Vietnamese Army troops, Roy R Benavidez flew into a gunfight to save 12 Special Forces soldiers with only a knife. He was shot multiple times and was believed to be dead until he spit in the face of the medic trying to put him in a body bag. He survived 37 separate bayonet, bullet, and shrapnel wounds over the course of the six-hour fight.
[People fact 7] A British soldier named Patrick Fowler spent most of World War 1 hiding in a wardrobe. A French family in German-occupied France had taken him in, however, 16 German soldiers were then billeted at the residence, spending their time in the same room as the wardrobe. Every day he was silent and still to avoid being detected.
[People fact 8] In Japan, the sun goddess, Amaterasu, played an important role in ancient mythology and was considered to be the supreme ruler of the world.
[People fact 9] In 2009, a French free diver named Stéphane Mifsud held his breath underwater for 11 minutes and 35 seconds.
[People fact 10] Famous chemist and lifelong bachelor Robert Bunsen once proposed to a girl who said yes, but he then lost himself in his work for a few weeks. When he finally emerged from his lab, he couldn’t remember if he ever proposed or not, so he did it again, only to have her turn him down.
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This people facts generator can generate some interesting people facts for free. These people facts can help you learn some new knowledge and know more about people.
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