Baffling Facts
1.The art of ‘Banzai Jumping’ quickly became famous among adrenaline junkies but is still seen as the most dangerous of all sports because it requires participants to jump without a parachute and catch it while skydiving.
2. Baseball player Babe Ruth used to keep a cabbage leaf that had been soaked in cold water underneath his cap to divert his mind from the hot summers while playing.
3. Victor Hugo’s character Gwynplaine from his novel 'The man who laughs' later became the basis of the comic book character-' The Joker' , known for his Glasgow smile.
4. Painting Competitions were held at the Olympics 1912 to 1948. The winners of the competitions were awarded gold, silver, and bronze medals, similar to the winners of the athletic competitions.
5. A major contributor to the first Oxford English dictionary was a murderer named William Chester Minor who wrote it while imprisoned in an asylum.