8 Fabulous, Freaky, and Fun Facts!

8 Freakish Facts From Oddity Book Random Obsessions

Since the freakish “Random Obsessions: Trivia You Can’t Live Without” is officially among us, it’s time to find some of the most bizarre facts from the book to tease you with.

1. History: The original 1492 ship’s log of Christopher Columbus is missing. History has been written based on a copy scrawled by a Dominican friar obsessed with the original.
2. Unnatural Sciences: Dunkleosteus remains are often found by locating “fossil smiles” in cliff walls.
3. Puzzling Ailments: Rik Hemsley, who is afflicted with Alice in Wonderland Syndrome once said, “Everything shrinks. It’s like I’m looking through a telescope backwards.”
4. Idiosyncratic Inventions: In 1939 someone once designed a non-skid hot dog bun. No slippery weenies.
5. Odd Occupations: Candy Del Rio performed the “Obama Wonderama” burlesque show in Washington, D.C. A photo of her performance appeared in Newsweek magazine. She’s from Bakersfield, Calif.
6. Popular Films For Obsessive Fans: In early 2009, Brad Alexander, previsualization animator who worked on James Cameron’s “Avatar” for 4 years said, “It may very well be the best sci-fi movie ever made.”
7. Eccentric Authors: James Joyce, author of “Finnegan’s Wake” and “Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man” had many phobias including a fear of canines after suffering a dog bite as a youth.
8. Mysterious Places: There are rumored to be ghosts walking tunnels that can be accessed within sight of the famous “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Nevada” sign.

Author Nick Belardes shows off “Random Obsessions: Trivia You Can’t Live Without”
Photo by Joseph Gomez

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