Ashutosh Kanthi

“According to some reports, the crew of the Titanic didn’t fire the correct distress signals after the ship’s collision with the iceberg - instead they released flares at random. The message sent by the rockets was supposed to say ‘distress’ but in fact it signalled ‘I’m having navigation problems; please stay clear’.”
― Jack Goldstein, 101 Amazing Facts

“The shortest national anthem in the world is the Japanese one, which only consists of four lines. The Greek anthem on the other hand features an incredible 158 verses.”
― Jack Goldstein, 101 Amazing Facts

“When the shopping trolley was first invented, it was a complete failure - people were used to either carrying a basket around with them, or asking the grocer to fill their bag with their chosen items. The shoppers didn’t seem to want to try this new method, so the inventor, Sylvan Goldman, hired dummy shoppers to walk around his store with trolleys, and had an employee offering one to patrons as they entered - and yet it still took a long time to catch on!”
― Jack Goldstein, 101 Amazing Facts