William Shakespeare had a curse engraved on his tombstone to prevent anyone from moving his bones.
100 Mind-Blowing Curse Facts
You’re not allowed to swear if playing in Wimbledon. Because of this, line judges have to learn curse words in every language.
Swearing can relieve pain. A Keele University study revealed that volunteers who used profanity could endure pain 50% longer than those who did not curse.
Cartoonist Mort Walker, the creator of Beetle Bailey, came up with names for the things we often see in comics and cartoons: “briffit” is the dust cloud a character makes when he runs away quickly; “plewds” are the beads of sweat when a character is under duress; and “grawlix” are symbols such as “#@*%” that stand in for curse words.
There Are 1.4 Billion $2 Bills Still in Circulation: The first $2 bills were printed in 1862. Although they originally featured Alexander Hamilton, they were later redesigned to feature Thomas Jefferson. The bills are still in circulation – 1.4 billion of them in fact – and are considered to be the rarest currency denomination in the U.S. Some people believed $2 bills were bad luck and would rip off the corners of the bill to “reverse the curse,” making them unusable.