Einstein’s brain went missing when he died in 1955 and was lost for 23 years. The doctor who worked on his autopsy stole it and kept it in a hidden cider box.
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Ioannis Ikonomou has been the chief translator of the European Parliament since 2002. This Greek translator has 32 languages under his belt and even knows languages outside of the EU. How’s that for a hidden talent?
The state of Virginia may contain hidden treasure. The Beale CIphers are a set of coded texts that are said to reveal the location of hidden treasure. Research believes that this is worth over $43 million in gold, silver, and jewels. Only one of three texts has been encoded so far.
The folds in a chef’s hat represent the number of ways you can cook an egg. The toque is also known to determine the position of the chef in the kitchen and how experienced they are. How’s that for a hidden talent?
Handshakes were originally a safety measure. In 5th century Greece, handshakes were done to make sure that the other person wasn’t carrying a hidden weapon. The hand clasp proved that your hand was empty and shaking it was meant to “shake out” weapons hiding in the sleeve. One of the WTF facts you probably won’t stop thinking of.
There’s an apartment inside the Eiffel Tower. When Gustave Eiffel designed the tower, he added a hidden apartment on the third level—but he never lived there, nor did anybody. Instead, Eiffel used this space to entertain guests such as Thomas Edison. Though it wasn’t big, the apartment was decorated with wallpaper, furnished with wooden cabinets, and even had a grand piano. Nowadays, you can get a peek at the unique space through a window if you ride up the tower.
The “knees” you see on a flamingo are their ankle joints. Their actual knee joint is further up their body and hidden by its feathers.
The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottles have a hidden meaning. No, it’s not the Illuminati. The “57” on Heinz bottles represents the 57 varieties of Heinz products. However, Henry Heinz first chose 57 because he thought it was lucky.
Feral pigs ate and destroyed $22,000 worth of cocaine that had been hidden in an Italian forest.
Hidden talents. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a medical doctor, bestselling author and Spiritualist advocate. He also played as a football goalkeeper for Portsmouth Association Football Club under the pseudonym A. C. Smith. The club was amateur and disbanded in 1896. Portsmouth FC, the now professional club, was founded in 1898.
After the Victoria Station bombing of 1991 where the bomb was hidden in a dustbin, there are still very few dustbins in the London Underground.