As the title implies, calculatedly random thoughts:

• All 102 passengers of the Mayflower had to spend the voyage in the cargo hold.
• The 1st recorded fire insurance was issued in Germany in 1591
• Kittens, wolves, rabbits, cheetahs, hedgehogs, and pandas are all born blind.

My new favorite quote:
"Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There's too much fraternizing with the enemy." - Henry Kissinger