300 million years ago in north America there was a poisonous millipede the size of a car, called The Arthropleura.
When JRR Tolkien was asked for proof of Aryan descent in Germany, 1938…
When JRR Tolkien was asked for proof of Aryan descent in Germany, 1938, he replied, “If impertinent and irrelevant inquiries of this sort are to become the rule in matters of literature, then the time is not far distant when a German name will no longer be a source of pride.”
The Amazon River spews so much fresh water into the Atlantic that…
The Amazon River spews so much fresh water into the Atlantic that surface water can be drinkable up to 200 miles from shore.
In the Spanish town Brunete council volunteers will send dog…
In the Spanish town Brunete council volunteers will send dog poo in the mail to dog owners who are seen failing to pick up their dog’s feces in public.
Mormons spent 2 Billion Dollars building a shopping mall next to their…
Mormons spent 2 Billion Dollars building a shopping mall next to their temple in Salt Lake and their prophet shouted “Lets Go Shopping” at the opening ceremony.
John Francis Peggotty was an armed dwarf bandit who roamed…
John Francis Peggotty was an armed dwarf bandit who roamed the South Australian Coorong region riding an ostrich, armed with two ornamental pistols and wearing stolen jewellery draped around his neck.
No Such Thing As Reginald The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Episode 41 – In a special Christmas episode recorded live at Tufnell Park, Dan, James, Andy and Anna discuss Charles Dickens’ warm-up act, lactose intolerant neanderthals, 19th century copyright pirates, penguins in Christmas jumpers and the patron saint of television.
Sammy Nahas, a 38-year-old electrician from Staten Island, has spent…
Sammy Nahas, a 38-year-old electrician from Staten Island, has spent over $100,000 on Christmas decorations in the last three years. This year alone, he estimates spending around $60,000. The season isn’t all cheery and bright for Nahas. After finalizing a divorce three years ago, he said that Christmas Day actually became the most depressing day of the year for him. But once it’s over, he starts planning for next year.
The earliest piece of great literature, The Epic of Gilgamesh…
The earliest piece of great literature, The Epic of Gilgamesh, includes a story in which Utnapishtim is told to build a ship to save the animals of the world from a “great flood”. Nearly 2,000 years later, a similar tale with different names appeared in the Bible’s book of Genesis.
During WW2 two polish doctors saved the lives of 8,000 Jews by faking…
During WW2 two polish doctors saved the lives of 8,000 Jews by faking a typhus epidemic that stopped the Nazis entering their town.