In 2003 the U.S. Government forcibly seized some 500 horses from two elderly Western Shoshone women on the grounds that they were grazing and destroying “public land”, they later found vast deposits of gold, phosphates, and geothermal energy and are now power mining to extract the gold.
Martin Pistorious fell into a coma as a young boy. 2 years…
Martin Pistorious fell into a coma as a young boy. 2 years into his 12 year vegetative state his conscience was awakened. He was trapped for 10 years in his body, unable to communicate, with only his thoughts for company.
Bob Ross never received any money for his show, The Joy of Painting…
Bob Ross never received any money for his show, The Joy of Painting. His company, Bob Ross Inc., sold art supplies, how-to videos, and he gave art lessons.
Stingrays, or fake cell towers are used by law enforcement to trick…
Stingrays, or fake cell towers are used by law enforcement to trick cell phones into giving GPS and identifying info. When used to track a suspect, it also gathers information of all cellphones nearby.
There is a gypsy tribe in India that celebrates death as one of the happiest…
There is a gypsy tribe in India that celebrates death as one of the happiest events in their lives, while treating births as occasions of great grief.
Mary Fields, a 6′, 200-pound former slave became the second woman and the first…
Mary Fields, a 6′, 200-pound former slave became the second woman and the first African-American to work for the US Postal Service in Montana. She began to work for the USPS at the age of 60 after hitching a team of six horses faster than any cowboy and never missed work in 10 years.
In 2011 a study found that individuals with high social anxiety…
In 2011 a study found that individuals with high social anxiety had high empathy. The study found that high empathy may make socially anxious individuals more sensitive and attentive to other people’s states of mind.
When Anglerfish mate, they melt into each other and share their bodies…
When Anglerfish mate, they melt into each other and share their bodies forever. If a male finds a female, he latches on and fuses to her, losing his internal organs until they share a bloodstream.
There are single-celled organisms that can grow up to four inches…
There are single-celled organisms that can grow up to four inches in diameter at the bottom of the world’s oceans.
One of the Popes was a 100% accident. In the Middle Ages, cardinals would often vote…
One of the Popes was a 100% accident. In the Middle Ages, cardinals would often vote for a random candidate on the first papal ballot in order to see how the other cardinals were leaning, but in 1334 this backfired when they all voted for the same person: the very surprised Pope Benedict XII.