Blockbusting is a business practice used by real estate brokers to buy a house in a white neighborhood, rent it to a black family, and buy the rest of the neighborhood at a discounted price after urging nervous white families to leave the neighborhood.
Bob Ross was a Master Sergent in the US Airforce. He was required to be…
Bob Ross was a Master Sergent in the US Airforce. He was required to be “mean and tough,” to be “the guy who scream at you for being late to work.” After 20 years he left the military and decided “he would never scream again.” 3 years later he started “The Joy of Painting”.
Tesla once paid an overdue hotel bill with a model of his “death beam”…
Tesla once paid an overdue hotel bill with a model of his “death beam”, warning hotel staff to never open it. After his death in 1943 the box was pried open and found to contain nothing but harmless old electrical components.
In 1968 a man built an island off the coast of Italy and declared himself…
In 1968 a man built an island off the coast of Italy and declared himself the President. He ran a restaurant, a bar, a nightclub, and a post office on the island. The Italian government didn’t like this, seized control of the island, and literally blew it up the next year.
A Russian scientist, Alexander Bogdanov, hoped to achieve everlasting life…
A Russian scientist, Alexander Bogdanov, hoped to achieve everlasting life, by transfusing blood with others who were younger than him. Later, he died after transfusing a student with malaria, who made a full recovery after the transfusion. Recent studies show he may have been onto something.
There are Shabbat elevators in areas of large Jewish population…
There are Shabbat elevators in areas of large Jewish population in Israel, the United States, Canada and Ukraine. These elevators stop at every floor so that Jews won’t have to press buttons on the Sabbath since pressing buttons is considered ‘doing work’.
No Such Thing As An Honest Saiga
Dan, James, Andy and Anna discuss banana bombs, disappearing lakes and a church for zombies.
No Such Thing As An Honest Saiga
Dan, James, Andy and Anna discuss banana bombs, disappearing lakes and a church for zombies.
Home of Truth, Utah was a religious utopian community in the 1930s whose leader claimed…
Home of Truth, Utah was a religious utopian community in the 1930s whose leader claimed to receive divine revelations through her typewriter.
The average potato has lost 100% of its vitamin…
The average potato has lost 100% of its vitamin a since 1951.