In a private cemetery in small-town Arkansas, a woman single-handedly buried and gave funerals to more than 40 gay men during the height of the AIDS epidemic, when their families wouldn’t claim them.
British scientists found three previously unknown species of mushrooms…
British scientists found three previously unknown species of mushrooms in a commercial packet purchased from a small Chinese supermarket in London.
During the CIA’s experiments in brainwashing/mind control…
During the CIA’s experiments in brainwashing/mind control, a mental health patient was subjected to a 174 day acid trip.
Homeless girl named Khadijah Williams went to Harvard. She attended
Homeless girl named Khadijah Williams went to Harvard. She attended 12 schools in 12 years; lived out of garbage bags among pimps, prostitutes and drug dealers. She was accepted to more than 20 universities before choosing Harvard.
There’s a Croatian man named Braco who “heals” people with his gaze…
There’s a Croatian man named Braco who “heals” people with his gaze. He has reportedly cured cancer and respiratory diseases just by looking at people, and was invited to United Nations and recognized as a natural wonder for Peace.
A hoax propagated since the 1960s claims that a psychoactive…
A hoax propagated since the 1960s claims that a psychoactive substance, bananadine, can be extracted from banana peels.
A 4GB ebook reader filled with 3,500 ebooks weighs a billionth…
A 4GB ebook reader filled with 3,500 ebooks weighs a billionth of a billionth of a gram more than if it were empty of data – a difference that is approximately the same weight as a molecule of DNA. The same number of physical books would weigh about two tons.
Mithridates VI was so paranoid of being poisoned that he took…
Mithridates VI was so paranoid of being poisoned that he took small doses throughout his life to build up an immunity. When he was finally captured by the Romans, he tried to kill himself with poison but failed because he was immune.
Rats feel empathy to such a degree that they will ignore a lever…
Rats feel empathy to such a degree that they will ignore a lever that releases a tempting chocolate treat in favor of one that saves a drowning friend.
The CIA’s concern over soccer fields along the coast of Cuba…
The CIA’s concern over soccer fields along the coast of Cuba led to the Cuban Missile Crisis. In September 1962, a CIA analyst noticed the fields and became concerned because, as he put it, “Cubans play baseball, Russians play soccer.”