The first African American person to hold an International Pilot License was Bessie Coleman, a woman who had to learn to fly in France when no one would agree to train her in the US. She was licensed two years before Amelia Earhart was.
The American Humane Association complained about a live maggot…
The American Humane Association complained about a live maggot being eaten in the movie “The Shawshank Redemption” on the grounds that it was cruel to the maggot. A maggot that had “died of natural causes” had to be found.
In a report from 2013, most of the funds raised by the NFL don’t…
In a report from 2013, most of the funds raised by the NFL don’t fund cancer research. In the end, after everybody has taken their cut, only 8.01% of money spent on pink NFL merchandise is actually going towards cancer research.
When José Mujica was detained he spent 10 years in solitary…
When José Mujica was detained he spent 10 years in solitary confinement, 2 years of which were at the bottom of a empty well. After this he went on to became president of Uruguay.
Crime is a major problem in Pine Ridge Indian reservation…
Crime is a major problem in Pine Ridge Indian reservation and since many of the Native Americans grow up as master horsemen, the reservation has an actual problem with gangs of Indians on horseback terrorizing the towns and riding away into the sunset where police vehicles can’t follow.
A drilling company in Louisiana accidentally caused a sinkhole…
A drilling company in Louisiana accidentally caused a sinkhole in a lake. The resultant whirlpool sucked in the drilling platform, eleven barges, many trees and 65 acres of the surrounding terrain.
A 21-year old Sacramento college student boarded the wrong plane…
A 21-year old Sacramento college student boarded the wrong plane in Los Angeles and found himself en route to Aukland, New Zealand instead of Oakland, CA. The accents of the airline staff resulted in the word “Aukland” being pronounced as “Oakland” which confused the flyer.
After a Federal Reserve interest rate decision in 2013…
After a Federal Reserve interest rate decision in 2013, trades were registered in the Chicago stock market within 2 milliseconds of the announcement. These trades were later found to be insider trading, as this information would take 7 milliseconds to reach Chicago at the speed of light.
Multilinguals who speak two or more languages change…
Multilinguals who speak two or more languages change their personality when they change language.