Former US president, Franklin Roosevelt, proposed a second Bill of Rights that assured US citizens such things like the right to a job with a living wage, adequate medical care, the right to a decent home, and the right to a good education.
In 1978 Soviet Geologists found a family of six surviving in the middle…
In 1978 Soviet Geologists found a family of six surviving in the middle of Siberia who hadn’t seen another human since 1936.
Some restaurants in China lace their food…
Some restaurants in China lace their food with opiates to keep customers coming back.
A bonobo named Kanzi once asked for “fire” and “marshmallows”…
A bonobo named Kanzi once asked for “fire” and “marshmallows” using lexigrams while on a hike in the woods. His trainer gave him matches and some marshmallows and he broke twigs, made a fire, and roasted the marshmallows over it.
While North Korea is abundant in natural resources…
While North Korea is abundant in natural resources worth trillions of dollars, most of these often cannot be mined due to the acute shortage of electricity in the country, as well as the lack of proper tools to mine these materials and an antiquated industrial base.
The African nation of Eritrea is so repressive, residents…
The African nation of Eritrea is so repressive, residents have to get a special permit to have more than 2 guests over for dinner; if they fail to do so, their dinner is considered an illegal gathering and they may be jailed.
In Classical Athens, the citizens could vote each year to banish…
In Classical Athens, the citizens could vote each year to banish any person who was growing too powerful, as a threat to democracy. This process was called Ostracism.
In 2009 two nuclear submarines (French and British) collided into…
In 2009 two nuclear submarines (French and British) collided into one another in the Atlantic… because they couldn’t detect one another.
When a US Navy ship returns from deployment the first sailors…
When a US Navy ship returns from deployment the first sailors allowed off the ship are sailors whose wives gave birth while they were away.
No Such Thing As A Flying Sniffer Dog
Live from the Salford Lowry theatre, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss courageous cats, extreme parking, weird awards and moths’ invisibility cloaks.