In 1974 a 20 year old man kidnapped himself in an attempt to get $5000 from his parents. He was found a couple hours later in a camper van behind his house. 10
Canadians attempted to build…
Canadians attempted to build a ship out of pykrete (a mixture of wood pulp and ice) during WWII. The wreck of this prototype is still at the bottom of Patricia Lake in Jasper. 10
Spacesuits take 5,000 hours…
Spacesuits take 5,000 hours to make and cost around $1 million. 00
Operation Tracer was a top-secret WWII mission…
Operation Tracer was a top-secret WWII mission in which six men were to be buried alive inside the Rock of Gibraltar so they could monitor enemy movements after the Rock’s capture. There was no way out and anyone who died within the chamber would have to be embalmed and cemented into the floor. The men […]
The town of Larkhall, Scotland, hates the…
The town of Larkhall, Scotland, hates the color green so much that their Subway is painted black instead. 00
Before she was famous, Nicki Minaj was fired…
Before she was famous, Nicki Minaj was fired from approximately fifteen jobs for discourtesy to customers. 00
Marie Antoinette’s last words were, “Pardon me, sir…
Marie Antoinette’s last words were, “Pardon me, sir. I meant not to do it”. It was an apology to the executioner for accidentally stepping on his foot on her way to the guillotine. 00
A New Orleans restaurant has been owned by the same…
A New Orleans restaurant has been owned by the same family since 1840. Antoine’s, famous for Oyster Rockefeller and Baked Alaska, has had five generations of the family run it, and a sixth is preparing to take over. It is the US’s oldest continuously family-run restaurant. 10
In 1954 Soviet prisoners overthrew their guards and…
In 1954 Soviet prisoners overthrew their guards and, for 40 days, established a gulag republic with a democratically elected provisional government, marriages between male and female prisoners, indigenous religious ceremonies and a general flowering of art and culture. 10
The chills you sometimes get when listening to music is called “musical frisson”
It’s been an arduous day at work, one you’re thrilled its finally over. You’re in your car, half-listening to the radio DJ make the same stupid joke he so cravingly clings to. “That’s the third time this week,” you think. “Give it up already.” Eventually, the awkward yammering ends, and you’re returned to the music. A new song plays, one you’ve yet to hear, and it immediately catches your attention. Chills chase up your spine, goosebumps stipple your skin, and you shiver in your seat with excitement. What a delightful tune! If this, or a similar experience, has happened to
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