Volkswagen sells sausages and ketchup. It is also their best selling product, selling millions more than their cars. 10
The Soviet Union lasted long enough to be given…
The Soviet Union lasted long enough to be given it’s own internet domain name, .su, which it received only 15 months before dissolving. 10
Joseph Beuys: “I Like America and America Likes Me”
In 1974, German artist Joseph Beuys arrived in America for the first time. Upon landing at the airport, he was transported by ambulance directly to the Rene Block Gallery in New York City. He emerged from the ambulance wrapped in a grey felt blanket and was then placed in a room with a wild coyote […]
Two women tried to smuggle their dead relative…
Two women tried to smuggle their dead relative’s body onto a flight by putting him in a wheelchair and putting sunglasses on him. It was only when airport staff tried to check him in and he wouldn’t respond that suspicions were raised. 10
Disney threatened to sue three daycare centers…
Disney threatened to sue three daycare centers in Hallandale, Florida for the unauthorized use of their characters. Universal Studios responded by giving the daycares the permission to paint their licensed characters, including those from Hanna-Barbera. 00
Some Chinese companies hire white actors to pretend…
Some Chinese companies hire white actors to pretend to be foreign businessmen so that the companies can seem more connected globally. 00
There is such an expansive collection of books under…
There is such an expansive collection of books under the British library in their archive, that if a person could read 5 books per day it would take the 80,000 years to complete. 00
A man running from a police helicopter using thermal…
A man running from a police helicopter using thermal imaging tried to fool the TI cameras by hiding in fresh manure. It didn’t work. 00
No Such Thing As Symphony For Sizzurp In D Minor
Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss weather-forecasting rainbows, Mexico’s artistic tax policy and the mandatory Big Book of Tennis Rules.
No Such Thing As Symphony For Sizzurp In D Minor
Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss weather-forecasting rainbows, Mexico’s artistic tax policy and the mandatory Big Book of Tennis Rules.