A Texas woman tried to kill a snake by dousing it in gasoline and setting it on fire… in a final act of defiance it slithered to her house and caught it on fire. 00
The Beastie Boys won a lawsuit against…
The Beastie Boys won a lawsuit against a company for the unauthorized use of their song “Girls” and had the $1 Million settlement donated to a charity supporting education for girls. 00
The government of Nazi Germany memorialized the victims….
The government of Nazi Germany memorialized the victims of European witch trials of the 16th to 18th centuries, as they thought witchcraft represented the remnant of an indigenous “Aryan” religion untainted by the Judaic influence of Christianity. 00
Domino’s dropped its “30 minutes or less” guarantee…
Domino’s dropped its “30 minutes or less” guarantee in the US in 1993 after a series of lawsuits accused the company of promoting unsafe driving. 00
A disgruntled former 7-Eleven owner opened…
A disgruntled former 7-Eleven owner opened a new convenience store across the street from his old location. He named it 6-Twelve. 00
A think tank at Oxford University believes that…
A think tank at Oxford University believes that the prison industry may begin exploring psychoactive drugs that elongate the perception of time, either reducing actual incarceration times or making sentences for heinous crimes feel like an eternity. 00
The word gasoline has nothing to do with gas…
The word gasoline has nothing to do with gas, it was a brand knock off of the original Cazeline when a shop owner drew a line on the C to make it a G. 00
Someone stole $1.5 million worth of casino chips but never got…
Son of a Las Vegas judge stole $1.5 million worth of casino chips but never got to trade them in for the money because the chips were immediately nullified by the casino, so he just had a bunch of useless disks and soon got jailed for 3-11 years. 00
Russian President Boris Yeltsin’s first words…
Russian President Boris Yeltsin’s first words to the U.S. President upon meeting in 1995 were, “Do you think O.J. did it?” 00
At the age of 41, Jack LaLanne swam from Alcatraz to shore…
At the age of 41, Jack LaLanne swam from Alcatraz to shore handcuffed. He repeated the feat at 60, this time towing a 1000 pound boat while shackled. 00