In 1935, a con man was arrested for selling his victims a “currency copier”, purportedly capable of reproducing $100 bills. The day before his trial, he fashioned sheets into a rope and slipped out the window, pretending to be a window washer as he shimmied down the building. 00
An innocent man spent 17 years in jail…
An innocent man spent 17 years in jail until he found his doppelganger with the same first name in the same jail. He was then released. 00
Vocal jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald was born…
Vocal jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald was born with perfect pitch so precise that the band musicians she worked with would tune their instruments to her voice. 00
During the Cold War, playground…
During the Cold War, playground equipment in the US and the USSR was made with the intent of getting children to be interested in the Space Race. 00
One of the most well known Presidents of the USA…
One of the most well known Presidents of the USA, Theodore ‘Teddy’ Roosevelt, was against putting “In God We Trust” on currency, saying it would “… cheapen such a motto by use on coins, postage stamps, or ads”. 00
There’s a max height that water can…
There’s a max height that water can be sucked up a straw: 10 meters. At 10 meters, a perfect vacuum is created at the top of the straw, and water will begin boiling spontaneously. 00
Convicted of a felony in 1934; the Governor…
Convicted of a felony in 1934; the Governor of North Dakota barricaded himself in the Governor’s Mansion, declared Martial Law, and declared North Dakota an Independent State. Eventually, he gave up, was removed from office, went through multiple re-trials, eventually won, and then was reelected again as governor three years after he was removed. 00
Wisconsin has the same number of bars…
Wisconsin has the same number of bars as California despite a population that’s 85% smaller. 1 bar for every 1,862 residents compared to California’s 1 for every 11,962 residents. 00
TLC planned to make a reality show…
TLC planned to make a reality show about NASCAR wives but cancelled it before airing because the wives got along too well. 00
John Lennon and Yoko Ono visited an astrologer…
John Lennon and Yoko Ono visited an astrologer Who told them John would be shot and die on an island. So disturbed were they that they cancelled their extended Greek Isles vacation. Ten years later he died … on Manhattan island. 00