Ozzy Osbourne gave up taking acid during the recording of Black Sabbath’s Volume 4. He said “I took 10 tabs of acid then went for a walk in a field. I ended up standing there talking to this horse for about an hour. In the end the horse turned round and told me to f**k […]
Despite having a 95% Muslim population…
Despite having a 95% Muslim population, Christmas is an extremely popular holiday in the west African nation of Senegal, which has a tradition of Muslims and Christians adopting each other’s holidays.
A well-respected British academic known…
A well-respected British academic known for his work on the dead sea scrolls, argued that Jesus was a mushroom.
Incarcerated prisoners make a contraband…
Incarcerated prisoners make a contraband drink in prison called “pruno” which entails fermenting fruit, sugar cubes, bread, and water in a ziplock bag a several days. And, they frequently make it in their toilets.
Iceland is the safest country in the world….
Iceland is the safest country in the world in case of a nuclear war, because it is isolated from the rest of the world, doesn’t have a standing army to target and generates all of its electricity from geothermal sources.
The former commissioner of Mississippi’s…
The former commissioner of Mississippi’s prisons is now serving a 20-year sentence in federal prison himself.
Frederic John Walker known…
Frederic John Walker known more popularly as Johnnie Walker because of the brand of whisky, was the most successful anti-submarine commander of the Second World War. With 17 U-boats destroyed one aspect of his charismatic nature was to play the tune “A Hunting We Will Go”.
Soviet scientist Viktor Gordeyev…
Soviet scientist Viktor Gordeyev invented Rocket Boots. Instead of actual rockets, the boots were equipped with pistons filled with a fuel-air mixture. The boots enabled an average speed of 10.5 mph and a maximum speed of 22 mph.
Satoru Iwata, years before he became…
Satoru Iwata, years before he became the president of Nintendo, was an unpaid intern at Commodore Japan.
In 2017, a woman named Chau Smith…
In 2017, a woman named Chau Smith ran seven marathons in seven consecutive days on seven continents in celebration of her 70th birthday.