Mount Athos, Greece, is an entirely self-governed peninsula inhabited only by Orthodox monks. Female humans, chickens, cows and goats are banned from entry, but female cats are explicitly permitted.
Howie Mandel got expelled from…
Howie Mandel got expelled from high school for impersonating a school official and hiring a construction company to build an addition onto the school.
There’s a holiday called ‘Buy Nothing Day’…
There’s a holiday called ‘Buy Nothing Day’ an international day of protest against consumerism & ‘Black Friday.’ Participants wander around shopping malls or other consumer havens with a blank stare.
Samsung, the largest business…
Samsung, the largest business conglomerate in South Korea, began as a trucking company, and its founder Lee Byung-chul was a college dropout.
Concorde flew so high passengers…
Concorde flew so high passengers received twice the dose of radiation from flying in a conventional aircraft, which was believed to increase cancer risk. The flight deck contained a radiometer so they could descend in case of a solar storm.
Selfies distort the face and can…
Selfies distort the face and can make the nose appear 30% larger than the rest of the face, and is linked to a rise in patients seeking nose jobs because they say their noses looked too big in their selfies.
According to Texas Bankruptcy…
According to Texas Bankruptcy laws, you can keep 1 house, 1 car, 1k use limit in bank account, a bible or other religious text, and 2 guns.
Ketchup started as a Chinese…
Ketchup started as a Chinese fish-based sauce, then it was picked up by the British and made into a mushroom-based sauce, and finally picked up by the Americans and made into a tomato-based sauce.
The word Boycott is named…
The word Boycott is named after an Irish landlord named Charles Boycott. After Boycott attempted to evict 11 tenants, the local community decided to shun him. Workers would not work for him, traders would not trade with him, and the postman would not deliver the post.
A city in Virginia passed…
A city in Virginia passed an ordinance earlier this year barring people older than 14 from trick-or-treating. If the law is enforced, anyone older could be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined $250.