Tom Petty was so popular his record label wanted to charge $1 more for his 1981 album “Hard Promises” than the standard $8.98, but they backed down after he considered naming the album “$8.98”. 00
Tom Petty was so popular..
A section of passenger railroad…
A section of passenger railroad in Alaska called the Hurricane Turn. Rather than making scheduled station stops, it operates as a flag-stop meaning passengers in this remote area can simply wave the train down to stop. It’s one of the last true flag-stop trains in the U.S. 00
In 1917 you could order…
In 1917 you could order a belt-fed machine gun from a Sears catalog: “Machine guns are used largely by police organizations, home guards and municipalities in case of riots.” 00
Britain’s ghost trains are…
Britain’s ghost trains are rare train services in the UK which only see a couple of passengers every day. They’re only there because closing lines and stations is difficult and costly, and rail companies would rather run infrequent services than go through the cumbersome process. 00
One evening in 1954, in a student…
One evening in 1954, in a student hall at Princeton University, grad student Everett was drinking sherry with his friends when he came up with the idea that quantum effects cause the universe to constantly split. 00
Douglas Adams came up with the…
Douglas Adams came up with the title for The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy while lying drunk in a field near Innsbruck with a copy of The Hitch-Hikers Guide to Europe. Looking up at the stars, he thought it would be a good idea for someone to write a hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy as […]
In 2009, a drunk New Zealander…
In 2009, a drunk New Zealander lost a poker bet and had his name changed to “Full Metal Havok More Sexy N Intelligent Than Spock And All The Superheroes Combined With Frostnova”. He found out that it was accepted 5 years later after receiving a confirmation letter. 00
Inattentional deafness is when someone…
Inattentional deafness is when someone is concentrating on a visual task like reading, playing games, or watching television and are unresponsive to you talking, they aren’t ignoring you necessarily, they may not be hearing you at all. 00
Many defense lawyers make their…
Many defense lawyers make their clients wear glasses, because it makes them look smarter, more honest and less capable of committing crimes. 00
Grandma Gatewood hiked the 2,200 mile…
Grandma Gatewood hiked the 2,200 mile Appalachian trail at 55 bringing only Converse shoes, an army blanket and a plastic shower curtain after reading about it in a magazine and telling her children she was going for a walk. She hiked it again at 72 and 75. 00