Due to the limitations of arcade hardware in 1981, Mario was clothed in red overalls and blue shirt to contrast his arms, body, and background. The cap was added to avoid drawing his hairstyle, forehead, and eyebrows. The large nose and mustache avoided the need to draw a mouth and expressions.
Sarah Winchester, the widow of gun magnate William Wirt Winchester….
Sarah Winchester, the widow of gun magnate William Wirt Winchester, believed that she was haunted by the ghosts of the victims who got killed by Winchester rifles. Thus, she built a massive mansion to these ghosts in order to please them. This mansion has 40 bedrooms and 47 fireplaces.
Baseball player Gates Brown snuck hot dogs into the dugout….
Baseball player Gates Brown snuck hot dogs into the dugout during a game. Before he could eat them, he was called upon to pinch hit so he stuffed them into his jersey. He ended up having to slide into second base causing ketchup and mustard to smear all over his jersey leading to a $100 […]
The Pixar movies “A Bug’s Life,” “Monster’s Inc,” “Finding Nemo,…
The Pixar movies “A Bug’s Life,” “Monster’s Inc,” “Finding Nemo,” and “Wall-E” were all brainstormed during one lunch in 1994 by the writers of “Toy Story.”
In 1954 John Stapp strapped himself to a rocket sled, accelerated…
In 1954 John Stapp strapped himself to a rocket sled, accelerated to 632 MPH in 5 seconds, and then decelerated to 0 MPH in 1.4 seconds. He experienced 46.2 G’s. He went temporarily blind and experienced two black eyes from his eyeballs having been shot so far forward.
The record for surviving the longest without food…
The record for surviving the longest without food or liquids is held by someone who was forgotten by three policemen in a holding cell for 18 days.
At 78, Dick Dale suffers from renal failure, diabetes…
At 78, Dick Dale suffers from renal failure, diabetes, damaged vertebrae, rectal cancer, but keeps touring to afford medical treatment.
Wounded Viking warriors were given strong onion soup. After…
Wounded Viking warriors were given strong onion soup. After a few minutes someone would smell the wounds and if onions could be detected it meant that there were serious abdominal injuries and that death was inevitable.
At one point during Russian special purpose forces training…
At one point during Russian special purpose forces training, the trainees are shot at the chest while wearing body armor to give them a taste of the real battlefield.
Chocolate magnate Milton Hershey launched a ‘Great Building Campaign’…
Chocolate magnate Milton Hershey launched a ‘Great Building Campaign’ during the Great Depression with the aim of employing more people. When he was told that a steam shovel being used on a project did the work of 40 men, he instructed his foreman: “Take them off. Hire 40 men.”