Director Stanley Kubrick had his secretary fill about 500 pages with the iconic “All work and no play” phrase for the film “The Shining”.
Arkansas landlords don’t have to maintain…
Arkansas landlords don’t have to maintain properties and tenant can be jailed for being one day late with rent.
When American troops were asking ‘American’ trivial…
When American troops were asking ‘American’ trivial questions to flush out German infiltrators in WWII, American brigadier general Bruce Clarke was held at gunpoint for five hours after he said the Chicago Cubs were in the American League.
The Tarzan Yell is trademarked (officially known as…
The Tarzan Yell is trademarked (officially known as a Sensory Mark). “The mark is a yell consisting of a series of approximately ten sounds…” It takes over 200 words to technically describe how Tarzan yells.
The town of Geel, Belgium which practices…
The town of Geel, Belgium practices de-institutionalized mental health care. Doctors place patients with host families to live. The tradition of caring for the mentally ill dates back hundreds of years.
A Florida man was fined $48,000 for using a cell…
A Florida man was fined $48,000 for using a cell phone jammer everyday for 2 years while going to work.
In the Amazon, butterflies will drink the tears of turtles…
In the Amazon, butterflies will drink the tears of turtles to provide necessary sodium in their diet.
Louisiana French is in decline. One million people spoke…
Louisiana French is in decline. One million people spoke it in 1968, now only 150k-200k speak it.
Seattle has a “tiny house” village that homeless residents…
Seattle has a “tiny house” village that homeless residents can use to sleep, eat and shower. It costs residents $90 a month to cover utilities, and is designed to help them get back on their feet.
The world’s oldest paycheck- dating back…
The world’s oldest paycheck- dating back 5,000 years in Mesopotamia- shows that workers were paid in beer.