In 1977, Aerosmith’s flight crew inspected a Convair CV-240 for possible use and rejected it because they felt the plane and crew were not up to their standards. That plane crashed on October 20, 1977 from fuel exhaustion due to poor maintenance, killing three members of Lynyrd Skynyrd.
An underage drunk girl at Chilliest 2015 got herself…
An underage drunk girl at Chilliest 2015 got herself out of a ticket by winning a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors. The 3 police officers let the girl go after she beat scissors with rock but they ended up getting in trouble when witnesses posted Vines and the videos went viral.
A man has hidden $2 million worth of gold in an unknown location…
A man has hidden $2 million worth of gold in an unknown location. The only clue to the location is a poem. So far, people have came as close to 200 feet of the treasure, but has not yet been discovered.
In 1919, a serial killer in New Orleans stated he would kill…
In 1919, a serial killer in New Orleans stated he would kill again, but would spare the occupants of any place where a jazz band was playing. On that night, all dance halls reached capacity and amateur bands played jazz at hundreds of house parties. There were no murders.
Explorers on Greenland found a P-38 aircraft used during WWII…
Explorers on Greenland found a P-38 aircraft used during WWII buried under 264 ft of ice. They dug it out and restored it to flying condition.
Since the Han Dynasty in 200 BC, the Chinese have drilled…
Since the Han Dynasty in 200 BC, the Chinese have drilled for natural gas which was transported in bamboo pipelines to be burned in stoves.
James Cameron was stricken with food poisoning and during…
James Cameron was stricken with food poisoning and during his illness, Cameron had a nightmare about an invincible robot hitman sent from the future to kill him, giving him the idea for The Terminator, which later catapulted his film career.
Soon after the American revolution, the leader of the Continental…
Soon after the American revolution, the leader of the Continental Congress asked the Prince of Prussia to become King of the United States.
A man was so pissed that his girlfriend dumped him that he bought…
A man was so pissed that his girlfriend dumped him that he bought a $600 car, registered it in her name, and parked it at O’Hare airport and left it there until it had more than $105,000 in parking fees.
2 Florida men failed to steal a Corvette, because they couldn…
2 Florida men failed to steal a Corvette, because they couldn’t drive stick. At gunpoint, the owner told them 4 times to push the clutch, but they gave up and ran away on foot with only the man’s phone, keys, and wallet.