The Mayor of Lake Worth, FL swam across the Lake Worth Lagoon in 1998 to raise awareness of how dirty it had become. After completing the swim, he spent three days in the hospital and nearly died.
A British Radio sports commentator’s on-air innuendo was so…
A British Radio sports commentator’s on-air innuendo was so funny, it caused a 2 mile long traffic jam because drivers who were listening couldn’t stop laughing.
Women are responsible for 90% of modern language…
Women are responsible for 90% of modern language changes, with teenage girls historically having been the linguistic innovators.
Mormons believe that the United States Constitution…
Mormons believe that the United States Constitution is a divinely inspired document.
There is a stadium in Brazil in which the midfield…
There is a stadium in Brazil in which the midfield line supposedly lies exactly on the Equator, making each team defend one hemisphere.
The Internet has a patron saint named Saint Isidore of Seville
The Internet has a patron saint named Saint Isidore of Seville. He compiled the knowledge of the ancient world and made it accessible for his own and future generations around 600 AD.
A German biologist who claimed measles is psychosomatic…
A German biologist who claimed measles is psychosomatic, offered 100,000 Euros to anyone who proved measles is a virus. A German doctor presented evidence of the virus; the biologist dismissed the evidence, but the local court ordered him to pay up.
The Mummy had a hazardous production. The cast and crew had a special…
The Mummy had a hazardous production. The cast and crew had a special drink to prevent dehydration, many crew members had to be airlifted out after snake and spider bites, the production took out kidnapping insurance on the cast and Brendan Fraser almost died filming the scene where he’s hanged.
Winston Groom was paid $350,000 for the screenplay…
Winston Groom was paid $350,000 for the screenplay rights to his novel Forrest Gump and was contracted for a 3 percent share of the film’s net profits but never received his share due to Hollywood accounting which posits that the movie lost money.
During her time as First Lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos was seen
During her time as First Lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos was seen as a “symbol of excess” due of her expensive shopping sprees. On one occasion, she spent $2,000 on chewing gum at the San Francisco International Airport and, on another, she forced a plane to do a U-turn mid-air just because she forgot […]