In 1973 a helicopter landed in Dublin’s Mountjoy prison exercise yard, the guards assumed it was a surprise inspection until three IRA prisoners got in and escaped as a guard, who realized a Jailbreak was happening in front of his eyes, shouted, ‘Close the gates!’
A kidnapped teen did not know he was kidnapped…
A kidnapped teen did not know he was kidnapped until he applied to college…13 years after his kidnapping.
A Nova Scotia man broke into a ranch home, then fed…
A Nova Scotia man broke into a ranch home, then fed the cats, did laundry, put out hay for the horses, took a shower, used the residents’ toothbrush and shaver, and wrote in their diary.
The accent used by Tom Hanks in ‘Forrest Gump’ was…
The accent used by Tom Hanks in ‘Forrest Gump’ was actually the real-life accent of the boy that played young Forrest.
In 1910, Congress nearly passed “the American Hippo…
In 1910, Congress nearly passed “the American Hippo Bill”, which would have released hippos in Louisiana bayous in order to eat invasive plants while solving America’s meat shortage. Newspapers of the time praised hippo meat as “lake cow bacon”.
Finland’s current president was in Thailand…
Finland’s current president was in Thailand during the 2004 tsunami. He survived by climbing up an utility pole with his son.
J.R.R. Tolkien taught himself Finnish at 18, just so…
J.R.R. Tolkien taught himself Finnish at 18, just so he could read one book, the Kalevala–which he used as a basis for Middle Earth legendarium.
In a tragic twist of irony, Karl Marx’s grave…
In a tragic twist of irony, Karl Marx’s grave has an entry fee to view.
The United Kingdom has a “right to roam” which allows public…
The United Kingdom has a “right to roam” which allows public access for walking & leisure to mountains, moors, heaths and downs that are privately owned.
The reason buildings in Hong Kong have gaping…
The reason buildings in Hong Kong have gaping holes is to allow dragons free passage from their mountain homes to the sea.