In 1932, a Seattle phone repair guy received an unusual complaint from a customer. A woman claimed that her phone never rang, however her dog howled on a backyard to let her know to pick up the phone on time. Turned out that, the dog didn’t have a psychic power. Instead, the dog was chained […]
Self-Transcendence 3100 mile race is the world’s longest…
Self-Transcendence 3100 mile race is the world’s longest certified footrace. Runners have 52 days to complete 5649 laps around a .55mi block in Queens, NY.
Simon Cowell briefly worked as a runner in Stanley…
Simon Cowell briefly worked as a runner in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. He polished Jack Nicholson’s axe.
A Chinese man’s ex-girlfriend and current girlfriend jumped…
A Chinese man’s ex-girlfriend and current girlfriend jumped off a bridge into a river to see who he would rescue. He rescued his current girlfriend.
The Department of Veterans Affairs still pays a pension…
The Department of Veterans Affairs still pays a pension to one surviving daughter of a Civil War veteran.
Abraham Lincoln suffered from a lifelong “melancholy,”…
Abraham Lincoln suffered from a lifelong “melancholy,” a condition we now call clinical depression. His suffering was so severe, that his community had to put him under a “suicide watch.”
Surgeons who play video games make 37% fewer errors and complete…
Surgeons who play video games make 37% fewer errors and complete surgery 27% faster. Video game skills are also a strong indicator of some surgical skills.
Calgary police returned a woman’s stolen car to her with…
Calgary police returned a woman’s stolen car to her with illegal items from the thieves the police forgot to seize: a gun, knife, lead pipe, crack pipe, a bag of cocaine, and 4 IDs.
The Higgs boson, commonly referred to as the “God Particle…
The Higgs boson, commonly referred to as the “God Particle”, was originally intended to be named the “goddamn particle”, but Leon Lederman’s publisher asked that it be changed. Higgs, an atheist, was unhappy with the nickname because he thought the term “might offend people who are religious”
Some lakes are stocked with fish by dropping…
Some lakes are stocked with fish by dropping hundreds of fish out of an airplane flying over.