The Minnesota Vikings are building a stadium that costs more than sending a space probe to Pluto.
The UK virtually eliminated salmonella by…
The UK virtually eliminated salmonella by vaccinating chickens. The U.S. has declined to mandate such vaccinations.
Because David Letterman was a C student at Ball State…
Because David Letterman was a C student at Ball State, he now funds a creative telecommunications scholarship that does not take grades into account.
During the Makahiki festival in Hawaii, the chief would go off shore…
During the Makahiki festival in Hawaii, the chief would go off shore in a canoe. When he came back warriors threw spears at him and he had to deflect them to prove his worthiness to rule.
Nearly 40% of the medical advice given on the…
Nearly 40% of the medical advice given on the Dr. Oz show has no scientific evidence backing it up.
The “Grandpa Gang,” a group of men the oldest being 76…
The “Grandpa Gang,” a group of men the oldest being 76, committed the biggest bank robbery in English history. After climbing down an elevator shaft and drilling through a concrete wall they stole more than $200 million in cash and jewels.
In 1971, a woman petitioned a Judge for permission to sterilize…
In 1971, a woman petitioned a Judge for permission to sterilize her “somewhat retarded” daughter. Without a hearing, evidence, or representation for the daughter, the judge granted permission. The daughter later tried to sue the judge, but the Supreme Court voted 5-3 to grant the judge immunity.
Auto manufacturers do occasionally have senses of humor…
Auto manufacturers do occasionally have senses of humor, and many of them use April Fool’s Day to show it off. Here are a few examples: As an April Fool’s joke, Audi once advertised a car with a built-in rice cooker in Japan. Volkswagen’s Extra Tiny Van, 2015 The German brand proposed the Caddy Maxi Mini, […]
During the 2015 Paris attacks the German National Soccer…
During the 2015 Paris attacks the German National Soccer Team couldn’t go back to their hotel and as a result had to sleep on mattresses and as a sign of solidarity the French National Team slept with them in the stadium.
15 monkeys escaped a primate research center in Japan by using…
15 monkeys escaped a primate research center in Japan by using trees as catapults over a five-meter high electric fence and afterwards were lured back with peanuts.