In 1955, an Arkansas woman drove into a service station and said to the attendant in a confidential whisper: “I wish you would check that guy behind me; I think he’s drunk.” Police said the “guy” behind was a driverless pickup truck, whose bumper was locked with the rear bumper of the woman’s car. She […]
A man stayed drunk during the entire…
A man stayed drunk during the entire Civil War to avoid being drafted.
Referring to police as “Five-O” derived from the name of the television…
Referring to police as “Five-O” derived from the name of the television series Hawaii Five-O. While they named it Hawaii Five-O in honor of Hawaii’s being the 50th state.
In 2015 at least 120,000 saiga antelopes died mysteriously…
In 2015 at least 120,000 saiga antelopes died mysteriously en masse. This corresponds to about 50% of the entire population of these rare animals.
In the 1960s, Wham-O made a “giant” Super Ball, roughly the size…
In the 1960s, Wham-O made a “giant” Super Ball, roughly the size of a bowling ball, and dropped it from a 23rd story window as a promotional stunt. It destroyed a parked car on the second bounce.
When the Romans returned from France and Germany with blonde slaves, some…
When the Romans returned from France and Germany with blonde slaves, some Roman women tried copying the look by dying their hair blond, only for it to fall out. Instead the women cut off the slaves hair to use as wigs.
Disney executives were initially confused by Johnny Depp…
Disney executives were initially confused by Johnny Depp’s performance as Jack Sparrow in POTC, questioning whether he was drunk or gay. The CEO of Disney proclaimed that Depp was ruining the film. Depp’s response to Disney executives was they could trust him with his choices or let him go.
A Gladiator sequel script had Maximus reincarnated by the Roman…
A Gladiator sequel script had Maximus reincarnated by the Roman gods and returned to Rome to defend Christians against persecution; then transported to other periods including WWII, the Vietnam War, and finally being a general in the Pentagon. It was rejected for being too far-fetched.
Wildlife researchers around the world have caught deer on…
Wildlife researchers around the world have caught deer on film eating birds, in some cases “actually eating living baby birds right out of the nests”.
In 2004 authorities discovered a fully functioning movie…
In 2004 authorities discovered a fully functioning movie theater in the Parisian catacombs, equipped with a fully functioning restaurant, stocked bar, and projecting equipment. Three days later, when the police returned accompanied by experts from the French electricity board to see where the power was coming from, the phone and electricity lines had been cut […]