Milton Hershey being unable to have children founded the Milton Hershey School for orphans in 1909. He donated 30% of all future Hershey profits. It now has 7 billion in assets, and continues to serve orphans in financial need. Milton also prohibited it’s use in any advertising.
A 57 year old Japanese man has been learning to SCUBA dive specifically…
A 57 year old Japanese man has been learning to SCUBA dive specifically so he can look for his wife’s remains after she was presumably swept away during the 2011 tsunami. He says her last email to him was “… I want to go home”, and he is determined to make that happen.
US mothers in the year 2000 put in 30% more hours into childcare than in…
US mothers in the year 2000 put in 30% more hours into childcare than in 1965, even though families today are far smaller, far more moms work, and far more dads help out with childcare. In total about 6x more time and effort is put into the average modern child than one in 1965.
George Webb Restaurants locations each have two clocks that employees claim…
George Webb Restaurants locations each have two clocks that employees claim are set one minute apart to evade a local law banning businesses from being open 24 hours per day.
Mary (mother of Jesus) is considered one of the most righteous women in the…
Mary (mother of Jesus) is considered one of the most righteous women in the Islamic religion. She is mentioned more in the Quran than in the entire New Testament.
Oranges are actually a hybrid fruit – It is a cross between…
Oranges are actually a hybrid fruit – It is a cross between a pomelo (25%) and a mandarin (75%).
During WWII, soldiers were known to take precious family photos…
During WWII, soldiers were known to take precious family photos (and Pinup Girl photos) and put them under clear grips on their 1911 pistols – called Sweetheart Grips. Many of the grips were made from pieces of broken plastic windows from bombers.
Holocaust deniers have contacted former SS-Rottenführer Oskar Gröning to convince…
Holocaust deniers have contacted former SS-Rottenführer Oskar Gröning to convince him that the things he witnessed at Auschwitz were hallucinations on his part.
Because of the specific social structure of Japanese society there are many more homeless…
Because of the specific social structure of Japanese society there are many more homeless men than homeless women in Japan. Historically, men were the sole providers for their families. Japanese companies believe that married men work better than unmarried ones do because the former feel more obligations and responsibilities toward their families. Hence, not only elderly men, who face ageism and cannot find employment, but unmarried men over 35 years old have difficulties in finding employment. It does not cause poorer men on average, but rather a greater variance, with increased number of both considerably rich and considerably poor men, in effect producing a greater number of homeless men than homeless women in Japan.
The Stannard Rock Light, known as the “Loneliest Place in the World…
The Stannard Rock Light, known as the “Loneliest Place in the World”, is the furthest lighthouse from land and described as one of the top ten engineering feats in the United States.