A tiny (1sq. cm) transparent Australian jellyfish has venom delivering tentacles a meter long, and whose sting causes Irunkandji syndrome, which induces feelings of impending doom, severe pain, and cardiac arrest.
Angered by the IRS’s refusal to allow deductions for all three…
Angered by the IRS’s refusal to allow deductions for all three of his children, a man threatened to turn the raising of two of them over to the government.
Colonel Sanders, as he got older, wasn’t a fan of KFC…
Colonel Sanders, as he got older, wasn’t a fan of KFC. According to the Consumerist, in the 1970s, Sanders commented publicly that KFC’s gravy reminded him of “sludge” and the mashed potatoes of “wallpaper paste.” KFC ended up suing its founder, but lost. Why? In part, because, as the court found, “the assertion that the chicken served by Kentucky Fried Chicken Corp. was not prepared exactly according to Sanders’ original recipe was not defamatory. It is almost inevitable that at least slight deviations would occur. Indeed, prospective customers would expect that.”
JELL-O is made from pork skins, horses and cattle…
JELL-O is made from pork skins, horses and cattle bones, or split cattle hides.
Every time you recall a memory, you’re remembering the last time you remembered…
Every time you recall a memory, you’re remembering the last time you remembered it. The memory gets distorted even more each time.
Males may have evolved facial features specifically designed to take a punch…
Males may have evolved facial features specifically designed to take a punch. Researchers found that facial bones commonly broken during a fight grew more resilient as time progressed and were the same bones that showed the most divergence between males and females.
There was a fad in the 50s called telephone booth stuffing where young…
There was a fad in the 50s called telephone booth stuffing where young people would try to stuff themselves in phone booths.
The Macaronis were young English men who adopted feminine mannerisms…
The Macaronis were young English men who adopted feminine mannerisms and highly extravagant attire. They were members of the Macaroni Club, and wore a feather in their hats. They also wore two fob watches: “one to tell what time it was and the other to tell what time it was not”.
In 1962, a spouse was accidentally left behind at rest stop…
In 1962, a spouse was accidentally left behind at rest stop. “An American tourist explained to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police who found him wandering along a highway near here clad in his undershorts. His story: His wife was driving the family car, while he relaxed in a trailer. She stopped to let some bears cross the road and the husband stepped out to see what the trouble was. His wife drove on.”
During the Civil War wounded soldiers reported mysterious glowing…
During the Civil War wounded soldiers reported mysterious glowing from their wounds that seemed to encourage healing. This turns out to be a rare bio-luminescent bacteria in the dirt of the battlefield.