Dr. Seuss was confronted by a feminist who stated there are no strong female roles in his books. He then remarked his characters are animals, and “if she can identify their sex, I’ll remember her in my will.”
A fighter jet pilot shot his own plane down…
A fighter jet pilot shot his own plane down by flying into his own bullets.
The engineer who designed the Japanese Kamikaze dive-bombing…
The engineer who designed the Japanese Kamikaze dive-bombing planes of WWII felt bad about his role in the war, so at its end, he decided to use his skills for peace by designing the body of the Shinkansen (Bullet Train), which has, to this day, operated with zero accident-caused fatalities.
German footballer Mesut Özil donated his €300,000 World Cup…
German footballer Mesut Özil donated his €300,000 World Cup victory bonus to pay for surgery of 23 children in Brazil.
Swedish millionaire Johan Eliasch purchased 400,000 acres of the Amazon…
Swedish millionaire Johan Eliasch purchased 400,000 acres of the Amazon Rainforest from a logging company for $14,000,000 for the sole purpose of its preservation.
Liquindi, or Pygmy water drumming, is practiced by the Baka…
Liquindi, or Pygmy water drumming, is practiced by the Baka Forest People of central Africa. Tones are produced by trapping air in one’s hands and hitting the surface of the water, to create percussive musical rhythms.
The city of Glasgow spends an estimated £10,000 each year removing…
The city of Glasgow spends an estimated £10,000 each year removing traffic cones from the head of the statue of the Duke of Wellington.
Philip Morris ran an ad acknowledging “smokers’ cough” in…
Philip Morris ran an ad acknowledging “smokers’ cough” in 1943. They claimed it was caused by smoking brands other than Philip Morris.
The Tallahassee Police Department (the tow where Florida State University…
The Tallahassee Police Department (the tow where Florida State University is located) pressured a student, Rachel Hoffman, into being an informant for a drug sting in 2008. Rachel’s TPD handlers lost track of her during the sting. Rachel’s body was found two days later in Perry, FL.
Former NFL player Jason Brown walked away from football and a multimillion…
Former NFL player Jason Brown walked away from football and a multimillion dollar contract to be a farmer – a skill he learned from YouTube.