In Japan, when you buy a car, you have to prove you have somewhere to park it. Under Japan’s 1957 Parking Law on-street parking is actually generally banned.
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In 1995, an inmаte sued himself for $5…
In 1995, an inmаte sued himself for $5 million, saying that he was drunk at the time of the crіme, which caused him to violate his religious beliefs and civil rights by getting arrеsted. He reasoned that as a ward of state, and unable to work, the state should pay him the money on his […]
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The Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer…
The Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer story idea was initially rejected, as in the 1930s red noses were associated with alcoholism and drunkards. The author asked an illustrator friend to draw “cute reindeer,” and these drawings convinced management to support the idea.
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Dolphins sometimes play with Orcas…
Dolphins sometimes play with Orcas, even though some Orcas eat Dolphins. Researchers believe this is because Orcas that eat red meat tend to avoid Orcas that only eat fish, so if they stay near the fish-eaters, they won’t encounter the mammal-eaters.
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William “Billy” Mitchell was an US army…
William “Billy” Mitchell was an US army general who was an outspoken proponent of air power and its ability to defeat battleships. Due to his unrelenting criticism of high command’s refusal to adapt, he was demoted and court martialed. Today he is regarded as the father of the US Air Force.
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Scarlett Johansson is currently the world…
Scarlett Johansson is currently the world’s highest-paid actress since 2018. She also has no active social media accounts as she stated “she does not see the need to continuously share details of her everyday life” during an interview with Interview magazine in 2011.
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Austria does not usually allow…
Austria does not usually allow dual citizenship but they made a special exception for Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1983 when he became U.S. citizen.
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19 percent of adults in the U.S….
19 percent of adults in the U.S. cannot read a newspaper or complete a job application and 50 percent of U.S. adults cannot read a book written at an eighth-grade level.
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Since those involved in the Rudolph…
Since those involved in the Rudolph TV special had no idea of the future value of the stop motion puppet figures, many were not preserved. In 2005, the remaining two puppets of Rudolph and Santa appeared on Antiques Roadshow, damaged from years of rough handling by children and attic storage. On the show, their appraised […]
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North Korea has its own smartphones…
North Korea has its own smartphones for use in the nation, and users have to download apps at physical store locations where they can get only get government approved apps.
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