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A hacker, named Raphael Gray, posted stolen data of over 6.5k credit cards, claiming that the law enforcement was too incompetent to stop him. Gray’s arrogance annoyed ex-hacker Chris Davis so much that he found Gray’s information and informed the FBI about the crime, leading to Gray’s arrest.
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The weight of silverware in restaurants impacts how much a customer is willing to pay for their meal.
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The first non-Neapolitan to win the World Pizza Cup in Naples had to be escorted off the stage by police for fear of being attacked by the crowd.
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The Catholic Church closed a Louisiana parish in 1955 after its members refused to let a black priest be assigned to it. A few local Catholics sent a petition to Pope Pius XII, requesting a papal decree supporting segregation. The papacy responded by describing racism as a major evil.
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Betta fish are very intelligent. They have been known to be able to recognize their owners. There are even some Betta fish that can do tricks like pushing a tiny ball through a ring using their nose. This is something that most fish are incapable of.
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There are 7,500 varieties of apples. Pink Pearl is known to taste like raspberry and smell like grapefruit.
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The Quaker Oats company isn’t Quaker and never was, they picked their name based on a religious stereotype about Quakers being honest in business.
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The saying “Irish Goodbye” refers to a person ducking out of a party, social gathering or very bad date without bidding farewell.
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In 1898, some 73% of Alabama’s entire annual state revenue came from convict leasing. There were two types of slavery in the post-Civil War USA south: 1) Convict leasing, where the States generated much revenue and where business owners got very cheap labor (even cheaper than having slaves) 2) Peonage, which meant being in debt […]
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Baseball hall of famer Larry Walker was fixated on the number 3. He wore number 33, was married on November 3 at 3:33 and his phone number had “as many threes as the phone company would allow.” In 1993, he signed a $3 million contract.
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