In 1999 an engineer earned $150,000 in air miles by buying 12,150 cups of pudding worth $3000. 00
In 1999 an engineer…
Millennials being scrutinized…
Millennials being scrutinized isn’t unique to this generation. Older generations have been doing it to younger generations for over 2,000 years. Similar criticisms include laziness, being self absorbed, spending too much money, expectations being too high, and the use of technology. 00
Chernobyl wildlife flourished…
Chernobyl wildlife flourished after the disaster, implying humans are more detrimental than severe radiation. 00
A California woman won $1.3 million…
A California woman won $1.3 million in the lottery and filed for divorce 11 days later. She didn’t tell her husband, and two years later her husband found out all about it and sued her. The Judge awarded her husband all of her winnings. 00
Notorious mafia boss “Lucky” Luciano…
Notorious mafia boss “Lucky” Luciano aided the WWII effort from his prison cell by ordering his men to protect the East Coast from foreign invasion and convincing his Italian mafia contacts to help the Allies during their invasion of Sicily. 00
In 2011 a 99-year-old Italian…
In 2011 a 99-year-old Italian man divorced his 96-year-old wife after finding her secret love letters from the 1940s, revealing she had an affair. 00
Humans have a negativity…
Humans have a negativity bias that makes us continuously look for bad news. The trait stems from early humans who developed it as a survival mechanism. 00
In the late 1700s and 1800s…
In the late 1700s and 1800s, there was widespread panic about the evils of book-reading, which was described as “an outrage on decency and common sense”. People were concerned that avid novel-readers were ‘addicted’ and were becoming anti-social. 00
A guy made a fictional…
A guy made a fictional restaurant the #1 restaurant in London using trip advisor and fake reviews. He served microwaved food and customers said it was the most exquisite food they ever tasted. 00
In Japan, lonely seniors are shoplifting…
In Japan, lonely seniors are shoplifting in search of the community and stability of jail. These people often say they have no one to turn to when they need help. 00