An artist made a counterfeit penny out of $100 worth of gold, which he copper-plated and then put into circulation in Los Angeles. Two years later, it was found in New York. 00
A royal footman was once fired from Buckingham…
A royal footman was once fired from Buckingham Palace for having a “party trick” of pouring alcohol into the royal corgis’ food and watching them stagger about. 00
Mazda had to recall 52k cars due to a species…
Mazda had to recall 52k cars due to a species of spider loving the smell of gasoline so much it chose to build its web in the cars emission systems. 00
An EPA employee told his bosses..
An EPA employee told his bosses that he worked for the CIA and didn’t go to work for most of 10 years. 00
In 1984 a group of paleontologists ate a buffalo stew…
In 1984 a group of paleontologists ate a buffalo stew that had been frozen for 30,000 years. The flavor was reported as tough with an earthy mushroom smell. 00
In 1937, a man tried to find seats for himself…
In 1937, a man tried to find seats for himself and his wife on the Hindenburg, but there were none available next to each other. They took a plane home instead. Two years later, the man, Martin Goodman, went on to create Marvel Comics. 00
A 10 year old boy in China spent 2 years collecting…
A 10 year old boy in China spent 2 years collecting 160,000 plastic bottles, raising $2,700. He donated all this money, and his own savings of $30, to orphans of AIDS victims. 00
In 1935, a con man was arrested for selling…
In 1935, a con man was arrested for selling his victims a “currency copier”, purportedly capable of reproducing $100 bills. The day before his trial, he fashioned sheets into a rope and slipped out the window, pretending to be a window washer as he shimmied down the building. 00
An innocent man spent 17 years in jail…
An innocent man spent 17 years in jail until he found his doppelganger with the same first name in the same jail. He was then released. 00
Vocal jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald was born…
Vocal jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald was born with perfect pitch so precise that the band musicians she worked with would tune their instruments to her voice. 00