One of the first winners of the Miss USA pageant was stripped of her title when it was revealed that she was married and had children as being a wife and mother were against contest rules. 00
An Uber driver asked his Passenger to drive…
An Uber driver asked his passenger to drive while on a 300 mile route so he could take a nap. He awoke to them being chased by the police. 00
The New York City owns an abandoned 22-acre
The New York City owns an abandoned 22-acre island less than one mile from Manhattan. It has been abandoned since 1963 with no current plans of development. 00
An artist made a counterfeit penny out of $100…
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