30,000 American draft dodgers went to Canada during the Vietnam War, while 30,000 Canadians joined the US military to fight in the Vietnam War. 00
In 2006, skydiver Michael Holmes jumped…
In 2006, skydiver Michael Holmes jumped out of a plane at 15,000 ft. Wearing a helmet camera, his first chute failed, then his reserve, then he waived good-bye before landing in a blackberry bush and surviving. It was one highest falls on record. 00
Volkswagen sells sausages and ketchup. It is also…
Volkswagen sells sausages and ketchup. It is also their best selling product, selling millions more than their cars. 10
The Soviet Union lasted long enough to be given…
The Soviet Union lasted long enough to be given it’s own internet domain name, .su, which it received only 15 months before dissolving. 10
Two women tried to smuggle their dead relative…
Two women tried to smuggle their dead relative’s body onto a flight by putting him in a wheelchair and putting sunglasses on him. It was only when airport staff tried to check him in and he wouldn’t respond that suspicions were raised. 10
Disney threatened to sue three daycare centers…
Disney threatened to sue three daycare centers in Hallandale, Florida for the unauthorized use of their characters. Universal Studios responded by giving the daycares the permission to paint their licensed characters, including those from Hanna-Barbera. 00
Some Chinese companies hire white actors to pretend…
Some Chinese companies hire white actors to pretend to be foreign businessmen so that the companies can seem more connected globally. 00
There is such an expansive collection of books under…
There is such an expansive collection of books under the British library in their archive, that if a person could read 5 books per day it would take the 80,000 years to complete. 00
A man running from a police helicopter using thermal…
A man running from a police helicopter using thermal imaging tried to fool the TI cameras by hiding in fresh manure. It didn’t work. 00
A convenience store employee and his father…
A convenience store employee and his father stole a 5million dollar lottery ticket, told the winner it was only worth $5,000, only paid him $4,000 and then pushed him out the door and locked it. He got his money in the end (7 years later). 00