Housing a prisoner in California costs $75,560. That’s more than a year at Harvard. 00
Disney quietly cut ties with McDonalds in 2006…
Disney quietly cut ties with McDonald’s in 2006 so as not to be associated with childhood obesity. 00
In 2016, it was discovered that Beyonce’s “Empower Women”…
In 2016, it was discovered that Beyonce’s “Empower Women” clothing line was made by women sweat shop laborers working on less than US$7 a day. 00
Prisoners in the female-only concentration camp…
Prisoners in the female-only concentration camp Ravensbruck purposefully sewed socks with thin heels and toes so German soldier’s feet would get sore. 00
JRR Tolkien’s great granddaughter, Ruth Tolkien…
JRR Tolkien’s great granddaughter, Ruth Tolkien, is the only blind person in the UK to be a competitive fencer. She is currently ranked the 186th best fencer in the country. 00
In 1995, McDonald’s asked Greenpeace activists to stop…
In 1995, McDonald’s asked Greenpeace activists to stop criticizing their company publicly and instead do it only in private with their friends. Activists said they’d agree if McDonald’s stopped advertising its products and instead only recommended their restaurants privately to friends. 00
Colored toilet paper used to be really popular back…
Colored toilet paper used to be really popular back in the 70’s, especially matching it to your bathroom decor. Doctors warnings and possible damage to the environment affected sales so badly companies stopped making it. 00
Korla Pandit, a prolific 1940’s musician…
Korla Pandit, a prolific 1940’s musician from India and one of TV’s first musical stars, was actually an African American man from Missouri. His secret lasted until his death. 00
The cargo hold of the largest plane in service…
The cargo hold of the largest plane in service, the Antonov An-225 Mriya, is longer than the first flight taken by the Wright brothers. 00
Farmers in Botswana have started painting eyes…
Farmers in Botswana have started painting eyes on their cows bottoms to stop lions from attacking them. 00