In 2013, a family bought a Chinese bowl for 3 dollars only to find out it being worth 2.2 million dollars. 00
In 2015, the Dutch police caught cannabis…
In 2015, the Dutch police caught cannabis growers because their house was the only one in the street without snow on the roof. 00
Ford slowly sped up the car production…
Ford slowly sped up the car production line until workers couldn’t cope. Unions were formed with the agreement that production line speeds couldn’t be altered unless agreed upon. 00
To help airline passengers deal with travel anxiety….
To help airline passengers deal with travel anxiety, San Francisco International Airport has hired the nation’s first airport therapy pig. LiLou wears costumes and performs tricks to help travelers calm down before boarding their flights. 00
In 1961, Fidel Castro closed Cuban schools…
In 1961, Fidel Castro closed Cuban schools for a whole year and formed teachers into a “literacy army” with the goal to eradicate illiteracy. By the end of the year, 707,212 previously illiterate people had learned how to read. 00
A daycare in Israel had an issue of parents picking…
A daycare in Israel had an issue of parents picking kids up late and decided to start punishing the parents by making them pay a fine. Surprisingly, the opposite effect occurred and more parents started leaving there kids at the daycare and picking them up late. 00
Lawrence John Ripple robbed a bank and then waited….
Lawrence John Ripple robbed a bank and then waited in the lobby, later telling the investigators he’d rather be in jail than with his wife. 00
Anyone from Canada can order a portrait…
Anyone from Canada can order a portrait of The Queen and have it shipped to them for free. 00
Your eye’s pupil got its name from Latin…
Your eye’s pupil got its name from Latin “Pupilla”, which means little doll. Because that’s what you see when you look into someones pupil, the little doll version of yourself. 00
An artist edited together 1000s of scenes of clocks…
An artist edited together 1000s of scenes of clocks and watches from movies and TV shows into one 24-hour movie – which itself functions as a working clock. 00