A lottery winner of £1 Million in the UK spent £500,000 over 18 months in 22 countries, glugging champagne, buying designer clothes and sleeping with least 150 women; then invested the rest and more than made back all the money he spent.
Dogs laugh often but humans have trouble…
Dogs laugh often but humans have trouble recognizing it because it sounds like they’re just panting.
The reason perfume is applied to necks and wrists…
The reason perfume is applied to necks and wrists, with behind the knees being the most ideal location, is because these are pulse points that will warm the perfume and release fragrance continuously.
In 1992 dance/pop duo The KLF were invited to play…
In 1992 dance/pop duo The KLF were invited to play at the BRIT awards. They unexpectedly performed with a grindcore metal band, fired machine gun blanks into the audience, announced they were leaving the music industry, dumped a dead sheep at the afterparty, and deleted their entire back catalog.
Trees actually sleep at night, relaxing their branches…
Trees actually sleep at night, relaxing their branches after dawn and perking them up before sunrise.
In 1915, the steamship Eastland capsized while…
In 1915, the steamship Eastland capsized while still tied to the dock in Chicago. New safety laws which rushed through Congress after the Titanic sinking mandated so much safety gear installed that the ship was top heavy and rolled over, killing 844 people.
Serbia’s maternity leave is among the world…
Serbia’s maternity leave is among the world’s best–a full year with 100% salary paid.
Although there were two deaths at Woodstock…
Although there were two deaths at Woodstock (an overdose and someone crushed by a tractor), there were two births as well, netting a zero loss over the three day festival.
Henry Ford tried to build an American industrialist…
Henry Ford tried to build an American industrialist utopia in the Brazilian jungle, “Fordlandia”, to secure a source of cultivated rubber for his cars.
Most toilets in Hong Kong are flushed with seawater…
Most toilets in Hong Kong are flushed with seawater in order to conserves the city’s scarce freshwater resources.