The FAA considered building a fake Havana airport in south Florida in the 1960s to address a spree of skyjackings. Many plane hijackers at the time wanted to fly to Cuba. They would have landed at the phony airport, thinking they were in Havana, then been surprised and arrested by U.S. agents. It didn’t exist […]
You do better on attention tests if you wear…
You do better on attention tests if you wear a “doctor’s coat” compared to a “painter’s coat” even if it’s the same coat.
During World War 2, the British captured Germans and put…
During World War 2, the British captured Germans and put them in a bugged mansion where they served them wine and food and thus they were able to gather important intelligence from casual conversations between the ‘prisoners’ that helped them greatly win the war.
In Fairbanks, Alaska it is illegal for a moose to enter…
In Fairbanks, Alaska it is illegal for a moose to enter a saloon (via the sidewalk). This law was created to try to stop a local tavern keeper from getting his pet moose drunk and prevent the moose’s frequent drunken rampages.
A man in California got a personalized license plate…
A man in California got a personalized license plate that said “No Plate” and was rewarded with more than 2500 parking tickets.
From 1993 to 2008, the same DNA was discovered at 40 different…
From 1993 to 2008, the same DNA was discovered at 40 different crime scenes in Europe, leading to the investigation of the “Phantom of Heilbronn”, which turned out to be a woman working in a cotton swab factory who inadvertently contaminated the swabs with her own DNA.
In 1992, Michael Jordan was the ambassador of Nike but his…
In 1992, Michael Jordan was the ambassador of Nike but his team was sponsored by Reebok so his uniform had a Reebok patch on the right shoulder. Jordan carried an American flag on his right shoulder to completely hide the Reebok logo proclaiming that “The American flag cannot deface anything.”
In 1894, London and New York were “drowning”…
In 1894, London and New York were “drowning” in horse poop. It was estimated that within 50 years, London streets would be buried in 9 feet of poop and horse carcasses. But the invention of the automobile resolved the problem.
Every ball used in an MLB game is covered in mud that comes…
Every ball used in an MLB game is covered in mud that comes from a secret location in New Jersey. A man skims through riverbanks to find the mud, then refines it before it’s applied to balls. It’s called the Lena Blackburne Original Baseball Rubbing Mud.
Men and women have different odors of sweat…
Men and women have different odors of sweat. Women have more sulfur in their sweat in comparison to men and where female sweat smells more onion-y, male sweat smells more like old cheese.