Louisiana has its own version of French called “Creole French” which only 70’000 people can speak. It varies so much from standard French that native French speakers cannot understand it.
In 1861 a slave took over a confederate ship…
In 1861 a slave took over a confederate ship and delivered it to the Union. He was then given the ship to command during the Civil War.
Former Attorney General John Ashcroft once…
Former Attorney General John Ashcroft once ran for Senate in Missouri against a dead man. And lost.
In 1974, two phone hackers stood on a California beach and from…
In 1974, two phone hackers stood on a California beach and from two public phone booths intercepted every incoming call to Santa Barbara, and told the dialers the city had been wiped out in a nuclear explosion, causing a widespread panic.
Notorious English pirate captain Benjamin Hornigold…
Notorious English pirate captain Benjamin Hornigold (1680–1719) once attacked a ship off the coast of Honduras just to replace his crew’s hats (they had drunkenly lost them the night before).
Sting took 1 million dollars to perform a private gig…
Sting took 1 million dollars to perform a private gig for the dictator of Uzbekistan – a man who boiled his enemies alive.
Apollo astronauts who orbited the moon two months before Neil Armstrong…
Apollo astronauts who orbited the moon two months before Neil Armstrong’s famous 1969 landing heard mysterious and unexplainable ‘music’ on its far side, out of the range of Earthly radio transmissions, it has emerged. Recently unearthed recordings made by NASA of the journey, which took the Apollo 10 capsule around the far side of the […]
In 1996, as a April Fool’s Day prank, the Taco Bell Corporation…
In 1996, as a April Fool’s Day prank, the Taco Bell Corporation took out a full-page ad that appeared in six major newspapers saying that it had bought the Liberty Bell and was renaming it the Taco Liberty Bell. The National Historic Park in Philadelphia received hundreds of outraged calls.
Ants enslaved by other ant species rebel against their…
Ants enslaved by other ant species rebel against their masters by neglecting the work they’re assigned to do, and even killing the master species’ young. The slaves may not be able to save themselves, but by rebelling they can protect nearby relatives from the same fate.
The concept of posthuman god is the idea that humans of the future…
The concept of posthuman god is the idea that humans of the future might be so intelligent and technologically sophisticated that their behavior would not possibly be comprehensible to current humans, in other words, that they would appear ‘god-like’ by present-day human standards.