A gay Vietnam veteran once said “I got a medal for killing two men and a discharge for loving one”.
The light of galaxies greater than 14.7 billion light years away…
The light of galaxies greater than 14.7 billion light years away will never reach us, because those parts of the universe are receding away from us at faster than light speed.
Florida police stopped a man 258 times and charged him 62 …
Florida police stopped a man 258 times and charged him 62 times with trespassing at his place of employment; he sued the Florida police for violating his civil rights and lost.
Kanye West once ordered a curry to be delivered…
Kanye West once ordered a curry to be delivered from London, UK to NYC, at a price of $3900.
Hungarian pilots forgot to put the gear of their…
Hungarian pilots forgot to put the gear of their TU154 plane, touched down on the belly, went around for a second approach and landed. No injuries were reported.
Joseph Medicine Crow, a Native American of the Crow…
Joseph Medicine Crow, a Native American of the Crow tribe, served in World War II and completed all the requirements to become a war chief while at war, making him the last Crow member to do so.
Casu marzu is the Italian “maggot cheese” – cheese designed…
Casu marzu is the Italian “maggot cheese” – cheese designed to be eaten while it is infested with cheese fly larvae.
The original PS1 controller was 10% larger…
The original PS1 controller was 10% larger in the US compared to Japan, to account for bigger hands in America.
Hummingbirds are constantly hours away from starving…
Hummingbirds are constantly hours away from starving to death, only being able to store enough energy to survive overnight. Having the highest metabolic rate of animal kingdom, their heart can reach 1260 BPM and they’ll breath 250 times a minute at rest.
Because babies listen to the languages spoken around…
Because babies listen to the languages spoken around them while still in the womb, they develop distinctive cries that reflect this when they’re born. Thus – babies cry with an accent, making it possible to distinguish a French baby from a German baby, based purely on the way they cry.