In 2011 the Detroit Symphony Orchestra was in a deep financial crisis. Kid Rock, in what he called “the best drunk move I ever made,” decided to throw a benefit concert. He raised over one million dollars for the symphony and helped save classical music in Detroit.
There are still several locations in the US that ban…
There are still several locations in the US that ban the sale/consumption of alcohol. All dating back to the Prohibition.
Korean Tennis player, Duck Hee Lee…
Korean Tennis player, Duck Hee Lee, currently ranks in ATP’s top 300. He is only 17 and deaf.
In 1969, the Army Corps of Engineers accomplished an awesome…
In 1969, the Army Corps of Engineers accomplished an awesome feat: They turned off Niagara Falls. They did it to clean up the area, and check for structural integrity.
A Princeton professor recently proved that you…
A Princeton professor recently proved that you can have identical snowflakes after growing them himself.
In 2001, IT at UNC decided to do a server audit. They realized…
In 2001, IT at UNC decided to do a server audit. They realized that they could not find one of their best performing servers. Eventually resorting to following the physical cabling, they hit a wall, literally. The server had been buried behind a wall during remodeling for over 4 years.
James Harrison aka The Man With the Golden Arm started…
James Harrison aka The Man With the Golden Arm started donating blood regularly after age 18 and scientists found that his blood contains Rh (D) immune globulin or anti-D, which helps prevent fetuses who have Rhesus Disease. He has made over 1000 blood donations and saved 2,000,000 babies.
In 1986, ’60 Minutes’ ran a scathing exposé…
In 1986, ’60 Minutes’ ran a scathing exposé on the Audi 5000, alleging it could wildly accelerate on its own. However, their on-air demonstration used a rigged car to show falsified results. Gov’t tests later vindicated Audi but their sales had already plummeted. ’60 Minutes’ never apologized. The “60 Minutes” whitewash of Audi wasn’t the […]
A drunk driver convicted of manslaughter was sentenced…
A drunk driver convicted of manslaughter was sentenced to wear his victim’s name and spend her birthday and holidays in prison.
A Brazilian invented caller ID technology more than..
A Brazilian invented caller ID technology more than 25 years ago. Today he is in 40 lawsuits claiming for his royalties that, in total, are more than 25 billion dollars.