In 2014 a Greek woman was accidentally buried alive. She was found after a group of children heard screams coming from her grave.
Jimmy Doyle, a boxer who died shortly after…
Jimmy Doyle, a boxer who died shortly after a fight with Sugar Ray Robinson, took the fight to buy his mum a house. Robinson, kindly gave all the money from his next 4 fights to Doyle’s Mum, to buy that house. She spent the money on drugs and legal terms to try and sue Robinson […]
After selling Minecraft to Microsoft for $2.5 billion…
After selling Minecraft to Microsoft for $2.5 billion, game creator Markus ‘Notch’ Persson bought a $70 million 8-bedroom, 15-bath mansion in Beverly Hills, the most expensive house in the city’s history. He also outbid Jay-Z and Beyoncé, who were also looking to buy the house.
Some “scientists” in the 1800’s believed Irish…
Some “scientists” in the 1800’s believed Irish immigrants were ape-like, dog-like, and racially primitive.
If you have one Irish grandparent, you are eligible…
If you have one Irish grandparent who was born in Ireland, you are eligible for Irish citizenship (w/fee). You don’t need to have even been to Ireland or know the first thing about the country to apply. For non-Europeans, this means you get a passport that allows you to work and live anywhere in the […]
The D-day landing scene in Saving Private Ryan was….
The D-day landing scene in Saving Private Ryan was so violent the film should have received an NC-17 rating, however received an R rating due to the “masterpiece exception.”
There’s a hotline filmmakers can call for science advice…
There’s a hotline filmmakers can call for science advice with the goal of helping filmmakers incorporate accurate science into their films.
Apollo 12 commander Pete Conrad’s first word upon setting…
Apollo 12 commander Pete Conrad’s first word upon setting foot on the Moon was “Whoopee!” in order to win a $500 bet with an Italian journalist that NASA didn’t script astronaut declarations.
Thomas Jefferson owned a sheep known he called “this…
Thomas Jefferson owned a sheep known he called “this abominable animal”. He kept it in front of the White House where it attacked several people and killed a small boy in 1808.
Victoria’s Secret model Karolína Kurková was born with a medical…
Victoria’s Secret model Karolína Kurková was born with a medical complication causing her to have no belly button. An artificial navel is photoshopped into each of her photographs.