There’s an ordinary-looking stream in Yorkshire that’s actually a full size river compressed into a narrow channel, and it’s thought that no-one who’s fallen in has ever survived. “At its narrowest point the Strid is only about two metres wide, and foolhardy visitors have in the past tried to jump across the roaring chasm. Failure […]
80% of all antibiotics produced in the U.S….
80% of all antibiotics produced in the U.S. are given to farm animals.
Anne Frank’s family was denied visas by the U.S….
Anne Frank’s family was denied visas by the U.S. government because of stricter immigration policies.
When the space station Skylab fell to Earth in 1979, it landed…
When the space station Skylab fell to Earth in 1979, it landed in Esperance, Western Australia. The Shire of Esperance fined NASA $400 for littering, which went unpaid for 30 years until a radio host raised the money and paid it on behalf of NASA.
There is an Hong Kong Billionaire who is offering…
There is an Hong Kong Billionaire who is offering $120 Million to turn his lesbian daughter straight.
Police in Clearwater, FL received 161 calls to 911 from the rooms…
Police in Clearwater, FL received 161 calls to 911 from the rooms of the Fort Harrison Hotel within a span of 11 months. Each time, Scientology security denied them entry, insisting there was no emergency.
Mr. T’s wearing of gold chains and other jewelry was a result…
Mr. T’s wearing of gold chains and other jewelry was a result of customers losing the items or leaving them after a fight at the night club where he was a bouncer. He would stand out front wearing the items in case a customer who was kicked out from the club came back looking for […]
Magic mushrooms may give users trippy experiences by…
Magic mushrooms may give users trippy experiences by creating a hyperconnected brain. The active ingredient in the psychedelic drug, psilocybin, seems to completely disrupt the normal communication networks in the brain, by connecting “brain regions that don’t normally talk together.”
Peter Oakley, otherwise known as Geriatric1927, was the most subscribed…
Peter Oakley, otherwise known as Geriatric1927, was the most subscribed user on Youtube in August 2006. The channel comprises of him describing events in his past, which includes serving the British army in WW2, an continued posting videos until he died in in March 23, 2014.
Select Mac computers from 1992-96 were sold with free, live…
Select Mac computers from 1992-96 were sold with free, live technical support via a dedicated telephone number “for as long as you own your Apple product.” The company attempted to end the service, but was ordered to keep it due to a class-action lawsuit. The number still works (1-800-SOS-APPL).