In 1961 James Monaghan co founder of Domino’s pizza traded his 50% stake in the company to his brother Tom for a used Volkswagen, Tom went on to sell his 97% for 1 billion.
There is a secret cemetery in France, where no flag is allowed to fly…
There is a secret cemetery in France, where no flag is allowed to fly, which holds the bodies of American soldiers convicted of heinous crimes during WWII.
Two paragliders were sucked into a thunderstorm during practice…
Two paragliders were sucked into a thunderstorm during practice. The updraft was so powerful that one pilot was sucked up to 19,000 feet and killed by a lightning strike. The pilot of the second glider passed out from the altitude, but woke up still airborne and covered in ice.
Marc Summers, the host of the zany (and very messy) Nickelodeon…
Marc Summers, the host of the zany (and very messy) Nickelodeon show ‘Double Dare’, suffered from OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) while hosting the show.
When McDonald’s set up its first restaurant in Soviet Russia, it had…
When McDonald’s set up its first restaurant in Soviet Russia, it had to teach workers how to smile and pretend to be cheerful. The Russian language has a unique proverb that is absent from other languages, “A smile without a reason is a sign of idiocy.”
Japanese beer cans have “alcohol” in braille on the top of can…
Japanese beer cans have “alcohol” in braille on the top of can to prevent the blind from accidentally buying beer.
An American family tried to live a year without Chinese…
An American family tried to live a year without Chinese made goods in which they found it almost impossible. They wrote a book on it.
The “Loony Gas Building” was the name given to an old Standard…
The “Loony Gas Building” was the name given to an old Standard Oil plant in 1924 after every single man who worked there was hospitalized for insanity… 5 of which died. The plant was manufacturing a new, breakthrough product: leaded gasoline additive.
When Edward I of England was coming back from the ninth crusade in 1272, he…
When Edward I of England was coming back from the ninth crusade in 1272, he learned that his father had died and that he had been made king of England. Instead of returning home to be crowned, Edward went on a leisurely trip in Italy and France for almost two years and only came back […]
Wild pigs are one of the most destructive animals in America…
Wild pigs are one of the most destructive animals in America causing more than $400mil damage a year in TX alone. They can dig 3′ deep destroying crops and even feast on lambs, calves, sea turtle eggs, and everything in between.