The city of Huescar forgot they were at war with Denmark until a local historian found the declaration 172 years later. No shots were fired during the war.
Woman who had won a lottery, filed for divorce in hurry and at the end lost all…
Woman who had won a lottery, filed for divorce in hurry and at the end lost all of her lottery money to her ex husband as a result of violating disclosure laws (he sued her after he learned about the money).
Horses are as good as bloodhounds…
Horses are as good as bloodhounds in tracking people
Easter is really the celebration of the fertility goddess…
Easter is really the celebration of the fertility goddess Eostre and that eggs and bunnies are her symbols.
A parking meter official got busted stealing $90,000 in quarters. Bank staff became…
A parking meter official got busted stealing $90,000 in quarters. Bank staff became suspicious because he was regularly depositing large amounts of coins into his personal account while still wearing his parking enforcement uniform.
An Air Canada passenger flight took a detour and dropped from 37,000 feet to 4,000 feet…
An Air Canada passenger flight took a detour and dropped from 37,000 feet to 4,000 feet to help find a stranded yacht off the Australian coast. It took the passengers 25 minutes after the emergency beacon was activated to locate the yacht.
On Christmas Day, 1942 during the Battle of Stalingrad, Radio Moscow broadcasted…
On Christmas Day, 1942 during the Battle of Stalingrad, Radio Moscow broadcasted the message that “Every seven seconds a German soldier dies in Russia” to the besieged Nazi Army. The message was accompanied by the sound of a ticking clock. The ticking clock was broadcast all day.
People think more rationally in their second language…
People think more rationally in their second language and make better choices.
After several overburdened hospitals turned away a 22yo woman’s 4 Ebola-stricken family…
After several overburdened hospitals turned away a 22yo woman’s 4 Ebola-stricken family members, the Liberian woman fashioned protective equipment out of plastic garbage bags and treated them herself for 2 weeks. Three of the Four family members survived.
County of Los Angeles in California asked for computer manufacturers to stop using…
County of Los Angeles in California asked for computer manufacturers to stop using “master” and “slave” terminology because it was politically incorrect.