A psychological condition called “Koro” makes sufferers believe that their genitals have been stolen.
Mythbusters tested breast size and its correlation with cash tips received…
Mythbusters tested breast size and its correlation with cash tips received by a restaurant server – they found men tipped their large-boobed server 30% more, but women tipped her 40% more.
A man cracked the code to winning scratch lottery tickets, but calculated it would…
A man cracked the code to winning scratch lottery tickets, but calculated it would only net him $600/day and instead of secretly plundering the game, he decided to report the problem to the Lottery and Gaming Corporation.
Entry level NASA Astronauts only make $64,724 per year. Senior level…
Entry level NASA Astronauts only make $64,724 per year. Senior level Astronauts top out at just $141,715.
Russia has a vast diamond field containing “trillions of carats”, enough to supply…
Russia has a vast diamond field containing “trillions of carats”, enough to supply global markets for another 3000 years. The field was discovered in the 1970s underneath 35 million year-old asteroid crater in Siberia.
A set of 19 questions such as “Do we have the right patient?” and “What operation are we performing…
A set of 19 questions such as “Do we have the right patient?” and “What operation are we performing?” can reduce surgical deaths by more than 40%.
In the 1970 Mr. Olympia final, the judges could not decide between Arnold…
In the 1970 Mr. Olympia final, the judges could not decide between Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sergio Olivia so the two of them, exhausted, agreed to walk off. Sergio left, but Arnold, after taking one step, turned back to the judges, made fun of Sergio for leaving, and started posing again and won.
An American gymnast with a wooden leg won six medals, including three…
An American gymnast with a wooden leg won six medals, including three gold, in a single day at the 1904 Olympics. He was the only Olympian to have competed with a prosthetic limb for the next 100 years, until 2008.
In 2013, for the first time, a former prosecutor (and judge) was sentenced to prison…
In 2013, for the first time, a former prosecutor (and judge) was sentenced to prison for intentionally withholding evidence that could have exonerated an innocent man who spent 25 years behind bars. The sentence was 10 days. He served 5.
An anti-Nazi organization called Exit distributed free t-shirts at…
An anti-Nazi organization called Exit distributed free t-shirts at a neo-Nazi rock concert in Germany. These shirts appeared to be neo-Nazi-themed, but after they were washed, an anti-Nazi message was revealed.