Steve Jobs “eliminated all corporate philanthropy programs” at Apple when he became CEO and declined to join Bill Gates’ “Giving Pledge”.
A secretary told Steve Jobs she was late for work because her car…
A secretary told Steve Jobs she was late for work because her car wouldn’t start – Jobs came back the same afternoon and threw her a set of keys for a brand new Jaguar saying: “Here, don’t be late anymore.”
A lot of that weird creepy music in horror movies is performed…
A lot of that weird creepy music in horror movies is performed on one unique instrument called a waterphone.
France banned an ad depicting Jesus as a female because…
France banned an ad depicting Jesus as a female because of its “intrusion on people’s innermost beliefs”.
In 2003 the U.S. Government forcibly seized some 500 horses from two elderly…
In 2003 the U.S. Government forcibly seized some 500 horses from two elderly Western Shoshone women on the grounds that they were grazing and destroying “public land”, they later found vast deposits of gold, phosphates, and geothermal energy and are now power mining to extract the gold.
Martin Pistorious fell into a coma as a young boy. 2 years…
Martin Pistorious fell into a coma as a young boy. 2 years into his 12 year vegetative state his conscience was awakened. He was trapped for 10 years in his body, unable to communicate, with only his thoughts for company.
Bob Ross never received any money for his show, The Joy of Painting…
Bob Ross never received any money for his show, The Joy of Painting. His company, Bob Ross Inc., sold art supplies, how-to videos, and he gave art lessons.
Stingrays, or fake cell towers are used by law enforcement to trick…
Stingrays, or fake cell towers are used by law enforcement to trick cell phones into giving GPS and identifying info. When used to track a suspect, it also gathers information of all cellphones nearby.
There is a gypsy tribe in India that celebrates death as one of the happiest…
There is a gypsy tribe in India that celebrates death as one of the happiest events in their lives, while treating births as occasions of great grief.
Mary Fields, a 6′, 200-pound former slave became the second woman and the first…
Mary Fields, a 6′, 200-pound former slave became the second woman and the first African-American to work for the US Postal Service in Montana. She began to work for the USPS at the age of 60 after hitching a team of six horses faster than any cowboy and never missed work in 10 years.