Alan Ralsky, a spammer known as the Godfather of Spam, was signed up for junk snail mail by hundreds of Slashdot readers who found his home address. He said “They’ve signed me up for every advertising campaign and mailing list there is..These people are out of their minds. They’re harassing me.”
Poon Kim holds the record for surviving adrift in a life raft at 133…
Poon Kim holds the record for surviving adrift in a life raft at 133 days in 1942-43. When told no one had ever survived longer on a raft at sea, he replied, “I hope no one will ever have to break that record.”
One of the more common crossword writers for the New York Times…
One of the more common crossword writers for the New York Times, David Steinerg, is 19 Years old. He was first published in the NYT when he was 14.
A study of alcohol-stealing monkeys found that they could be divided…
A study of alcohol-stealing monkeys found that they could be divided into four groups: teetotaler, social drinker (the majority who only drink with other monkeys and not before lunch), regular drinker and binge drinkers that will drink themselves into a coma or death.
A fifth wheel was a concept to help with parallel parking…
A fifth wheel was a concept to help with parallel parking in the 1950’s.
ATM PINs were originally intended to have six digits, but have four…
ATM PINs were originally intended to have six digits, but have four because the inventor’s wife said she could only remember that many.
In Iceland, the phonebook is sorted by first names because everyone…
In Iceland, the phonebook is sorted by first names because everyone’s surname is basically their father’s first name followed by -son or -dottir.
The sweat from a man’s underarm can help women relax, boost…
The sweat from a man’s underarm can help women relax, boost their mood and help regulate their menstrual cycle, if applied to her lips.
If you could fold a piece of paper in half 103 times it would be as…
If you could fold a piece of paper in half 103 times it would be as thick as the observable universe.
There was a Japanese man who survived 24 days of cold weather by inadvertently…
There was a Japanese man who survived 24 days of cold weather by inadvertently falling into a state of hibernation. When he was found, his temperature had dropped to 71°F.