In 1906, Mary Astor planned the release of 10,000 imported Brazilian butterflies at her Debutante ball housed in nets lining the ceiling. They didn’t take into account the heat of the lights, and her party ended with 10,000 dead insects showering her party guests.
There is a 30 meters wide rock standing out in the middle of the Atlantic…
There is a 30 meters wide rock standing out in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean which was walked on by less than 20 people – almost as few as the moon.
When a man came to a clinic with a chronic infection in his left ear…
When a man came to a clinic with a chronic infection in his left ear, doctors tried everything to help him from antibiotics to ear drops, but nothing worked. Out of desperation, he decided to take earwax from his good ear and place it in his bad one. After two days his infection was cured.
A man bought a house for $10k, and found an Action Comics #1 with…
A man bought a house for $10k, and found an Action Comics #1 with the first appearance of Superman stuffed inside a wall. Showing it to an in-law, she tried to take it, tearing the cover. The comic sold for $175,000 at auction, but they estimated the tear reduced the value by $75k.
Baboons were employed as goatherds by the Namaqua people…
Baboons were employed as goatherds by the Namaqua people in the 1800s right through till the 1960s. They would protect the herd and lead them back at dusk, often whilst riding one of the larger goats like a horse.
Due to the fact that radio broadcasts robust enough to reach deep…
Due to the fact that radio broadcasts robust enough to reach deep space was first used in the 1940’s, it is very likely that the first message potential aliens would hear from us would be made by Hitler.
There was a now extinct species of crocodile…
There was a now extinct species of crocodile that could gallop.
The sun’s core is so hot that a piece of it the size of a pinhead…
The sun’s core is so hot that a piece of it the size of a pinhead would give off enough heat to kill a person 100 miles away.
People were confused how a Chinese couple managed to run a busy restaurant…
People were confused how a Chinese couple managed to run a busy restaurant 21 hours a day without getting tired. Locals named it “robot couple restaurant”. Turns out the restaurant is run by two couples – both the men and women are identical twins.
The British army tested LSD on its Marines in 1964…
The British army tested LSD on its Marines in 1964… and filmed it.