Mariya Oktyabrskaya, who’s husband died in WW2 so she sold all of her belongings and built a tank “The Angry Girlfriend” for revenge. Mariya, often disregarding orders not to, would leap out of her tank and repair the tank, amidst heavy fire. She became the first female tanker to ever win the Hero of the Soviet Union award.
Africa’s true size isn’t shown on standard maps and it’s larger…
Africa’s true size isn’t shown on standard maps and it’s larger than China, West Europe, and the US combined.
King Tut was mummified with…
King Tut was mummified with an erection.
There was a death metal band whose lead vocalist…
There was a death metal band whose lead vocalist was a parrot.
In 1995 the Church of Scientology imprisoned…
In 1995 the Church of Scientology imprisoned, dehydrated and starved a mentally ill woman for 17 days until she died.
When faced with belligerence in bars, James
When faced with belligerence in bars, James Joyce would hide behind Ernest Hemingway, his drinking buddy, and shout, “Deal with him, Hemingway! Deal with him!”
One of the top things people regret when they…
One of the top things people regret when they are dying is that they worked too hard.
A pair of soft drinks were sold in Singapore called…
A pair of soft drinks were sold in Singapore called Anything and Whatever. While each offered six flavors, the cans were identical, so you didn’t know what flavor you were going to get.
Charles Rigoulot a french weightlifter was….
Charles Rigoulot a french weightlifter was jailed for hitting a Nazi guard, but broke out of his jail cell by bending the bars. He allowed other prisoners to escape as well. Then beat the guard who jailed him.
Scientists have genetically altered chickens…
Scientists have genetically altered chickens to express DNA that their dinosaur ancestors once possessed. Eventually, they grew teeth.