A Texas man barricaded himself in his home after biting a police officer during a traffic stop, and refused to come out for more than a decade. 00
Mark Twain had a near fatal heart attack in…
Mark Twain had a near fatal heart attack in 1898 after watching a belly dancer’s routine. 00
Some knife makers attach a coin to each knife they sell…
Some knife makers attach a coin to each knife they sell, to circumvent the superstition that giving someone a knife as a gift severs the relationship: the receiver can ‘pay’ for the knife by returning the coin to the person who gave the knife to them, turning the gift into a ‘purchase’. 00
A Mexican man told his daughter he worked at the WTC…
A Mexican man told his daughter he worked at the WTC. She never heard from him again after 9/11 — she’s certain he died in the attacks. Authorities wonder if he used the tragedy as a chance to start a new life in California and didn’t tell her. They removed his name from the 9/11 […]
H&R Block once discovered that their own…
H&R Block once discovered that their own taxes were too complex for them to manage. 10
Bank robber John Wojtowicz plotted some of his robbery…
Bank robber John Wojtowicz plotted some of his robbery based on scenes in The Godfather (1972) starring Al Pacino. Al Pacino later went on to play John in the Academy Award winning movie Dog Day Afternoon (1975) based on the robbery. 00
After Russia outlawed virtually all gambling in…
After Russia outlawed virtually all gambling in 2009. A Russian engineer learned how to cheat slot machines. He took his knowledge to the US and won $21,000. Casinos still have no fix for it. 00
Gordon Ramsay set up a business inside…
Gordon Ramsay set up a business inside a London prison which allows prisoners bake goods which are sold on the outside, providing the prison with financial support and giving the prisoners the culinary skills and work experience they need in order to get honest work after their sentence. 00
At 73 years old, Ronald Reagan received…
At 73 years old, Ronald Reagan received a recruiting letter from the Marine Corps while he was President. 00
The Pentagon was constructed with twice the number…
The Pentagon was constructed with twice the number of bathrooms needed for the number of employees because segregated Virginia at the time required separate facilities for “white” and “colored” persons. 00