How the creators of Airplane! pulled off one of the funniest jokes we’ve ever heard
Holy hell! This is one of the funniest stories we’ve heard in a long time. Ask yourself, “how far are you willing to go for a joke?” Once you’ve determined...
An Overview Guide to Leather Grades
In the world of heritage/reproduction products with a focus on quality and sustainability, leather is right up there as one of the most commonly seen materials. Brands like Tanner Goods...
The Unsolvable Math Problem
A student mistook examples of unsolved math problems for a homework assignment and solved them. EXAMPLE: A young college student was working hard in an upper-level math course, for fear...
Carrier Pigeon Faster Than Broadband Internet
In South Africa, a carrier pigeon carrying a 4GB memory stick proved to be faster than the ADSL service from the country’s biggest web firm, Telkom. Winston the pigeon took...
Eleanor Roosevelt’s License to Pack Heat
At the FDR Library, one exhibit holds the contents of Eleanor Roosevelt’s wallet. While many of the cards and slips of paper from the wallet are fascinating (a Met membership...
Diver Has Visited The Same Friendly Fish For 25 Years
Beneath the surface of Japan’s Tateyama Bay stands a shrine called a torii, sacred to the Shinto religion. But more than being a place of spiritual importance, the underwater site...
Three Words Ben Franklin Crossed out of the Declaration of Independence
“Franklin made only a few changes, some of which can be viewed written in his own hand on what Jefferson referred to as the’rough draft’ of the Declaration. (This remarkable...
George Clooney Uses Nespresso Money for Satellite to Spy on Sudan Dictator
George Clooney is a well-known activist, but this takes things to the next level. At a Nespresso event in Paris on Wednesday, the Oscar winner revealed the curious way he...
Mount Disappointment in Australia
Mount Disappointment is an 800-metre (2,600 ft) mountain, located on the southern end of the Great Dividing Range, 9.5 kilometres (5.9 mi) north of Whittlesea, 60 kilometres (37 mi) north...
Japan, Seeking Trim Waists, Measures Millions
Japan, a country not known for its overweight people, has undertaken one of the most ambitious campaigns ever by a nation to slim down its citizenry. Summoned by the city...