Reading Time: 2 minutes In 1951 Clint Eastwood survived a plane crash that should have killed him. But not only did he survive the impact with the ocean, he then swam over three miles, along with the pilot of the downed aircraft to safety. This of course all happened before he was famous, but showed that his persona on …
Reading Time: 2 minutes When the unsinkable Titanic sank on April 15, 1912 it shook the world, but the events of the Titanic may have been unwittingly predicted fourteen years earlier. An American author of the late 19th and early 20th century by the name of Morgan Robertson, published a book called Futility in 1898 that had eerie similarities …
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Reading Time: < 1 minute It has been a matter of six years in the wilderness as the worlds richest man for Microsoft founder Bill Gates but he has now regained the mantle of worlds richest man from Mexican Carlos Slim. Bill Gates estimated fortune of a staggering $72.7 billion has just surpassed that of Mr Slims of $72.1 Billion. …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Would you believe that the voice of Bambi went on to become a drill instructor? Not only a drill instructor, but the youngest ever in the Marines. This man turned out to be so tough that he served three tours in Vietnam. So I guess that you are wondering who this Marine drill instructor that …
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Reading Time: 3 minutes This is one old proverb I love, “a fool and his money are soon parted.” It’s a sentiment that rings true throughout the ages. In today’s world the fool is often the victim of an elaborate scheme or conman, working online or through other illicit means. I mean, we all seem to have that …
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Reading Time: 3 minutes The inventor of the Frisbee was cremated and turned into a Frisbee. I personally can’t think of any reason why, if you were cremated, you wouldn’t want your remains to go somewhere that you love or enjoy. That’s exactly what ‘Steady’ Ed Headrick, the inventor of the Frisbee requested before his death. The invention of a …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes This is one of those rare cases where myth and fact cross paths. Have you heard the story that Jeremy Bentham’s corpse attended UCL board meetings? As the old story goes, his corpse was collected from its display case and placed in the board meetings. It also states that he was marked as being present, …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes This is just spectacular. Ke$ha wasn’t paid a dime for her breakout hit. She wasn’t even credited for it. But, even though it was unfair, her performance launched her career and made her who she is today. When Flo Rida’s chart topping hit, Right Round was released in 2008, it quickly rose to the top …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Now I bet this is something many people were blissfully unaware of. One of the biggest stars in the world today is blind in one eye, and near sighted in the other. Johnny Depp revealed in an interview with Rolling Stones magazine that he has been practically blind in his left eye nearly his entire …
Reading Time: < 1 minute Oops, president Bill Clinton lost the nuclear launch codes for several months during his second term in office. It’s something that the former commander in chief has never mentioned or admitted to, but at least two former high ranking military officers have confirmed the rumor, but with slightly different versions. It’s not uncommon for people …
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