"The first stealth technology test failed. They couldn’t understand why until they noticed a bird sitting on the test object. They blew a loud horn, the bird flew off, and the test object disappeared from the radar screen showing stealth technology was a success. "
"In 1858, a massive brawl between more than 50 US Representatives ended when a missed punch between two Reps knocked the wig off of Representative Barksdale’s head. The embarrassed Barksdale accidentally replaced the wig backwards, causing both sides to erupt in spontaneous laughter. "
"Nigerian scammers once sold a fake airport to a major international bank for $242 million, and the scam wasn’t discovered till 3 years later. "
"Henry Allingham, the oldest Briton in history, credited his longevity to “cigarettes, whisky and wild, wild women – and a good sense of humor.” He fought in WWI, worked as an engineer in WWII, and died at the age of 113."
"There was a little ice age between 1600 and 1814. The river Thames in London used to completely freeze over for 2 months per year allowing “Frost Fairs” to take place with football pitches, bowling matches, fruit-sellers, shoemakers, barbers and even a pub or two."
"There was a second Fukushima nuclear power plant, 10 km to the south that suffered the same crippling tsunami damage, but was saved from meltdown by a capable leader and a heroic staff. "
"The SpongeBob pitch to Nickelodeon was so good that the executives had to step outside from laughter. "
"There is a superstition in knitting called The Sweater Curse, which implies that knitting one’s significant other a sweater will result in a breakup. "
"A growing number of wealthy women are getting cosmetic surgery known as Blowtox. In this procedure, Botox is injected into the scalp. This stops nerves from activating sweat glands so that they can emerge from the gym with their hair still looking blow-dried."
"There are over 5.5 million vending machines in Japan that turn over almost 7 trillion yen annually."
"Elvis’ manager sold “I Hate Elvis” badges to make money from those who otherwise wouldn’t have parted with their cash for Elvis merchandise. "
"The Powerpuff Girls were originally called the Whoopass Girls. Instead of accidentally adding Chemical X to his mixture of sugar, spice, and everything nice, the Professor accidentally added “a can of whoopass.” "
"The ZIP in ZIP Code stands for: Zone Improvement Plan."
"There is a spider that builds larger fake spiders and hangs them in its web "
"In 1931, Olympic medalist Betty Robinson was mistakenly identified as dead, was placed in the trunk of a car, and driven to the morgue. She recovered and won gold again in 1936. "
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