"In 2009, Dolph Lundgren’s house was broken into, and his wife was tied up. The burglars then saw a photo of Lundgren and fled realizing whose house they just were in."
"Seinfeld has generated over $3 billion since 1995 and Jerry Seinfeld turned down over $100 million to make a 10th season. "
"In 1776, one of the first acts of recycling, in the US, happened in NYC. Patriots took a lead statue of King George III and turned it into bullets for the war."
"There is a website that explains the bible through LEGOS called The Brick Testament."
"Norway stopped investing money into Walmart after determining that the company is guilty of “serious violations of fundamental ethical norms."
"The most successful pirate raid in history was Henry Avery’s capture of the Indian treasure ship “Ganj-i-sawai” in 1695. The plunder was £600,000 worth of jewels and precious metals, equivalent to £52.4 million or $81 million today. "
"Within days of the announcement that Route 666 was to renamed Route 491, “Virtually every US 666 sign had been stolen, some for sale on eBay.”"
"The V-2 rocket in WW2 killed more people during production than as a weapon. 12,000 forced workers died making them while 9,000 died from the attacks."
"In 1987, a man hijacked a television station during an episode of Dr. Who and wore a Max Headroom mask and uttered nonsense, and he still hasn’t been caught "
"Mark Twain traveled extensively and once said “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth…”"
"Before Ed Sheeran became internationally famous, he put on a free show for his small fan base. Over 1,000 fans turned up to see the show, so Sheeran ended up playing four different shows to make sure everyone saw a gig, including a gig outside on the street after the venue had closed. "
"In Arkansas, you can legally catch and keep a wild fox."
"A certain species of jellyfish has been deemed “immortal” by scientists who have observed its ability to, when in crisis, revert its cells to their earliest form and grow anew. That means that these tiny creatures, 4 mm to 5 mm long, potentially have infinite lives. "
"In 2015, a 1000-year-old body of a Buddhist monk was discovered inside an ancient statue of Buddha. "
"The comic book guy from The Simpsons has a real name, Jeffrey Albertson. "
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