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Playboy founder and U.S. Army veteran…

September 1, 2021Weirdo

Playboy founder and U.S. Army veteran Hugh Hefner provided his plane, the “Big Bunny,” to transport Vietnamese children to New York during the evacuation of Saigon. Playboy bunnies were the ones who cared for the babies until they reached their destination.

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What American businessman and…

September 1, 2021September 1, 2021Weirdo

What American businessman and astronomer Percival Lowell mistakenly thought were “spokes” on the surface of Venus were actually shadows of the blood vessels in his eyes cast on his retina, his telescope essentially functioning as a giant ophthalmoscope.

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In 1952 Irishman Michael Patrick O’Brien…

August 30, 2021Weirdo

In 1952 Irishman Michael Patrick O’Brien was trapped on a boat between Hong Kong and Macao for 11 months. He didn’t have the papers to get off at either end of the trip and no one would issue them to him.

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A women bought one of those robocaller’s…

August 30, 2021Weirdo

A women bought one of those robocaller’s “Car Extended Auto Warranties” so she could once and for all figure out who they were. Then she proceeded to file a class action lawsuit against the company for violating Do Not Call lists.

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The ceremonial handguns carried…

August 29, 2021August 29, 2021Weirdo

The ceremonial handguns carried by Sentinel NCOs at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier are highly unique and customized SIG SAUER M17s of which 4 exist. Made with nods to history such as grips made from wood off the USS Olympia, the ship that transported the original Unknown back in 1921.

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Leona Woods was the only woman physicist…

August 29, 2021August 29, 2021Weirdo

Leona Woods was the only woman physicist on the team which built the world’s first nuclear reactor as part of the Manhattan Project. She became a mother during the Project but hid her pregnancy as not to miss work. Afterwards as a professor, she authored >200 papers in physics and astrophysics.

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Spending just a few months in Antartica…

August 28, 2021Weirdo

Spending just a few months in Antartica can shrink your brain due to environmental monotony and prolonged isolation.

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The first woman to win Olympic…

August 26, 2021August 26, 2021Weirdo

The first woman to win Olympic gold in the 100m, was wrongly thought to be dead dead in a plane crash. After the undertaker declared her alive, she spent a few days in and out of consciousness and was told she would never compete or walk unaided again. She went on to win another gold medal.

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You’re programmed to love the…

August 26, 2021Weirdo

You’re programmed to love the music you listened to in high school the most. The music we like gives us a hit of dopamine and other feel-good chemicals, and that’s even stronger when we’re young because our brains are developing.

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Germany is home to the oldest social…

August 26, 2021Weirdo

Germany is home to the oldest social housing complex, dating back to the 16th century. Needy citizens can live there for an annual rent of 1 rhenish guilder, approximately 1 USD, and are required to make 3 prayers per day.

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