A trio of drunken boys decided to sail out to sea looking for a girl they saw at a sports competition event. They ended up sailing for more than seven weeks and drifted 1300 km off course before being rescued by a tuna boat. They all survived by drinking beer, eating coconuts and a bird.
During the 1990’s, Volkswagen sold…
During the 1990’s, Volkswagen sold three special editions of the Golf as part of sponsoring three rock bands’ European tours: The Golf Pink Floyd Edition, the Golf Rolling Stones Edition, and the Golf Bon Jovi Edition.
Julius Chambers of the New-York Tribune…
Julius Chambers of the New-York Tribune had himself committed to an asylum in 1872, and his account led to the release of 12 patients who were not mentally ill, a reorganization of the staff, and a change in the lunacy laws.
In June 2021, a Diver off the coast….
In June 2021, a Diver off the coast of Massachusetts was swallowed by a whale. He was trapped in its mouth for nearly a minute before being belched out, surviving with minor injuries.
Before he was the best-selling author…
Before he was the best-selling author of The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown tried his luck as a musician. In 1994 he released an album called Angels & Demons—a title he reused for a 2000 novel.
Due to environmental concerns…
Due to environmental concerns, it’s illegal to do dishes in Finland’s lakes.
Leo Marks, a WWII cryptographer…
Leo Marks, a WWII cryptographer, suspected that Germans had infiltrated the Dutch network in 1943 because all messages were being sent without any errors. To test his theory, Marks sent a message with “HH” and received “HH” in response. “HH” was a common German sign-off for “Heil Hitler.”
In 1996, A group of UFO conspiracy…
In 1996, A group of UFO conspiracy theorists from Long Island, New York led by a retired court bailiff had stolen radioactive materials and planned to assassinate Suffolk County politicians with deadly toothpaste, to expose the existence of aliens.
There’s a village in the Spanish…
There’s a village in the Spanish region of Málaga, Andalusia that celebrates 4th of July. Macharaviaya was the birthplace of Bernardo de Gálvez, one of the Founding Fathers of the US, who supported the colonists and their French allies in the American Revolutionary War.
The Resolute Desk was built from the scrap…
The Resolute Desk was built from the scrap of the HMS Resolute. It has been used by most Presidents since 1880.
The UK had the desk built from the timbers of the Resolute was because the Resolute had been gifted to the UK by the people of the United States.
The Resolute was a polar exploration vessel that became ice-locked and was abandoned by its crew. It was salvaged by Americans. Under international maritime law, that meant it belonged to those Americans. But the US government purchased it, repaired and refitted it, and sent it back to the UK as a gift.
So when it was broken up years latter, the desk was made and sent to the US as a reciprocal gesture.