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Nostradamus’ predictions were based…

July 20, 2021July 20, 2021Weirdo

Nostradamus’ predictions were based on past events; he simply believed history would repeat itself. He would pick historical events at random, then use astrological calculations to figure out when they’d happen again. Also, he wrote a cookbook.

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Jeannette Rankin, the first…

July 20, 2021Weirdo

Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to the US, was a lifelong pacifist; she voted against entering WWI, voted the sole vote against declaring war against Japan after Pearl Harbor, and later led peace activism against US military intervention in Vietnam while in her 80s.

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The Frisbee began when a young….

July 19, 2021July 19, 2021Weirdo

The Frisbee began when a young couple were tossing a 5¢ cake pan on the beach; they were offered 25¢ for it. They started a business called the “Flyin’ Cake Pan.” The design was retooled and name changed several times: “Whirlo-Way,” “Flyin’ Saucer,” “Pluto Platter,” then Frisbee.

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Norway hires sherpas from Nepal…

July 18, 2021Weirdo

Norway hires sherpas from Nepal to build paths in the Norwegian mountains. They have completed over 300 projects, and their pay for one summer, equals 30 years of work in Nepal.

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Taxi Driver (1976) was made with a low…

July 18, 2021July 18, 2021Weirdo

Taxi Driver (1976) was made with a low budget of only $1.9 million. Robert De Niro & Cybill Shepherd received only $35k for the film while Scorsese received only $65k. Despite the low budget, it went on to receive 4 nominations at the 1977 Academy Awards.

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In 1695 the English parliament…

July 18, 2021Weirdo

In 1695 the English parliament passed a law to tax all bachelors over the age of 25. The Bachelor Tax was later abolished in 1706.

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Dan Grimaldi, who is best known…

July 18, 2021July 18, 2021Weirdo

Dan Grimaldi, who is best known for playing Patsy Parisi on “The Sopranos”, teaches in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Kingsborough Community College, as he has degrees in mathematics, operations research and data processing.

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In 2018, a woman accidentally…

July 17, 2021Weirdo

In 2018, a woman accidentally paid a Swiss cafe $7709 for coffee because she entered her PIN number as the dollar amount. When she called to get the money back, nobody answered because the cafe had filed for bankruptcy.

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On the last Saturday of every month…

July 17, 2021Weirdo

On the last Saturday of every month, all Rwandans are required by law to “come together in common purpose” to clean up their community, in a national holiday called Umuganda.

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Vincent Speranza made a beer…

July 17, 2021July 17, 2021Weirdo

Vincent Speranza made a beer run for a wounded buddy during the Battle of the Bulge that became a legend in Belgium and he did not find out until 65 years later.

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