Napoleon was once interested in considering a submarine as a weapon in his military arsenal to combat ships. When it came time to look at the Nautilus, designed by American inventor Robert Fulton, Napoleon decided that Fulton was a swindler and a charlatan after learning the vessel leaked. The post Napoleon was once interested in… Read More »
A sea lion named Rhonda once escaped from an urban zoo in Providence, RI and was never recovered. She made her way through a few park lakes, traveled over two miles on land, scaled small walls and got to a river that flowed into a bay and eventually the ocean. The post A sea lion… Read More »
The founders of Samsung and LG, Lee and Koo, were close friends since elementary school. In 1968, Lee met Koo and told him that Samsung was planning to enter electronics, which meant becoming LG’s direct competitor. Angered, Koo yelled at him and left. Afterwards, the two were never close again. The post The founders of… Read More »
A study of 200 stand-ups showed that they died young, at an average age of 67.1, compared to actors, 70.7. The funnier they were, the shorter they lived. The funny one in a comedy duo was likely to die younger than the straightman. The post A study of 200 stand-ups showed… appeared first on Crazy… Read More »
A person was charged $62,000 by their wireless carrier for downloading the movie “Wall-E” while vacationing in Mexico. After contesting the roaming charges, the carrier reduced the bill to $17,000 arguing that the five-figure charge was what it cost them to deliver the movie. The post A person was charged $62,000 by their… appeared first… Read More »