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Norway hires sherpas from Nepal…

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. The post Norway hires sherpas from Nepal… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

Taxi Driver (1976) was made with a low…

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. The post Taxi Driver (1976) was made with a… Read More »

In 1695 the English parliament…

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. The post In 1695 the English parliament… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

Dan Grimaldi, who is best known…

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. The post Dan Grimaldi, who is best known… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

Seiryu Miharashi station in Japan is…

Seiryu Miharashi station in Japan is a train station with no entrances or exits, no roads or paths to connect it, all it serves is a platform for the train passengers to step out and admire the valley. The post Seiryu Miharashi station in Japan is… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

In 2018, a woman accidentally…

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. The post In 2018, a woman accidentally… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

On the last Saturday of every month…

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. The post On the last Saturday of every month… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

Vincent Speranza made a beer…

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. The post Vincent Speranza made a beer… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

Norwegian adventurer Thor Heyerdahl…

Norwegian adventurer Thor Heyerdahl set out to prove that ancient Egyptians could have crossed the Atlantic by boat. Thor left Morocco in a papyrus boat which was lost for a time and the subject to a UN search and rescue. However, the Ra II arrived in Barbados 57 days after its launch in 1970. The… Read More »

A driver distracted by playing…

A driver distracted by playing Pokemon and a pedestrian playing Pokemon, each injured in separate accidents but treated at the same time in the same ER, were among the first reports of augmented reality application-related injuries, which prompted medical research into reality based games. The post A driver distracted by playing… appeared first on Crazy… Read More »

Han Min-hong, a South Korean professor…

Han Min-hong, a South Korean professor, built and successfully tested a self-driving car in 1993. The car traveled 185 miles from Seol to Busan through one of South Korea’s most heavily-traveled expressways. Despite the amazing results, the government scrapped funding for his research. Here’s some of the footage from the 90s. As it’s shown in… Read More »