Being a real life giant comes with a few downsides. “Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940), also known as the Alton Giant and the Giant of Illinois, was a man who was the tallest person in recorded history for whom there is irrefutable evidence. He was […]
This encounter between a hot air balloon and a high-voltage wire goes about the way you’d expect. “On 7 January 2012, a scenic hot air balloon flight from Carterton, New Zealand, collided with a high-voltage power line while attempting to land, causing it to catch fire, disintegrate and crash just […]
This business’ customer service is to DIE for! Well, not really, but they DO try to kill you! “The Heart Attack Grill is an American hamburger restaurant in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada (formerly located in Chandler, Arizona). It makes a point of serving food that is very unhealthy and high […]
This man survived the highest known accumulated radiation dose in any human – and he had no clue what was happening to him. “Albert Stevens (1887–1966), also known as patient CAL-1, was a house painter from Ohio who was subjected to an involuntary human radiation experiment and survived the highest […]
This is one world record I wouldn’t recommend attempting to break – and neither would its accidental holder! “Vesna Vulović (3 January 1950 – 23 December 2016) was a Serbian flight attendant who holds the Guinness world record for surviving the highest fall without a parachute: 10,160 m (33,330 ft; […]
Will a jet be destroyed when it crashes into the cable car system, or will it shear through the cable and destroy the cable car? Perhaps neither will survive the encounter? “The Cavalese cable car crash, also known as the Cermis massacre (Italian: Strage del Cermis), occurred on February 3, […]
Breaking world records is sometimes a dangerous endeavor, especially when you don’t take the necessary precautions… “Verrückt (German meaning “crazy” or “insane”, listen) was a water slide located at the Schlitterbahn Kansas City water park in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. At a height of 168 feet 7 inches (51.38 […]
An ancient classic revived in the modern age to be more dangerous than ever. “Motorcycle chariot racing is a motor sport that combines motorcycle racing and chariot racing. The sport was extant in the 1920s and 1930s, having been inspired by the 1925 film Ben-Hur. It went largely (although not […]
Kevin from Galway causes a children’s TV presenter to lose his composure live on air – but who is Kevin from Galway? Grab the t-shirt here: https://qxir.creator-spring.com/listing/where-d-ya-get-your-shades?product=389 “The Den was a long-running popular children’s television strand of Ireland’s public broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. First broadcast on 29 September 1986 on […]
You probably wouldn’t want the ghost of the person you murdered consulting the jury at the trial, but that’s exactly what happened in this case – well, if you believe in ghosts… “The ouija, also known as a spirit board or talking board, is a flat board marked with the […]
