Beware the man in the chicken suit, and also free giveaways. “Operation Flagship was a sting operation jointly organized by the United States Marshals Service and the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C. that resulted in the arrest of 101 wanted fugitives on December 15, 1985. The fugitives voluntarily went […]
Running over a child is terrible enough, but what happens if it’s the child of a mob boss? “On March 18, 1980, John Gotti’s middle son, 12-year-old Frank Gotti, had met with a friend who owned a minibike, who was allowing his friends to take turns borrowing it. When the […]
This horse (maybe) isn’t as smart as you, but he does have a skill you wish you had. “Muhamed was a German horse reportedly able to mentally extract the cube roots of numbers, which he would then tap out with his hooves. Raised in the town of Elberfeld by Karl […]
Showing no fear in the face of death, this airman gives a final salute after his cable snaps. “The Colombian Aerospace Force (FAC, Spanish: Fuerza Aeroespacial Colombiana) is the aerospace force of the Republic of Colombia. The Colombian Aerospace Force is one of the three institutions of the Military Forces […]
Negligence in the operation of a machine this size can only spell disaster. “On July 14, 1999, at approximately 5:12 pm, the Big Blue collapsed during the construction of the Miller Park (now American Family Field) baseball stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with a load of over 450 tonnes (440 long […]
If almost every lottery ticket is a loser, what does it take for a lottery ticket to be considered unlucky? “A lottery (or lotto) is a form of gambling that involves the drawing of numbers at random for a prize. Some governments outlaw lotteries, while others endorse it to the […]
This bank robber thought disguising himself as Santa would be a smart idea, and maybe it was, but it didn’t stop the heist from becoming spectacularly catastrophic. “The Santa Claus Bank Robbery occurred on December 23, 1927, in the Central Texas town of Cisco. Marshall Ratliff, dressed as Santa Claus, […]
A parachute is the most important thing to have when going skydiving, so why did this veteran parachutist not have one? “The 35-year-old veteran skydiver was filming a jump by an instructor and student from the Franklin County Sports Parachute Center when he jumped from a plane without a parachute. […]
No one knows where this joke came from, and no one knows where it will go. “”An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman” is the opening line of a category of joke cycle popular in Ireland and the United Kingdom. The nationalities involved may vary, though they are usually restricted […]
A monster truck stunt show taking place in a public square ends in tragedy when the truck ploughs through the safety barriers and into the crowd. “The Haaksbergen monster truck accident happened on 28 September 2014 in Haaksbergen, the Netherlands, when a monster truck crashed into the attending crowd. Three […]
