A magician meets his match (physics) while performing a buried alive stunt. “1990: Escape artist Joseph W. “Amazing Joe” Burrus died on Halloween when the glass ‘coffin’ he was attempting to escape from collapsed under the weight of wet cement poured on top of it. Burrus died on the 64th […]
Do you even realise you’ve seen this face before? Probably not, and the reason is really creepy. “Resusci Anne, also known as Rescue Anne, Resusci Annie, CPR Annie, Resuscitation Annie, Little Annie, or CPR Doll is a model of medical simulator used for teaching both emergency workers and members of […]
To become an astronaut you need to be at the top of your game – physically and mentally, but not everyone at the top stays at the top. “Lisa Marie Nowak (née Caputo; born May 10, 1963) is an American aeronautical engineer and former NASA astronaut and United States Navy […]
Game shows were different back in the day, in part because the law had to step in. “The 1950s quiz show scandals were a series of scandals involving the producers and contestants of several popular American television quiz shows. These shows’ producers secretly gave assistance to certain contestants in order […]
A heavyweight championship fight is probably the last place you’d expect this to happen, but it did! “Oliver McCall (born April 21, 1965) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2019. A veteran of the sport for over three decades, he is best known for winning […]
Exploding head syndrome is a real condition, and you might have it – but don’t worry, it’s painless! “Exploding head syndrome (EHS) is an abnormal sensory perception during sleep in which a person experiences auditory hallucinations that are loud and of short duration when falling asleep or waking up. The […]
Given the complexity of medical operations, it seems euthanasia would be the one procedure that couldn’t go wrong. That is not the case. “Euthanasia (from Greek: εὐθανασία, lit. ’good death’: εὖ, eu, ‘well, good’ + θάνατος, thanatos, ‘death’) is the practise of intentionally ending life to eliminate pain and suffering. Different […]
How did a cement company get charged for complicity in crimes against humanity? Not in the way you think! “According to The New York Times, a representative of the French construction company Lafarge S.A. met with representatives of numerous militias from northern Syria in Gaziantep in the autumn of 2012, […]
McDonald’s had a costly loss at the 1984 Summer Olympics, after failing to predict a fairly predictable occurrence. “With a history of using athletic prowess to sell fast food products, American restaurant chain McDonald’s purchased major sponsor status for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, in addition to sponsoring several American […]
You’ve probably heard of the mysterious Bermuda Triangle before? But do you know what makes it so mysterious? “The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil’s Triangle, is an urban legend focused on a loosely defined region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean where a number of […]
