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 […]
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 […]
This lawyer took a bullet for his client, literally! “Clement Laird Vallandigham (/vəˈlændɪɡəm/ və-LAN-dig-əm; July 29, 1820 – June 17, 1871) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the leader of the Copperhead faction of anti-war Democrats during the American Civil War. He served two terms for Ohio’s […]
The same woman’s DNA was found at 40 crime scenes, eventually leading to her identification by police, but she was never punished. Why? “The Phantom of Heilbronn, often alternatively referred to as the “Woman Without a Face”, was a hypothesized unknown female serial killer whose existence was inferred from DNA […]
Mike the chicken survived for over a year without a head; could a human? “Mike the Headless Chicken (April 20, 1945 – March 17, 1947) was a male Wyandotte chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off, surviving because most of his brain stem remained […]
Over 70 years ago, someone came up a with a pretty good idea. So good it’s still used all over the world to this day. “The BIC Cristal (stylised as BiC Cristal and also known as the Bic Biro) is an inexpensive, disposable ballpoint pen mass-produced and sold by Société […]
No, it’s not a prop – that’s real crack in the President’s hands. How did he get it? Well, it was sold just outside the White House… “George Herbert Walker Bush (June 12, 1924 – November 30, 2018) was an American politician, diplomat, and businessman who served as the 41st […]
