As billions went about their day in blissful ignorance, one man made sure it wasn’t their last. “Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov (7 September 1939 – 19 May 2017) was a lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defence Forces who played a key role in the 1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident. […]
Life, death and lottery. Go to https://nordvpn.com/qxirvpn to get a 2-year plan plus 4 additional months with a huge discount! “Pepsi Number Fever, also known as the 349 incident, was a promotion held by PepsiCo in the Philippines in 1992, which led to riots and the deaths of at least […]
This imposter managed to con his way into a pretty high ranking position, but what happened when he was forced to do his job? “Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr. (1921 – June 7, 1982) was an American impostor. He was the subject of a movie, The Great Impostor, in which he […]
They’ve stood you straight against the nearest wall, lined up the firing squad and fired. But you survived! What now? “Wenceslao Moguel Herrera (c. 1890 – 29 July 1976) was a Mexican man who was captured on March 18, 1915, suspected of taking part in the Mexican Revolution. He was […]
Ever thought about ruling your own nation? Well of course you have! And you’re not the only one… “Joshua Abraham Norton (February 4, 1818 – January 8, 1880), known as Emperor Norton, was a resident of San Francisco, California, who in 1859 proclaimed himself “Norton I., Emperor of the United […]
This jet pilot decided to stage a protest in the skies of London, but his actions became more well known for an incident that occurred on his journey home. “The Hawker Hunter Tower Bridge incident occurred on 5 April 1968 when Royal Air Force (RAF) Hawker Hunter pilot Alan Pollock […]
Soccer’s worldwide popularity has inevitably led to it being the centre of many events and incidents that have gone down in history; some for all the wrong reasons… “On 30 June 2013, da Silva was refereeing an amateur football match in Pio XII, Maranhão. He sent off player Josemir Santos […]
The last thing any non-deviant individual wants to see is a foot that is not their own, particularly one that is no longer attached. As such, it is advised you stay away from this region in the Pacific Northwest “Since August 20, 2007, at least 20 detached human feet have […]
Well if you’re going to make the biggest improvised bomb the FBI has ever seen, you’d better make sure it’s the most complex too, right? “The Harvey’s Resort Hotel bombing took place on August 26–27, 1980, when several men masquerading as photocopier deliverers planted an elaborately booby trapped bomb containing […]
If you could take a sword through the torso without a problem, you’d probably feel pretty invincible right? Well, so did Mirin Dajo – and that’s what killed him. “Arnold Gerrit Henskes (6 August 1912 – 26 May 1948), known by the pseudonym Mirin Dajo, was a Dutch performer. He […]
