No matter how many books you read, documentaries you watch, people you know and podcasts you listen to, there will always be more information to learn about our world. And as it turns out, plenty of that info is actually incredibly interesting!
We took a trip to the All Things Fascinating X account to find some of the best fun facts and amazing true stories you may have never heard before, pandas. So enjoy scrolling through this list that's sure to teach you something new, and remember to upvote the information you can’t believe is true!
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This Wild Orangutan Tried To Save A Man From A Snake Infested Pond Believing That He Was In Danger. The Man Was Actually There To Remove Snakes From The Pond To Keep The Apes Safe. This Ape Made Repeated Attempts To Help The Man, By Reaching Out His Hand
In 2019, A 5-Year-Old Michigan Boy Invitied His Kindergarden Class To Witness His Adoption. His Entire Class Showed Up
Chen Si Is A Man Who Spends His Weekends Visiting The Largest Bridge In China To Prevent People From Jumping. He Has Saved Over 300 People
The All Things Fascinating X (formerly Twitter) account has a simple goal: sharing “fascinating facts, stories and videos.” And although it has only been around since 2021, it has already shared over 900 posts and amassed nearly 100k followers. The creators even have a YouTube account and Instagram page sharing even more information about the world you might not know but would probably like to!
When it comes to learning fun facts, it can be challenging to know where to start. But according to J. Keith van Straaten, Host, Co-Creator, Co-Producer and Co-Writer of the Go Fact Yourself podcast, we should never stop seeking out new information. “What makes life interesting and expansive is a willingness to examine the stories we tell ourselves -- and a willingness to change the narrative," J. Keith told Bored Panda in a previous interview.
In 2001, Kenny Waters, A Man Wrongfully Imprisoned For 18 Years, Was Finally Released After His High School Drop Out Sister Went To Law School, So That She Could Prove His Innocence
In 1996, A Mother Cat Named Scarlett Rescued All 5 Of Her Kittens From A Building Burning In NYC. She Walked Through Flames 5 Times To Rescue Each One
Scarlett had been severely burned in the process of pulling her kittens from the fire. Her eyes were blistered shut, her ears and paws burned, and her coat highly singed.
The majority of her facial hair had been burnt away. After saving the kittens she was seen to touch each of her kittens with her nose to ensure they were all there, as the blisters on her eyes kept her from being able to see them, and then she collapsed unconscious.
Scarlett and her kittens were then taken to a vet and were treated for injuries.
The weakest of the kittens, a white-coated, died of a virus a month after the fire. However, after three months of treatment and recovery, Scarlett and her surviving kittens were well enough to be adopted.
Scarlett died on October 11, 2008, while with her adoptive family in Brooklyn.
Daniel Kish Is A Blind Man Had To Have His Eyes Removed Before He Was 13 Months Old Because Of Eye Cancer
He's mastered the ability of echolocation by clicking his tongue and listening to the echoes.
He can ride his bike in traffic, recognize a building from as far away as 1000ft, differentiate specific kinds of cars. He is able to live a relatively normal life.
Kish and his organization have also taught a form of echolocation to at least 500 blind children around the world.
Also unture, sadly. We just don't have the hardware for this level of differentiation. He can avoid a parked car if he knows it's there and he's approaching it. Will help kids not bump into walls etc, which is great, and useful, but not cycle in traffic, that's dangerous enough for sighted people.
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So I graduated with Dannys younger brother Keith who had the same rare eye cancer but Keith can still see, just not well. When I was 8 or 9, Danny came up to me with his"seeing eye snake"! Lil stinker, he was probably 11 or 12 and had me convinced the snake licked him to tell him which way to go. I had no idea he used echolocation!
I echolocate, but only indoors. It's essential for kissing in the dark. Outdoors it may be possible in combination with other senses such as wind strength and direction, smell, the feel of the ground underfoot etc. I've heard a true story of a blind man who stopped before walking into a car parked across the footpath by sensing the wind shadow created by the car.
There is an Invisibilia podcast about this. Something about how the expectations of other can influence our lives , like how his mother never saw him as someone who couldn't do things, just could do them differently. I loved it, blew my mind at the time.
I saw a documentary he was in...it's incredibly amazing what the human body is able to effort...the topic of the documentary was the "plasticity of the human brain" and furthermore, a woman was presented who learned to see with her tongue and even the famous experiments with the »inversion glasses« were presented and that really left me speechless...these glasses not only swap up and down but also right and left...there were many volunteers but virtually no one could endure their new view of the world for long. I'm about to puke just thinking about it. But finally there was this one weirdo who demonstrated perseverance and after a few days wearing the inversion glasses all around the clock something totally unexpected happened......wow, this sounds like a typical clickbait story, doesn't it? 🤔🤭
He was featured on an episode of Brain Games, a NatGeo show that talks about how the brain works. The way he has adapted is fascinating!
Fun fact: bats use echolocation, since they have quite bad eyesight! This allows them to find their prey, and avoid any collisions
It is amazing how humans can compensate after the loss of one or more senses.
Woooooow! Imagine being able to hear the echo of a tongue click in loud traffic.
This guy is so cool it’s incredible the things he can do with echolocation
Go home XenoMurph! Or, try google. Danny is the real sh!+
Load More Replies..."What usually makes a fact fun is that it challenges an existing narrative. In a small way, fun and random facts remind us to stay humble and be open to being surprised," J. Keith explained. "Plus, if you need something to talk about at a party or on a date, you've always got something in your pocket."
And there are no fun facts that aren’t worth knowing, as the podcast host shared that he knows plenty of facts that might make people wonder why in the world he knows that information. “A few [strange facts] that come to mind: Famed astronomer Carl Sagan sued Apple for calling him a butt-head. The Bellagio Hotel's lake is wider than the Titanic was long. The currency of the Cook Islands featured a topless woman riding a shark... Harley-Davidson once sold its own fragrance called Black Fire,” J. Keith previously told Bored Panda.
In 2000, Zanjeer, A Mumbai Police Dog, Was Was Honored With A Full State Funeral When He Died
During the time of the 1993 Bombay bombings in March, Zanjeer helped avert at least three more attacks in Bombay, Mumbra, and Thane.
The first incident happened on 15 March 1993 when Zanjeer alerted his handlers to a scooter bomb on Dhanji Street that contained RDX explosives and gelatin sticks.
He was then called to the scene of ten unclaimed suitcases outside the Siddhivinayak Temple where the dog detected three Type 56 rifles, five 9-mm pistols, and 200 grenades marked "Arges 69".
Days later, Zanjeer investigated two suitcases at the Zaveri Bazaar that contained nine Type 56 rifles.
Over the course of his career he detected more than 2,329kg of explosives, 249 hand grenades, and 6406 rounds of live ammunition.
Zanjeer developed bone cancer and died in November 2000.
In 2018, A Heroic Dad, Brad Lewis, Saved His Youngest Son From A Fatal Fall From A Balcony By Jumping After Him And Cradling Him To His Chest, Taking The Brunt Of The Impact
He suffered a fractured skull among other injuries.
The incident happened when his son fired a toy Nerf gun and chased after the bullet onto the balcony - only for him to slip and lose his footing.
Both Brad and his son made a full recovery.
In 2009, Sgt. Dakota Meyer Disobeyed A Direct Order To Pull Back From His Position And Instead Rescued Wounded Soldiers From A Firefight Nearby
He went back five times, saving the lives of 36 soldiers. When asked why he did what he did, he said: That's what you do for a brother.
While there are plenty of ways we can acquire interesting information these days, J. Keith says him and his co-host Helen Hong spend dozens of hours searching the internet and visiting the library for each episode of their show. “A great resource for lesser-known facts are interviews on YouTube," J. Keith noted. "You pick up a lot in a spoken discussion that hasn't already been disseminated in articles. Of course, when possible, we go to the sources themselves -- making calls to professors and authors to make sure we have our facts straight."
In 2007, Us Marine, Brian Dennis Befriended A Stray Desert Dog Called Nubs In Iraq. After The Dog Was Stabbed With A Screwdriver, The Marine Nursed Him Back To Health
The two developed such a bond that when the unit left, Nubs picked up the scent and walked 70 miles through Iraqi desert warzone to be with him.
Nubs' miraculous journey forced the Marine's hand, and Dennis and his fellow Marines unanimously decided to keep the animal, building a doghouse at the camp.
When two military police officers told Dennis the dog could not stay at the camp, he decided the only way to properly keep the animal was to get it to the United States.
Dennis' family and close friends helped raise $3,500 to fly the dog to San Diego.
In 1836, The Directors Of The Bank Of England Received An Anonymous Letter, In Which The Author Claimed To Have Direct Access To The Gold In The Bank
The directors assumed this to be a joke and simply ignored it.
However, sometime later, they received another letter, in which the enigmatic author offered to meet them at an hour of their choosing inside the main gold vault.
According to the bank’s website, the directors were intrigued but considered it impossible for someone to break into the vault without their knowledge.
Nevertheless, they agreed to the meeting and gathered together one evening, inside the vault as agreed.
To their great surprise, at the appointed time, a noise was heard beneath the floorboards, and a man popped up underneath their feet.
He was a sewer worker who had been working on repairs close to the Bank of England site at Threadneedle Street.
During his routine inspection, he had discovered an old drain that led directly underneath the gold vault inside the bank itself.
After a quick stock take, they realized that the sewer worker had not taken anything from the vault, despite having multiple opportunities to do so.
As a reward for his honesty, the directors gifted him £800, a sum that equates to £80,000 in today’s money.
Barry Marshall Was Convinced That The Helicobacter Pylori Bacteria Caused Stomach Ulcers, But No One Believed Him
Since it was illegal to test his theory on humans, he drank the bacteria himself and developed ulcers within days.
He treated them with antibiotics and we on to win a Nobel prize in 2005.
But no matter how much research J. Keith does for his podcast, he’s not worried about becoming bored of fun facts any time soon. “Our show is based on the interests that our guests have, many of which I don't share. So there's always more facts to investigate and more knowledge to celebrate," he previously told Bored Panda.
"'Go Fact Yourself' uses trivia about topics our guests love, to bring people together with experts on that topic. It's always a point of pride when we ask a question of our guest that even our expert didn't know the answer to," J. Keith shared. "Or to discover something NOBODY knew about (Did you know Celine Dion sang the wrong words to one of her songs on a best-selling album??)"
In 2012, A German Kindergarten Teacher Named Ina Koenig Jumped Down A 75-Foot Mine Shaft When A 3-Year-Old Student Of Hers Fell Into It
The shaft was filled with cold water, but Koenig managed to keep the child's head above the surface for over 2 hours, saving his life.
In Cluj, Romania, You Can Pay For Your Bus Ticket By Doing 20 Squats. Disabled And Elderly People Get To Ride For Free
Earlier This Year, A Portuguese Dog Named Bobi, Set The Record For The Worlds Oldest Dog. He’s 30 Years Old
For another previous Bored Panda article featuring fascinating fun facts, we got in touch with fellow lover of fun facts and author of How to Kill an Earworm, Jana Louise Smit. When it comes to why we should never stop learning, Smit says, "Continuous learning makes you smarter and can ground you in a world where people are being swept away by false stories. I believe that fun facts make the best teacher. They’ll educate, inform, and open the mind merely by being entertaining."
On April 1, 2001, Hooters Offered Employees The Chance To Win A Toyota As Part Of A Beer Sales Contest
One employee called Jodee Beery knocked it out of the park with sales and ended up winning the contest.
But instead of a car, she got a small package with a toy Yoda inside and
Hooters claimed the entire contest was only an April Fools’ joke.
A year later Berry and Gulf Coast Wings, Inc., the corporate owner of the restaurant, ended up with a settlement at court.
Berry cited breach of contract and fraudulent misrepresentation and walked out with an undisclosed sum of money in her pockets.
David Noll, her attorney, was quoted on saying that the amount of money the woman received would allow Jodee to “pick out whatever type of Toyota she wants.”
In 1993, A Man Named James Scott Purposely Damaged A Levee And Caused A Massive Flood Of The Mississippi River Only To Stall His Wife From Coming Home So That He Could Party
His actions flooded 14,000 acres of farmland, destroyed buildings, and closed a bridge. He was convicted of "intentionally causing a catastrophe" and is still in prison serving a life sentence.
Richard Batista Gave His Wife A Kidney. Four Years Later, She Filed For A Divorce. During Court, Richard Demanded She Return His Kidney Or Pay $1.5 Million
In 2001, Dawnell Batista was suffering from kidney disease and was in need of a transplant.
Richard, her husband at the time, offered to donate one of his kidneys. The transplant was a success, and Dawnell's health improved significantly.
However, the couple's marriage began to deteriorate, and they eventually divorced in 2005.
During the divorce proceedings, Richard made the surprising demand that Dawnell return the kidney he had donated to her or pay $1.5M in compensation, arguing that it was a gift given in the expectation of love and companionship, which had not been fulfilled.
It was ruled that organs in the United States may not be bought or sold, and donating one is considered a gift.
Richard did not get his kidney back or any compensation.
Smit also shared why she was inspired to write a book featuring psychology fun facts we all should know. "I want people to fall in love with the wonderful rabbit hole of psychology and that means giving them something of value, something that will keep their eyes glued to the page," she explained. "For this reason, I decided to write a book packed with unusual facts that provide quick shortcuts to a deeper understanding of the human mind."
In 1994, A 73-Year-Old Man Who Was ‘Too Blind’ To Get A Driver's License Drove 240 Miles From Northwestern Iowa To Southwestern Wisconsin, On A 1966 John Deere Lawnmower To Visit His Brother, Who Recently Had A Stroke
On good days he averaged about five miles an hour along U.S. 18. But about four days into the trip, the engine failed on his mower in West Bend, 21 miles from where he had started in Laurens, Iowa.
Straight spent $250 replacing points, the condenser, plugs, the generator and the starter.
He made it to Charles City, 90 miles from West Bend, when he ran out of money in mid-July, and had to camp out until his next Social Security check arrived.
By Aug. 15, he had made it to within two miles of his brother's house near Blue River, but then his mower broke down again. A farmer helped him push it the rest of the way.
In total, the journey took six weeks, and he inspired the 1999 film ‘The Straight Story.’
Li Jingzhi, A Chinese Woman, Was Reunited With Her Son, Jia Jia, Who Was Kidnapped In 1988
On October 17, 1988, Jia Jia's father, known by his surname Mao, took the two-year-old boy out to play in their neighbourhood in the city of Xi'an.
Mr Mao then walked into a hotel to ask for a cup of water for the thirsty toddler, but when he returned, he realised his son had gone missing.
His mother then spent more than 32 years travelling across all of China, through 20 provinces and hundreds of towns looking for him.
During her quest, she helped reunite 4 different children with their families before eventually finding her own son.
It turns out Jia Jia had been sold to a family in Sichuan in south-western China for 6,000 yuan.
Iguazu Falls, It Is Shared Between Brazil And Argentina
Smit also shared some of the most interesting information she’s come across through all of her research. Apparently, mosh pits are a topic she found particularly fascinating. “Like most people, I assumed mosh pits happened when music fans lost their minds during a live performance, simple as that. I was surprised to learn that this 'mindless' behavior is actually a microcosm with a complex social psychology," Smit explained.
On April 19th 1995, A Man Named Mcarthur Wheeler Robbed A Bank With Lemon Juice On His Face As A Disguise
Since he knew lemon juice could be used as invisible ink, he was sure it would make his face invisible on the CCTV. He smiled at each camera he saw.
Later that night, the police arrested him.
When they showed him the CCTV footage, Wheeler stared in disbelief. He said to the officers "but I wore the juice."
Mt. Fuji From The International Space Station
In 2015, Aitabdel Salem, A 41-Year-Old From Queens, Spent 5 Months In Jail At Rikers Island, One Of The Country's Most Notorious Prisons, Not Knowing That His Bail Was Just $2
Salem was initially jailed on a $25,000 bail for allegedly attacking a police officer who was arresting him on charges of shoplifting on November 21, 2014.
Prosecutors for the case, however, failed to land an indictment, and a judge ordered Salem's release on November 28, 2014, just one week after his arrest.
Salem, however, still had to pay two $1 bail charges for two unrelated tampering and mischief charges.
The only problem: Salem didn't know just $2 could set him free. He remained in the overcrowded prison until May 2015.
Someone was not doing their job. Why wouldn't anyone enlighten him to this?
And if you need some advice or inspiration to keep you on the path of being a lifelong learner, Smit says, “Choose a topic that you’re already interested in, but don’t hesitate to dive into something completely novel every now and again. Both have the ability to keep you engaged and learning for life."
In 2001, Actor Mark Ruffalo Had A Realistic Dream That He Had A Brain Tumour
Despite no previous signs, he went to see a doctor due to the vividness of his dream.
The doctor booked him in for a CAT scan & discovered that Ruffalo did indeed have a brain tumor behind his ear, which was subsequently removed.
Ruffalo addressed the issue in 2011 with W magazine stating: “You just deal with it. You go on. I’m fine now, I only lost my hearing in one ear. I see it as kind of a gift in a weird way. Your priorities become very clear. My relationship to acting became very clear.”
Regular people go to the doctor and tell them this I bet we aren't getting sent for CT scans but sent home.
4000 Years Old Ancient Babylonian Clay Tablet Which Is A Customer's Letter Complaining About Sub-Standard Copper And Wanting A Refund. It Is Considered To Be The Oldest Known Written Complaint
I've read about this! the guy also complained about the poor treatment of the person sent to get the copper
Harrison Okene Spent 60 Hours Underwater In Darkness After His Boat Capsized 20 Miles Off The Coast Of Nigeria And Sank To The Bottom Of The Ocean. He Was Discovered Alive By Divers Who Were Sent To Recover Dead Bodies
Have you learned something new from this list, pandas? We hope you’re enjoying reading all of these fascinating fun facts and stories, and be sure to keep upvoting all of your favorites! Let us know in the comments if you’ve got any more amusing facts to share, and then if you’re interested in learning even more, we recommend checking out this Bored Panda article featuring weird fun facts!
This Is Sergio Gutiérrez Benítez, Better Known As Fray Tormenta, Priest Who Wrestled To Feed Orphaned Children. Inspiration For Nacho Libre Movie
A Colombian Woman Named Marina Chapman Was Raised By Capuchin Monkeys For 5 Years After Being Abandoned In The Jungle
She learned to scale trees, catch birds and rabbits with her bare hands, and lived as one of them until she was discovered by hunters.
Genuinely want to see a demonstration of her bird catching skills.
A Long Exposure Of A Plane Taking Off
Mercy Dogs Served In Both World Wars And Saved Countless Lives In The Process
In 1724, Margaret Dickson Was Hanged But Later Found Still Alive. She Then Was Allowed To Go Free Because Under Scots Law. Her Punishment Had Been Carried Out, She Could Not Be Executed For A 2nd Time For The Same Crime
A Man Who Thought He Was Suffering From Lung Cancer Underwent Urgent Surgery To Remove A Cancerous Growth In His Lungs. The Surgeons Discovered The Man Did Not Have Lung Cancer, The 'Growth' Was Actually Just A Toy Traffic Cone He Inhaled 40 Years Ago
This Is A Real Picture Taken By Photographer Keinichi Ohno. It's A Single Photo Of A Bird Standing At The Edge Of Some Water With A Wall And Its Reflection Creating A Fascinating Optical Illusion
Ann Hodges Shows Off Her Bruise After Being Hit By A Meteorite, 1954
In Sylacauga, Alabama in 1954, Ann Hodges was napping on her couch, when a softball-size hunk of black rock broke through the ceiling, bounced off her radio console, and hit her in the thigh, leaving a very large bruise.
A geologist working in the area was called to the scene and determined the object was a meteorite weighing 8.5 pounds and measuring seven inches in length.
Ann Elizabeth Hodges is the first documented case of a human struck by a meteorite.
On April 28, 1988, The Roof Of An Aloha Airlines Jet Ripped Off At 24,000 Feet, But The Plane Still Managed To Land. There Was One Fatality
In 2016, Michael Orchard Broke Into His Neighbour's Burning House And Rescued Their Dog. However, It Turned Out That The Dog Didn't Need Saving Because The House Was Not On Fire
The "fire” was part of a hallucination he was experiencing after taking mistakenly mixing his cough medicine with LSD.
In 1863, Jacob Miller, A Union Army Soldier From The 9th Indiana Infantry, Survived Being Shot In The Head During The Civil War
On Sept. 19, 1863, during the battle of Chickamauga, a musket ball pierced him between the eyes, he fell backward and was left for dead on the battlefield.
He distinctly recalled his captain say, “It’s no use to remove poor Miller, for he is dead.”
Miller relayed his story and personal experiences in an interview he gave to a Joliet, Illinois, newspaper in 1911:
“At last, I became conscious and raised up in a sitting position. Then I began to feel my wound," Miller recalled. "I found my left eye out of its place and tried to place it back, but I had to move the crushed bone back as together as near together as I could first. Then I got the eye in its proper place. I then bandaged the eye the best I could with my bandana.”
Miller had been reported dead by his captain, and his name was printed in the newspapers among the killed. Two months later, friends and family finally received word from Miller that he was alive.
He received a pension from the government and could not work because of his wound. He married and had a son.
This Oak Door Belonging To Westminster Abbey Is The Oldest Door In Great Britain
It has been standing for over 950 years, dating back to the reign of Edward the Confessor in the 1050s. The door was made from a single oak tree.
In 2017, German Police In Frankfurt Found A Car Belonging To A 76-Year- Old Man Who Had Forgotten Where He Parked It, 20 Years Earlier
This Is A Dog With A Myostatin Deficiency, Which Allows For Unrestricted Muscle Growth
When Steve Fugate Lost His Two Children, He Hiked Across The United States For Over 12 Years With A Sign That Said "Love Life" To Remind People That They Can Always Overcome Life's Hardships, With The Right Mindset And To Never Give Up
Fugate said it takes him approximately 6 to 8 months to walk across the U.S. averaging anywhere between 7 to 14 miles a day and resting for about two days at a time. Fugate's first walk was back in 2001.
The Largest And The Most Populated City On Earth, Tokyo, Japan
There Was A Fad In The 1950's Called Booth Stuffing Where Teens Would Try To Stuff Themselves In Phone Booths
Boomers: Kids these days do the stupidest things. Back in my day ...
A Single Red And White Colored Home On A Block Bordering The Ocean In Maui Miraculously Survived The Wildfires That Destroyed The Resort City Of Lahaina
No such a thing as "miracle". The owners renovated the house in 2021, replacing the fire-prone asphalt shingles with a corrugated metal roof with a properly done insulation and air pocket. They installed fire resistant coating and new glass/metal glazing. They kept a clean property with minimal vegetation growth and a stone perimeter. Being on the edge of the block, close to a parking lot and without flammable stuff on the rest of the property it received heat from only one side, minimizing exposure. They greatly helped their luck.
The Inventor Of Vaseline, Robert Chesebrough, Was Such A Firm Believer In Its Medicinal Properties That He Claimed To Have Eaten A Spoonful Of It A Day
During a bout of pleurisy in his 50s, he ordered his nurse to cover him from head to toe in the substance, and soon recovered.
He lived to be 96 and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York City.
It would have been easier to cremate him than bury him. Vaseline (other than being really good to cover your feet in before a long hike) is also highly flammable. Put some on a piece of cotton and put a match to it. So easy to make a campfire... 😂
This Is Francesco Lentini, The 3 Legged Man. The Italian-American Circus Performer Was Born With 3 Legs, 4 Feet And 2 Sets Of Functioning Genitals. He Spent His Years Working For The Circus And Lived Until The Age Of 77
Bugs Seeking Higher Ground During A Flood
The Worlds Most Dangerous Plant
Vulture Bees Feed On Rotting Meat Instead Of Nectar And Their Honey Is Called Meat Honey. This Is Their Hive
From Wiki: Forager vulture bees enter dead animals through the eye sockets, collecting flesh, which is consumed. Similar to how honeybees process nectar with the aim of eventual regurgitation and storage as honey, the flesh a forager vulture bee eats is, upon return to the hive, regurgitated and passed to a worker bee. The flesh is consumed by the bee and processed by its highly-acidic gut, specialised to help break down the meat, before the bee then regurgitates a honey-like substance from its hypopharyngeal glands,[3] the same gland used by honeybees to produce royal jelly. The substance is rich and high in protein. Unlike honeybees, vulture bees do not produce an excess of honey, instead producing only what is necessary to sustain the hive.[3]
In 2011, Pacific Islanders Uein Buranibwe, And Temaei Tontaake Got Lost At Sea After Their Gps Malfunctioned
They spent 33 days adrift, being dragged over 500 miles across the ocean.
On their 33rd day, the pair finally ran aground on a remote atoll, named Namdrik, which is home to just 600 people.
It was at this atoll that they discovered that Temaei Tontaake’s uncle who had vanished at sea 50 years earlier had washed up on this same atoll.
Unable to contact home to tell them he was okay, he stayed and married into the community.
His uncle Bairo had since died, but his descendants were still living on the island.
I wonder how many missing people are just living a completely different life somewhere else
Office Whiskey Machine From 1950's
Owen J. Baggett Became Legendary As The Only Person To Down A Japanese Aircraft With An M1911 Pistol Hitting The Pilot In The Head While He Was Parachuting
Residents Of West Berlin Showing Their Children To Their Grandparents Who Reside On The Other Side In 1961
An Obese 100-Year-Old Crocodile Died From Overeating After Bengali Worshippers Repeatedly Threw It Sacrificial Chickens And Goats For Good Luck, As Villagers Became Desperate In An Uncertain Economic Climate
This was due to the local belief that anybody who feeds the hunger of crocodiles will have their hearts' desires fulfilled.
On November 17, 2012, José Salvador Alvarenga, A Salvadoran Fisherman, Embarked On A Two-Day Fishing Expedition Into The Pacific Ocean From A Small Fishing Village In Mexico
Accompanying José was Ezequiel Córdoba, a 22-year-old day worker who tragically did not make it back to shore when their ship set sail.
During their journey, the two men encountered a powerful storm that left them incapacitated. Their boat's engine failed, and lacking paddles and sufficient food supplies, they faced a dire situation.
For a staggering 14 months, their boat aimlessly drifted across the Pacific Ocean. Tragically, Ezekiel succumbed to starvation after just four months into the journey.
José, determined to survive, resorted to consuming anything he could catch using the only tool he possessed—a knife. His desperate diet included raw fish, turtles, small sharks, and sea birds.
In his struggle to stay hydrated, José resorted to extreme measures. He resorted to drinking turtle blood and even his own urine to sustain himself.
It wasn’t until January 30, 2014, that José was discovered naked on Marshall Island, clutching only a knife in his hand.
Throughout his harrowing ordeal, he had drifted for an astounding 438 days, covering a distance of over 10,000 kilometers. To put this into perspective, the Earth's diameter measures 12,742 kilometers.
So we're carefully not mentioning that he definitely ate the other guy, right? No judgement, I've been known to start sizing people up while stuck in traffic...
In North Carolina, A Girl Who Was Missing For 6 Years Has Been Found After A Stranger Recognised Her From An Episode Of “Unsolved Mysteries” On Netflix
A Scorpion Found In A Mine That's Turned Into Copper Over Time
On December 10, 1997 Julia Hill Climbed A Thousand Year Old Californian Redwood Tree And She Didn't Come Down For Another 738 Days
In 2012, The Chinese Government Built A Highway Around A Mans Home After He Refused To Move Out
I've seen another Chinese photo that is even more ridiculous than this. A two storey freeway built around a house.
In 1969, John Lennon And Yoko Ono Visited An Astrologer Who Told Them John Would Die On An Island
They were so disturbed that they cancelled their extended Greek Isles vacation.
Just over 10 years later John died on Manhattan island.
Lennon’s widow Ono has spoken out before about the prophecy.
In an interview with Mr Mastorakis in 2000, she said: “we would never think of Manhattan as an island in that context.
Runit Dome, A Leaky Concrete Sarcophagus Containing 73000 Cubic Meters Of Radioactive Debris From 68 Nuclear Detonations And Biological Warfare Remains On Marshall Islands
From Wiki: The Runit Dome, also called Cactus Dome or locally The Tomb, is a 115 m (377 ft) diameter,[2] 46 cm (18 in) thick dome of concrete at sea level, encapsulating an estimated 73,000 m3 (95,000 cu yd) of radioactive debris, including some plutonium-239. The debris stems from nuclear tests conducted in the Enewetak Atoll by the United States between 1946 and 1958.[3][4] From 1977 to 1980, loose waste and topsoil from six different islands in the Enewetak Atoll was transported to the site and mixed with concrete to seal the nuclear blast crater created by the Cactus test. Four thousand US servicemen were involved in the cleanup from this test, and it took three years to complete. The waste-filled crater was finally entombed in concrete.[5]
A Size Comparison Between The Titanic And A Modern Cruise Ship
Robert Liston Was A Scottish Surgeon In The 1800s Who Is Most Famous For Completing A Surgery That Resulted In A 300% Mortality Rate
He performed an amputation in under 2.5 minutes. He killed the patient, accidentally cut his assistant's fingers who died, and swung his knife so close to a witness that they also died of shock.
In 2022, Three Men Survived An 11-Day Journey From Nigeria To The Canary Islands By Sitting On The Rudder Of A Ship
I know a case for of a much older case from Australia. 1920s? Two prison escapees escaped holding onto a boat rudder for weeks. One slipped off and drowned. The other was pardoned at the destination on the grounds that the ordeal he had just gone through was worse than the prison sentence.
In 2011, A 29-Year-Old Australian Man Found An ATM Glitch That Allowed Him To Withdraw Cash Way Beyond His Balance
Over 5 months, he spent $1.6 million of the bank's money on parties, private jets, vacations abroad, and even paid off his friends' university fees.
Between 2013 And 2015, Evaldas From Lithuania Received $99m From Facebook And $23m From Google By Forging Invoices For Goods They Hadn't Ordered
Evaldas had set up an incorporated company in Latvia that had more or less the same name as Quanta Computer Inc, a Taiwan-based computer and electronic hardware manufacturing firm.
But rather than paying for legitimate services, they were instead wiring money over to bank accounts in Latvia and Cyprus that were controlled by Evaldas.
To explain the massive influx of money to the banks, he used forged invoices, contracts and letters that appeared to have been signed by executives and agents from Google and Facebook.
In 2017, aged 50, Evaldas was caught by Lithuanian authorities before being extradited to New York.
He pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and in 2019 he was sentenced to 60 months in prison for his criminal scheme.
Are we not allowed to say 'five years' anymore? My 60 month-old just started school 🙄
This Is What The Fangs Of The Goliath Tarantula Look Like, One Of The Largest Spiders In The Animal Kingdom
Stacking Pallets 155 Feet High For The World's Largest Bonfire In Norway
The Last Photograph Of The Beatles Together. August 22, 1969 At John Lennon’s Countryside Estate
This picture shows Paul McCartney inventing the '80's. The others are apparently not too happy about it.
In Order To Fulfill Michael Jackson's Dream Of Shopping Like An Everyday Person And Experiencing The Act Of "Placing Items In A Basket," A Supermarket Was Temporarily Closed
His friends and family filled the store, masquerading as fellow shoppers and staff to create an authentic shopping atmosphere.
In 2012, A Chicago Man Named Brandon Preveau Bought A Car For $600 And Registered It In His Ex-Girlfriend's Name, He Then Parked It At O'hare Airport And Racked Up 678 Parking Tickets, Totaling A Whopping $105,761.80
The ex, Jennifer Fitzgerald, was initially being demanded to pay the full $105,000.
The city eventually agreed to drop $100,000 in ticket fines against Fitzgerald leaving her with a final bill of $4,470.
Brandon Preveau had to pay the initial down payment of $1,600 and Fitzgerald was ordered to pay an additional $78 per month until the fine is paid off.
These Are Members Of The Fat Men's Club Of NY (1904). Members Had To Be At Least 200 Pounds, Pay A $1 Fee To Enter And Learn A Secret Handshake And Password
200 pounds isn't really fat, depending on height, muscle mass, etc.
In 2015, A German Man Was Ordered To Split Half His Belongings With His Ex-Wife After Filing For Divorce
In response, he literally began to saw their possessions in half to give to her. He even filmed himself doing it.
In the clip, uploaded by the user “Der Juli,” he can be seen sawing a TV screen, wicker chair, iPhone, bed and even a car in half.
The video’s description, written in German, roughly translates to: “Thank you for 12 ‘beautiful years,’ Laura! You’ve really earned half. Greetings also to my successor.”
FALSE. This was a guerrilla marketing campaign for the German Bar Association. Lots of tabloids picked up the story without checking, as usual. BP, do a sliver of fact checking before posting BS, it literally takes a three-word search on google. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fur-laura/
Forget another season of keeping up with the Kardasians. We need movies for all the genuine heroes on here
Awesome, until they got to arachnosaurus rex. 😱
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While interesting, neither of the facts shown as examples are in any way "fun". Edit: And on the reload, another horrifying "fun" fact: Guy spent 5 months in jail because he didn't know his bail was pocket change. You people need to get a better grasp of English. You don't seem to understand what "fun" means.
Forget another season of keeping up with the Kardasians. We need movies for all the genuine heroes on here
Awesome, until they got to arachnosaurus rex. 😱
Load More Replies... While interesting, neither of the facts shown as examples are in any way "fun". Edit: And on the reload, another horrifying "fun" fact: Guy spent 5 months in jail because he didn't know his bail was pocket change. You people need to get a better grasp of English. You don't seem to understand what "fun" means.
