“Ain’t nobody got time for that,” said one 911 operator before hanging up the phone. And she didn't just do it once. Crenshanda Williams cut short thousands of emergency calls because she didn’t feel like talking. She ended up being sentenced to prison in 2018, where she wouldn't have to deal with people bothering her via phone calls. Yes, really. You can’t make this sh*t up…
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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
Here's the full story (thankfully mentioned on the reddit post so I don't have to repeat it myself from scratch again) 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.
What an amazing, heroic creature. The North Shore Animal League that rescued Scarlett and her family, insisted that the kittens go in pairs so that they would suffer as little trauma as possible. Scarlett also has a heroism award named after her by the NSAL.
Since 1995, Mohamed Bzeek Has Dedicated Himself To Fostering Children With Terminal Illnesses, Having Cared For Over 40 Such Children
Many kudos to that man for such selflessness. Not sure I could do it. Too heartbreaking to eventually lose to children
But so glad these children know unconditional love, if only for a short time.
Load More Replies...There is good in this world. Thank you, Mohamed Bzeek. A hero who has chosen to do what I could not. 😢
I found a 2025 update: “Since 1989, he has cared for 80 children, 10 of whom passed away in his arms.”
I'm sure the Daily Mail will soon bring a front page report about this guy. Any day now. Just you wait! (For non-British: the Daily Mail is a f*****g hate-rag - like Fox News but in print. Its registered out of the country to avoid paying taxes but spouts any racist, sexist, homophobic s**t the garbage people in our otherwise lovely UK need to feel better than others.
For Over 13 Years, A Dutch Nursing Home Has Been Providing Free Rent To Students In Exchange For 30 Hours Each Month Assisting Them, Keeping Them Company And Hosting Dinners For Them
Here in Germany we had mandatory service for men at the age of 18 if we weren't in a job at that time untill 2011 - It was either the military or civil service to choose from
Alfred "Alfie" Date, Australia’s Oldest Man, Spent His Final Years Knitting Tiny Sweaters For Oil-Affected Penguins
Starting In 2013 At Age 109, He Joined The "Knits For Nature" Program To Help Prevent Penguins From Ingesting Oil And Stay Warm.
He started knitting when his nephew was born. His nephew is now a grandfather.
Load More Replies...They are soft toys used to model some of the jumpers. Alfie, along with other people, knitted the jumpers for Phillip Island penguins, to prevent them ingesting oil when cleaning their feathers. These Little Penguins are only found in New Zealand and South Australia.
Load More Replies...Self-Made Millionaire Harris Rosen Adopted A Florida Neighborhood Called Tangelo Park
Significantly Decreased The Crime Rate, And Increased The H**h School Graduation Rate From 25% To 100% By Providing Free Daycare And Scholarships To All H**h School Graduates.
What? Free childcare and education DROPPED the crime rate instead of trying increasing policing and arrest rates instead? WHO WOULD HAVE THUNK IT!
The police are not trying to drop the crime rate by imprisoning more people; imprisonment is what happens if there is a high crime rate.
Load More Replies...It's almost like investing in people's welfare can result in a better society
How do we expect kids to pass high school literacy if we’re not even allowed to read/write HiGH SCHOOL?
No, republicans, we DON'T "hate all rich people", just the greedy arrogant and selfish ones. Unlike you we judge people based on WHO they are as opposed to WHAT they are, and Mr Rosen is clearly one of the good ones!
Saudi Arabia Has Deployed Solar-Powered Laser Beacons In The Al Nafud Desert To Guide Lost Travelers To Water Sources
A California Care Home Went Bankrupt. About 16 Elderly Residents Were Abandoned
Most Staff Left But The Janitor And The Cook Stayed Behind To Care For The Residents At Their Own Expense. One Of The Men Said 'I Would Only Go Home For 1 Hour, Take A Shower, Then Be There For 24 Hours.
This should not be allowed to happen. Long term care homes should not be privately owned or allowed to operate for profit. The people in them are mothers and fathers, aunties and uncles, grannies and grandpas. They deserve respect in their old age
‘Murica. And still people there believe the propaganda that they are living a great country. Appalling health costs and your 10 days annual leave. I have free health care and 35 days annual leave. But yeah.. MAGA.. you utter ignorant fools
These 2 men are definitely heroes. They stepped up when everyone else left. I'm quite disgusted with the people who waltzed away giving no thought to the elderly people in their care! If we had more people like them, the world would be a better place.
they should have just moved their families in and saved on rent while doing such a kind service
Dr. Phil Once Invited The Creator Of The "Bumfights' Video Series To His Show To Confront Him About Exploiting Vulnerable People For Financial Gain
Only For The Guest To Appear Dressed As Dr. Phil And Point Out That He Does The Exact Same Thing.
And now sometimes accompanies ICE on raids. He’s a piece of shít.
Load More Replies...best prank ever. "I motivate them, I inspire them, I give them hope, and I plant the seed so they can feel good about themselves." - Dr. Phil
Henry Behrens, The Smallest Man In The World Dances With His Pet Cat In The Doorway Of His Worthing Home, 1956
This is clearly a colorized version of this photo. I've usually seen the original black and white one.
I wonder if the cat ever batted him around like a toy. Cats are pretty strong for their size.
Nirvana Played A Show In Buenos Aires Where The Crowd Threw Mud And Trash At The All-Female Opening Band
Kurt Cobain Got Mad And Messed Up The Concert By Playing Songs People Didn't Know And Teasing Big Hits Like "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Without Actually Playing Them.
Kurt Cobain was an amazing person as well as singer/songwriter. The world lost a good one when he passed :(
In Just Two Hours, 300 Chelsea, Michigan, Residents Formed A Human Chain To Move 9,000 Books A Block Away, Shelving Them Alphabetically At A New Bookstore Location
It was a local bookstore that had been in the area since 1997. When they planned the move, the owner put this out there since she assumed it would be quicker than hiring a truck and having movers pack and unload the 9,100 books. She also thought it would be a nice community building event, and she was right. It took the volunteers less than 2 hours and they all enjoyed looking at the books and noting ones they'd read or not and discussing them with each other. Nothing noted about giving away a book to each person, sounds like it was just kind locals helping out a beloved local bookshop. And since nobody else was apparently able to do a quick search, here's a link to a news story about it: https://apnews.com/article/bookstore-book-brigade-chelsea-michigan-03c553623c91c16a272b8a8149e4c298
Nice revision of the water bridge. But still have to wonder why they didn't use vehicles or wagons. Maybe this was faster??
Because they love they public library. And it would have cost a small fortune to move them the "traditional" way
Load More Replies...Anti-Paparazzi Scarf That Ruins Photos By Affecting Flash Photography
This is the COOLEST scarf!! Why isn’t every celebrity, and their children!, using them?!
Now, isn't this special. Please buy in quantity and pass out liberally.
In 2021, Painter Conrado Estrada Suffered From Rhinophyma, A Condition That Caused His Nose To Become Large And Bulbous, Making It Difficult To Eat And Breathe
While Working At The Home Of Plastic Surgeon Thomas Romo, Romo Offered To Operate For Free, Changing Estrada’s Life For The Better.
It made him look like Sam The Eagle from The Muppets. I bet he was so glad to be rid of that great lump. Well done, Doc!
Read it again: that wasn't a lump, that was his deformed nose.
Load More Replies...The Reason Hurricanes Are Given Human Names Is That The Original Meteorologist To Name Them, Clement Wragge, Began Naming Them After Politicians He Didn't Like
This Let Him Say They Were 'Causing Great Distress' Or 'Wandering Aimlessly’
On Boredpands there is ALWAYS someone suffering from TDS to make a STUPID comment. Here we go again.
Load More Replies...Wragge first used the Greek Alphabet, then got a little playful and used politicians he didn't like. It's been through a few naming cycles since then.
And for the next century the hurricane Trump will be known for the destruction that was caused.
Load More Replies...Croatia Is Among The Few Countries In The World That Employ Specially Trained Dog Lifeguards To Assist In Water Rescues During The Summer Season
Some people on here would be throwing themselves in for a rescue by canine Hasslehoff!
I read somewhere, a long time ago, that Newfoundland dogs were trained to rescue swimmers in trouble but they insisted on rescuing people who weren't in trouble so it had to be discontinued.
Croatian here , never herd of that but our rescue dogs are very good in finding people after earthquakes so our rescue teems go all over the world in such need
Cara Melia Honored Her Late Mother By Releasing Her Ashes In A Bottle At Skegness Beach
The Bottle Contained A Note Requesting It Be Thrown Back Into The Sea For Travel. A Family Found The Bottle 12 Hours Later And Shared This Photo Online.
I just wonder where the letter was, inside with the ashes? 🙀
Load More Replies...Obviously, these were only part of the ashes. I've seen cremated remains, and they're bulkier than that. It's not uncommon for families to divide them, though, to memorialize their loved ones in multiple ways.
Yeah obviously, no one said that that bottle contained all the ashes
Load More Replies...U.S. President Gerald Ford Trained His Dog To Serve As A Distraction. When He Wanted A Meeting To End, He Would Signal Liberty, Who Would Trot In And Draw The Guest's Attention
Mmm - seems LBJ had it wrong. 'Lyndon B Johnson is often reported to have said of Ford that “He can’t walk and chew gum at the same time.” What he did say was “He can’t fart and chew gum at the same time.” 'More here: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/presidents/gerald-r-ford-1451818.html
He also said that Ford played football too many years without a helmet.
Load More Replies...In 2000, Qian Hongyan Lost Her Legs In A Car Accident
Growing Up In Rural Yunnan, She Used Half A Basketball To Move Around On Her Hands, Earning The Nickname "Basketball Girl." In 2005, Media Attention LED Her To Receive Free Prosthetic Limbs In Beijing.
... and we dare complain about a hangnail. 🤦🏼♀️ Bless this little girl's heart.
Another one I need more info on. She looks like she lost more that her legs.
Looks like her pelvis is intact but both entire femurs on down. possibly crushed.
Load More Replies...Anthony Bourdain Called “Ratatouille” “Simply The Best Food Movie Ever Made”
This Was Due To Details Like The Burns On Cooks’ Arms, Accurate To Working In Restaurants. He Said They Got It “Right” And Understood Movie Making. He Got A Thank You Credit In The Film For Notes He Provided Early On.
Understandably, the movie did not depict the extensive swearing and the consumption of copious amounts of illicit substances commonly found in restaurant kitchens. Check out Bourdain’s own book if you don’t believe me.
Yeah, real restaurant kitchens are generally not kid friendly!
Load More Replies...Can confirm the burn thing, got a scar on my arm from working at the oven at a bakery
Bill Gates Purchased Leonardo Da Vinci's Codex For $30,802,500
Three Years Later, He Had Its Pages Scanned Into Digital Image Files, Some Of Which Were Later Distributed As Screensavers And Wallpaper Files On A CD-Rom As Part Of Microsoft Plus! For Windows, So Everyone Could Enjoy Them.
In 2016, A Japanese Ice Cream Company Created A Commercial To Publicly Apologize About Needing To Raise The Price Of Their Ice Cream Bars For The First Time In 25 Years From 60 Yen To 70 Yen
I don't know if I've ever heard about any company apologizing for raising prices.
When DC Comics raised their price from 12 cents to 15 cents, they ran an ad in all their comics to explain why rising costs made the increase necessary. Sort of an apology.
Load More Replies...That's 7 whole $ cents! Darn capitalism...
Load More Replies...We know, most of these are reposted several times in different articles. Just try to get used to it and enjoy hearing about this wholesome act a second time 🙂
Load More Replies...Would have only been a 7 yen increase but they had an advertising campaign to pay for. Genius, really. Up your price, apologise while making your customers foot the bill for the apology and make yourself look great in the process.
Tell me you've never been to Japan without telling me you've never been to Japan. The ignorance is epic. This is a country where if a train is running late to a stop they give you an apology note for you and to let your boss know. Wherever you currently live...don't leave, the real world would likely shock you.
Load More Replies...Robert Duboise On The Day Of His Arrest At Age 18, And The Day He Was Freed From Prison By DNA At 56
DuBoise's life changed dramatically over the span of nearly four decades. At the age of 18, he was arrested for a m***er/r*pe he did not commit.
This wrongful arrest led to his conviction and imprisonment, a harrowing experience that kept him behind bars for 37 years.
During his time in prison, DuBoise maintained his innocence, but it wasn't until advancements in DNA technology provided a new avenue for justice that his case was re-examined.
This is the single reason why I do not believe in the death penalty.
You can't. Because the one thing that he deserves is the one thing that can't be given. Time. Time to live a life.
Load More Replies...The problem with the system, certainly in the UK, is that you're not eligible for parole until you take ownership of your crime. If you're innocent, you can't do that, and so you cannot get early release.
Same in the US. It's a catch 22 for those who are truly innocent.
Load More Replies...The 'justice' system stole this man's life... and if I remember correctly, when he sued, he only received a couple million... I will never understand how they think giving money to those they've wrongfully imprisoned is enough. They stole time from him: experiences, people, relationships, milestones, LIFE that no amount of money can ever come close to replacing.
14 million, he should have received a million for each year.
Load More Replies...Think of all the immigrants legal and otherwise who are not criminals who are being sent to foreign hell hole prisons with out even a trial.
We used to own the moral high ground. Remember, "Mr. Gorbachev tear down this wall!" Now we have a wall and a concentration camp. Thanks Mr. President.
Load More Replies...curious to know how much money he got from the state for wrongful imprisonment. just horrible. how many people are wrongfully still in prison.
The Final Exam For Police Service Dogs To Remain Calm In Front Of A Cat, Germany, 1987
In reality they test their courage to not run away from the cat...
Now people are going to hire cats to smuggle past security.
Princess Diana Comforting Elton John At Gianni Versace's Funeral. Just Over A Month Later, She Would Lose Her Life In A Car Crash And Elton Would Perform At Hers
"Candle in the Wind," originally written for Marilyn Monroe then re-dedicated to Lady Di.
That paparazzi weren't banned in every country after they caused her death (and yes, they had a great part in it, even if there were other contributing circumstances) just shows what a rotten, stinking cvnt our society is when it comes to money and entitlement, especially when it's women who suffer from it.
Paul Lieberstein, Initially A Writer And Producer For The Office, Was Asked To Temporarily Portray Toby Flenderson
His Dry, Deadpan Performance Was So Fitting That He Continued In The Role Throughout The Entire Series.
I think that means he had to join the actors' union too. He could probably manage the increased dues.
In 2008, Finnish Police Found A Dead Mosquito While Searching The Inside Of A Stolen Car
They Tested The Blood From The Mosquito's Last Meal And Successfully Used It To Identify The Thief That Stole The Car.
I would so contest this. That mosquito could have bitten me anywhere and then flew into the car. My blood in a random mosquito in a random car does not mean I stole that car. Unless they had fingerprints or something else to back up the DNA this is bogus.
They most likely had other evidence that THIS only added to it and made it viable to a jury.
Load More Replies...Today they don't even dust for prints. They don't gaf that your car has been stolen or your house broken in to. At least not here in California
Other comments don't matter....I vote for the proof from the mosquito.
Mosquitos are wicked creatures. Not only do they bite us but they also turn us into the police!
And k**l more people than almost any other cause (malaria).
Load More Replies...When Jamie Foxx Auditioned For 'Django Unchained', He Learned Actors Like Will Smith And Denzel Washington Were Also Vying For The Role
To Stand Out. Foxx Rode His Own Horse To The Audition. Tarantino Was So Impressed, He Declared, "The Role's Yours!"
That's awesome! On a slightly related note, my late mother once saw my dad watching this film. When asked what he was watching, the smart aleck replied "12 Years a Slave". 🤣
Did he really not know what he was watching or was he just not funny?
Load More Replies...He also helped Leo DiCaprio while filming. Leo just could not use the N-word. He literally refused to say it. (That in itself is aplaudable.) Foxx (and also Samuel L. Jackson) told DiCaprio that he wouldn't be able to effectively portray the character (a notoriously brutal slave owner) unless he truly grasped the realities of slavery.
In 1904, Sailor Carl Emil Pettersson Was Shipwrecked On An Island In Papua New Guinea, Home To A Tribe He Believed To Be Cannibals
Brought To Their King, He Caught The Attention Of The King's Daughter, Who Fell In Love With Him. They Married. After The King's Death, Carl Became Ruler Of The Island.
Sort of. He inspired Pippi Long stockings dad and that had at least one movie.
Load More Replies...Hospitality works a little different there. When they have you for dinner, they have you for dinner.
Some people just can't go wrong! Imagine getting shipwrecked on an island you thought was inhabited by cannibals and ending up the King!
The Great Impostor
Ferdinand Demara, Known As 'The Great Impostor,' Posed As A Surgeon Aboard A Navy Destroyer During The Korean War. When Forced To Operate On 16 Patients, He Speed-Read A General Surgery Textbook And Successfully Performed All Procedures Without Any Death.
"There are not many facts that have been proven about Demara, in spite of the articles, book, and big screen movie made about him during his lifetime. He was said to possess a true photographic memory and was widely reputed to have an extraordinary IQ. He was apparently able to memorize necessary techniques from textbooks and worked on two cardinal rules: "the burden of proof is on the accuser" and "when in danger, attack." He described his own motivation as "Rascality, pure rascality"" Wikipedia except for the memory and IQ part, this guy sounds like he could have become president one day.
Tony Curtis played him in the movie. Now there was a great act of imposture.
Obviously, he should have been a surgeon. If he could do such a good job just reading a text quickly, imagine what a great surgeon he could have been if he had gone to school for the training!
People treat him as if he was a great hero. That f*****g b*****d risked other people's lives for his own gratification. "Nobody died, haha". Yes, and lots of people drive drunk and don't k**l anyone, so clearly DUI is okay or what? FFS, stop praising selfish arseholes, just because "it makes for such a good story".
In 1993, A Zoo Owner In Mexico Was Arrested For Illegally Purchasing A Gorilla, Mistakenly Believing It Was A Real Animal When It Was Actually An FBI Agent In A Gorilla Suit
It actually took place in Miami. Federal agents were tipped off by a primate dealer in Miami that officials from a Mexican zoo were interested in purchasing a gorilla. Trafficking endangered animal species is against the law, so a sting operation was set up.
Load More Replies...In 2015, Cheryl Treadway, A Florida Woman, Was Held Hostage By Her Boyfriend
She Managed To Convince Him To Let Her Order A Pizza Using The Pizza Hut App. In The Special Request Section, She Wrote: "Please Help. Get 911 To Me. 911 Hostage Help!"
Smart thinking ,lucky he didn't say ill don't or check her order before she sent it..and luckily they believed her and didn't thinknit was a joke..
A FL woman left a not in Subway bathroom recently. An employee found it and called police. The boyfriend AND his parents had been holding her hostage! It hasn't gone to court yet, to my knowledge.
In 2004, Paul Walker Secretly Bought An $9,000 Engagement Ring For An Iraq Veteran
Overhearing The Couple In A Jewelry Store Discussing Their Inability To Afford It, Walker Quietly Paid For The Ring And Left.
Note to self - hang around jewelry shops frequented by rich famous people and complain I can't afford certain items.
When was the last time you ever did anything nice for a veteran, Trebor.
Did he buy the ring for the other people? This is very confusing as written.
In 1989, Fisherman Chito Shedden Rescued An Injured Croc Called Pocho
The Two Formed A Lifelong Bond And For 20 Years, They Swam Together And Played Daily. Chito's Wife Left Him Over His Love For Pocho, But He Said He Could Find Another Wife, But Never Another Pocho.
For More Than 30 Years, Plastic Garfield Phones Have Been Washing Up On French Beaches
The Mystery Was Eventually Solved When A Shipping Container From A Ship That Sank In The 1980s Was Found In A Hidden Cave.
In 2018, Domino's Launched The "Paving For Pizza" Campaign, Funding Pothole Repairs To Protect Pizzas During Delivery
Towns Received Grants Up To $5,000, Starting With Places Like Bartonville, Tx, And Athens, Ga. Repaired Roads Often Featured Domino's Logo And The Tagline "Oh Yes We Did."
Pavement pizzas have a very different meaning here though...
Load More Replies...I *like* Domino's. They may not be the *best* pizza, but they do stuff like this, and when other companies have to admit in court that their 'better ingredients' advertising is just lying advertising fluffery, Domino's actually did put effort into improving quality. Like I said, they're not the best, but if you make careful decisions when ordering, you can get a decent pie from them. (Wish they'd bring back their Marinara sauce as an option - that was much better than their usual sauce. Guess it just wasn't selling...)
Yes, I loved their Marinara sauce. And you can get free food from points.
Load More Replies...Here’s How Bridge Foundations Are Built In The Middle Of Water: The Image Shows A “Cofferdam”, Which Is A Temporary Enclosure That Allows Construction In Otherwise Submerged Areas
I honestly always imagined a bunch of guys in diving gear and underwater welders. LOL
Load More Replies...Centuries ago, pirates did same to hide their gains for later. I cannot even imagine how difficult it was to build before cement, cranes, etc
Arizona's Brutal 2017 Heatwave
Air Temps Hit 47°c (116°f) While Concrete And Asphalt Baked At 76°c (168°f)-Causing Mailboxes To Sag, Trash Bins To Warp, And Road Signs To Melt In The Sun.
Pffft it's been hotter than that here in Phoenix lots of times since, in fact it was 47c two days ago. Not long ago it was 49c and the airport shut down, the runways were melting and the jets can't get enough lift to take off. It's been 46c for the last ten days in fact.
Yeah - that's why I'm never going to Arizona in the summer. 30°C is enough to immobilise me... 😬 - although here in the coastal UK, humidity is far higher than in Arizona. More here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-66249805
Load More Replies...Part of the issue not mentioned here, is the "heat island" effect. To simplify, asphalt, and concrete hold in heat longer than grass will. Meaning the radiant heat effect coming off such surfaces will raise the ambient temperatures considerably. Ironically, the fad of having "natural" rock yards, or even 'native plant' yards plays into this effect, as in desert climates like Arizona is known for, these type of yards lack extensive grass and soil, which actually works to lower ambient temperatures.
I was just going to say, in Australia it gets so hot the train tracks melt.
Load More Replies...I rented and was amazed at our landscapers who worked midday. Interestingly they wore oversized long sleeve denim shirts.
Load More Replies...The record is 122 in June of 1990. It grounded the planes at Sky Harbor.
In 1965, Angus Barbieri, Described As A "Grossly Obese" Man, Survived Without Eating For 1 Year And 17 Days
He lived entirely off his excess body fat and vitamins, ultimately losing 125 kg (276 lbs) with no adverse effects. He only pooped every 40 - 50 days.
His decision to undertake this challenge stemmed from his weight, which exceeded 450 pounds. At the age of 27, he aspired to achieve fitness and good health.
In a little over a year, he shed 276 pounds and established a record for the longest duration of a fast.
Read the wiki entry, it's quite fascinating. He was under medical supervision the whole time and took a lot of supplements including vitamins and electrolytes the whole time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_Barbieri's_fast
Load More Replies...According to Wikipedia: he consumed only vitamins, electrolytes, an unspecified amount of yeast (a source of all essential amino acids) and zero-calorie beverages such as tea, coffee, and sparkling water, although he occasionally added milk and/or sugar to the beverages, especially during the final weeks of the fast.
Well if you're not eating solids there's nothing to evacuate.
Load More Replies...I *swear*, humans need a switch somewhere to let us switch to 'internal batteries' instead of 'external power' for nourishment. I heard somewhere that when you gain fat, your fat cells multiply so you have more of them. BUT - when you *lose* weight, you don't lose fat cells - the individual cells just get smaller! WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS CRUEL TRAVESTY??!?
Do not fear because all that is not true for you feĺlow grown-up. Your fatcells are the same amount and expand when you gain weight and then goes back to normal/smaller when you loose weight. BUT the correct part --- A child still growing will also grow more fatcells to "fill in the gaps". So a grown-up that was obese as a child have MORE fatcells then a grown-up with a normal weight as a child. Then think of normal weight as balls filling a jar. If you have a higher amount of fatcells/balls then you have to shrink all of them to fit in the jar. Shrinking fatcells send out "distress messages that they are starving" and that you need to eat. Not listening to basic instincts are hard, so also hard to keep a low weight. (Note: english is my second language and are very different from mine. Those differences in wording can make my english sound rude or unsensitive. So sorry if that happened here when it's a delicate subject)
Load More Replies...In 1978, Richard Branson Was Trying To Impress His Girlfriend By Pretending To Buy A Private Island
The Island Was Listed For $6 Million, He Offered $100k As A Joke. The Owner Settled For $180k, And Branson Bought Necker Island.
Yeah! Trump would have insisted on paying $20 million - of *other people's* money.
Load More Replies...And to think, now you can't even purchase a decent house for $180K!!
In The Year 1971, Soviet Engineers Set Fire To A Gas-Filled Hole In The Turkmenistan Desert, Thinking It Would Burn Out In A Few Days
However, To Their Astonishment, The Flames Have Persisted, And The Site, Known As "The Door To H**l," Has Been Burning Continuously For Over 52 Years.
One thing about the Soviets and their brand of communism, they did NOT care how much they screwed up the environment. Kind of like this rotten country. Putin is a Soviet, tRump is a N**i, and what a combination.
Load More Replies...how much does this add to global warming? more than the chinese coal mine fire which has been burning for 50 years?
I recently read that the fuel source seems to be burning out. https://www.discoverwildlife.com/environment/darvaza-gas-crater-turkmenistan
In 2013, The First Known Tinder Match In Antarctica
This Happened When Two Researchers - One At Mcmurdo Station And Another Camping In The Dry Valleys Swiped Right On Each Other. They Were About A 45-Minute Helicopter Ride Apart.
my guess is that lady scientists in antarctica would be in high demand, no matter what.
In 2019, In Cleveland, Ohio, Michael Harrell Attempted A Bank Robbery By Passing A Note To The Teller Demanding Money
However, The Note Was Written On The Back Of A Document Containing His Full Name And Address, Making It Easy For Authorities To Locate And Arrest Him.
My brother once observed that there's a direct correlation between petty (or not-so-petty) crime and stupidity.
Old saying - "There is NO 'Minimum Intelligence Requirement' for the job of Criminal."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQeezCdF4mk&ab_channel=GamingSoundFX
Bill Gates Marriage
When Bill Gates Married Melinda French In 1994, He Rented Out All The Available Hotel Rooms On The Hawaiian Island Of Lanai To Prevent The Media From Staying There And Hired All The Helicopters On Maui To Keep Photographers From Flying Over The Wedding.
His and her wedding, their show. As a (retired) photojournalist I'm not happy about the lack of access, but I can't fault the guy for doing what he could to make it Her Day.
Why should he? He solved the problem and it looks like no businesses lost money. This was smart
Load More Replies...Manar Maged Was Born With A Parasitic Twin That Never Fully Developed, But Was Using Her Blood Supply
The Conjoined Head Had No Body, But Could Blink And Smile. This Condition Is Called Craniopagus Parasiticus, And Less Than A Dozen Cases Have Ever Been Recorded.
I rarely see it mentioned that they were actually two of a set of triplets, the other girl being born healthy.
I heard there was a guy who had a face on the back of his head that would taunt him and then he eventually k****d himself.
It was somebody's life someone's loved baby we can't close our eyes to all the bad things that happen as it makes us aware of others suffering some can learn empathy
Load More Replies...In 2016, Crenshanda Williams, A 911 Call Operator In Texas Was Fired After She Hung Up On Over 800 Callers Because She Didn't Feel Like Talking
“Ain’t Nobody Got Time For This," She Said. "For Real.” She Was Sentenced To 10 Days In Prison.
Should’ve been a day for each call she hung up.
Load More Replies...Wow, ten days?! I read up on this and some of those calls were for murders. On that fact alone, I believe she should've recieved a charge for manslaughter via gross negligence. If I'm wrong, let me know.
What an absolute, utter feral b i t c h!! How many people died thanks to this waste of oxygen?
Hmm - but surely her work was in an emergency call centre? Her supervisor should have spotted this and done something about it quickly - it was someone else's negligence which allowed this to happen. A ten day prison sentence strikes me as silly. She should have been given a few hundred hours of community service and a fine.
Oh hell no. 911 operator here. Severe breach of duty. It's one thing to not answer the phone and let it ring at someone else's station. It's an entirely different thing to hang up on people. She should have received a much longer sentence, I would think several years, especially if people died. I also think that her supervisor should have picked up on it, and also been punished. Good heavens.
Load More Replies...I get it. We all have days at work like this, but you can't do this in that profession.
Looking at this picture she has no regrets. What a terrible human stain.
There are photos where you look like a cvnt. Or me, for that matter. Can we stop behaving as if a millisecond shows all of one's character? It's lazy, and dangerous.
Load More Replies...Philippe Petit Tight-Roping Between The Twin Towers In His Bell-Bottoms, 1974
Good movie about this called The Walk. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3488710/
Have an upvote because I don't know why you were downvoted; it is a good movie.
Load More Replies...The movie of how he pulled this off is interesting, since he obviously didn't have permission to do this.
I remember chewing my fingernails nearly off watching footage of this.
Load More Replies...Didn't he die in a similar attempt? Or was that someone else?
No, he's still alive. Karl Wallenda died on live TV March 22, 1978. Maybe that's who you recalled?
Load More Replies...Jim Sautner, The Buffalo Whisperer Was A Canadian Rancher Who Raised A 2,000-Pound Bison Named Bailey D. Buffalo Like A Family Dog
I have questions concerning the sanity of the owners.
Load More Replies...They must have had an enormous front door, I doubt a bison could be litter trained!
They are adorable. I can see why people think they are docile enough to pet but they aren't at all.
Imagine seeing that when you break into the house.
Load More Replies...In The Year 2010, A Colossal And Terrifying Natural Phenomenon Occurred In Guatemala City
An Enormous Sinkhole, Measuring A Staggering 60 Feet In Width And Plunging Down To A Depth Equivalent To 30 Stories Of A Building, Suddenly Opened Up Right In The Heart Of The City.
Two Bears In The Middle Of Fight
A Teenager From Madhya Pradesh, India, Suffers From An Exceptionally Rare Condition Known As 'Werewolf Syndrome,' Medically Termed Hypertrichosis
Poor fella. Difficult to comprehend how it affects him in all aspects of body care.
Couldn't you get laser removal of the hair on the face? Seems like you should be able to. Then he's just another really hairy guy.
According to google it's a good way to treat hypertrichosis but it's not a "cure" for it. It helps thin the hair and make the regrowth less dense though. But you'd still have to have access to that kind of doctor as well as the funds for it. Can't imagine that would be cheap.
Load More Replies...Tayeb Souami Won A $300 Million Powerball Jackpot In 2018 After Returning A $5 Bottle Of Orange Juice For A Refund, Which He Used To Buy Lottery Tickets
I believe the story was his wife said the juice was too expensive and made him take it back for a refund
Load More Replies...At Oita Airport In Japan, They Place Giant Fake Sushi On The Luggage Carousel To Make It Resemble A Conveyor Belt Sushi Restaurant
A Human Chess Game Played In 1924 Took Five Hours And Ended In A Draw
I bet the p.a.w.n on F2 was saying "Please play the King's Gambit so I don't have to stand around for hours"
In 1980, A Group Of Loggers Chopping A Chestnut Oak Tree Discovered The Mummified Remains Of A Hunting Dog
Experts Believe That The Dog, While Chasing Its Prey, Climbed The Tree And Became Trapped.
Between 2008 To 2010, Photographer Pawel Jaszczuk Captured The Interesting Phenomenon Of Drunken "Salarymen" In Tokyo, Often Found Passed Out And Sleeping On The Streets
Carlos Pinto, A 57-Year-Old Security Guard, Was Rescued By The Belize Coast Guard After Being Found Adrift At Sea
Tired Of His Island Job And Unable To Contact His Employer, He Built A Raft With Food And Belongings To Return To Belize City.
In 2015, Joel Burger And Ashley King Of Illinois Gained Attention For Their Coincidental Surnames
Prompting Burger King To Sponsor Their Entire Wedding—covering Costs And Adding Branded Touches Like Crowns And Custom Gifts.
Tracking Of An Eagle Over A 20-Year Period. Tracker Was Set Up In Russia. The Eagle Died In Saudi Arabia
Most Color Printers Create Tiny Yellow Tracking Dots On Each Page That Are Invisible To The Naked Eye, Recording Information About The Printer And A Time Stamp
This Technology Was Largely Kept Secret Until The Early 2000's.
Ha! I fool them by printing all my ransom notes in black and white
Lady Diana Falling Asleep During An Official Royal Engagement, 1981. She Was Actually Pregnant With Prince William At The Time, But Her Pregnancy Had Yet To Be Announced
Remembering how exhausted I was during my pregnancies. That poor woman
Only Around 2% Of Australians Live In The Yellow Area, An Overwhelming 98% Live In The White
The Maker Of Sriracha Sauce Sourced All Their Peppers From A Single Supplier Based Solely On A Verbal Agreement, Sealed With A Nod And A Handshake
Liberty Dairy, Evart Michigan..Fred Meijer founder of Meijer supermarkets, at the time a Michigan only chain, had the same type of agreement with the Dairy's owner. That agreement lasted until the early 2000's and resulted in 'the Dairy' (Dean Foods before it's closure) supplying every Meijer store in Michigan.
Aoshima, Known As Japan's "Cat Island," Has A Human Population Of 4, And A Cat Population Of Over 200
"As of December 2024, only four people are still living on Aoshima, while the number of cats has dropped to 80." It's quite a sad tale from the point of view of ecology. Those cats are imported predators which are now dying out having annihilated much of the island's natural wildlife - which had, admittedly, been badly affected by the rats accidentally imported by human settlers beginning in 1639. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aoshima,_Ehime
In April 2000, 17-Year-Old Jeremy Bechtel And His Friend Erin Foster Disappeared After Leaving A Party
Despite Various Theories, The Case Remained Unsolved For Over 20 Years. In 2021, Scuba Diver Jeremy Sides Found Erin's Car Submerged In The Calfkiller River, With The Remains Of Both Teens Inside.
Though no one is quite certain WHAT happened, Sides did note that they were found on a section of road that had a sharp curve before crossing a bridge. He believed that the teen driver may have been distracted, or fell asleep at the wheel (they were last seen driving at night), and drove off into the river.
Thomas Wadhouse Was An English Circus Performer Who Lived In The 18th Century. He Was Most Famously Known For Having The World's Longest Nose, Which Measured 7.8 Inches (20 Cm) Long
A Chinese Farmer Named Hu Guangzhou Spent 10 Years Constructing A Unique Seven-Story Building Using Stones, Wood, And Earth
Motivated By The Desire To Honor His Two Brothers Who Had Passed Away Over A Decade Earlier, Hu Believed They Would One Day Return And Built The House For Them.
Frank Lucas, The Drug Kingpin Who Controlled Harlem During The 1970s
He Maintained Such A Low Profile That Law Enforcement Remained Unaware Of His Identity In 1971. This Changed When He Made A Bold Move By Wearing A $100,000 Full-Length Chinchilla Coat With A Matching Hat To A Boxing Match.
Denzel Washington nailed the role of Frank Lucas in American Gangster. In the movie, his wife gave the coat to him as a gift. When it caught too much attention, he burned it in the fireplace in front of her. Great scene! I do love me some Denzel!
On April 19th 1995, A Man Named Mcarthur Wheeler Robbed Two Banks In Pittsburgh With Lemon Juice On His Face As A Disguise
"his stupidity protected him from an awareness of his own stupidity" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_Greater_Pittsburgh_bank_robberies#Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect
Load More Replies...In 2015, Aitabdel Salem Spent Nearly Five Months Incarcerated At Rikers Island, One Of The Most Notorious Prisons In The State, Unaware That His Bail Had Been Reduced To Just $2
Joseph Ligon Aging Throughout The Years After He Spent 67 Years, 54 Days In Prison
In 1953, while living in South Philadelphia, Ligon was part of an alcohol-fueled stabbing spree with five teenagers that resulted in the death of Charles Pitts and Jackson Hamm and the injury of six others. In the early 1970s, Ligon and his accomplices were offered clemency by the governor. Ligon, however, was the only one to reject the offer since he would have to be on parole for the rest of his life.
He was 15 at the time of arrest. 3 judge panel - one day trial. Pennsylvania. He became a JLWOP - Juvenile Life Without Parole.
Load More Replies...He was young. Then he aged until he was old.
Load More Replies...In 2013, A U.S. It Worker Outsourced His Own Job To A Man In China
He Paid The Man 1/5 Of His Salary And Then He Sat At His Desk Browsing The Internet. He Was Found Out After A Security Audit Discovered Some Suspicious VPN Activity.
Corporations outsourcing the work is common. So why would that be illegal?
Because it didn't make the rich richer, of course.
Load More Replies...When “Fight Club” Premiered At The 1999 Venice Film Festival, It Got Booed Hard By The Audience
Ed Norton Said That As It Was Happening, Brad Pitt Turned To Him And Said: “That’s The Best Movie I’m Ever Going To Be In”
I kept waiting for something really interesting to happen that made sitting through the rest of the film worth it. Sadly, it never arrived.
That's one of the best examples showing the differences between critical's and people's choice.
In 2011, Sean Murphy, A 38-Year-Old Man From Doncaster, England, Attempted To Remove A Wart From His Finger Using A 12-Gauge Shotgun
He Did So After Consuming Several Pints Of Beer. The Attempt Resulted In The Loss Of Most Of His Finger.
...most of his finger...and the wart. So, mission accomplished.
Meanwhile in the USA, people of that level of intelligence elected Trump.
Load More Replies...The Menu At Alcatraz Dining Hall On March 13, 1956
The authorities deliberately overfed the inmates at Alcatraz to keep them docile https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FkIFFPkKq_4&pp=ygUNQWxjYXRyYXogZm9vZA%3D%3D
Poor prison food has been known to provoke rioting, so this wasn't so much overfeeding them as just making sure they had enough decent food to eat. I witnessed one such in the UK (around 1993) when Sunday tea, which was corned beef and boiled potatoes, cut the amount from two thin slices to just one. Other factors were involved, but that was the trigger point.
Load More Replies...Closed in 1963 because it was far too expensive to keep running - I mean, it would be, what with all supplies having to be shipped in over the water. Only a complete moron would consider re-establishing a prison on Alcatraz island, since the current buildings would have to be demolished and replaced - a job which, thankfully, couldn't be completed before President Trump the Rapist has left office.
Load More Replies...In 2011, 44-Year-Old Terry Trent Of Dayton, Ohio, Broke Into A Stranger's Home And Began Decorating It For Christmas While Under The Influence Of Bath Salts
He Lit Candles And Hung Decorations Before The Homeowner Returned And Found Him Watching Television.
Not actual bath salts. It's a slang term for a loose grouping of modern "designer" recreational d***s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_salts_(d**g)
Thanks. I was looking back on my bath-salts heavy teen years, cringing at just how short a jump it could have been from my bathtub to felonious holiday decorating while singing along with The Island of Broken Toys.
Load More Replies...Yes, drúgs, dícks, dames, darts, dates, dawns, debts, deeds, desks, dials, etc. For Gód's sake, Grandma Panda, stop the useless blóody censorship. You just make yourself look ridiculous.
Load More Replies...In 2017, A Woman Dubbed The "Mad Pooper" Was Reported Defecating Outside A Family’s Home During Her Jogs In Colorado Springs
Despite Surveillance Footage And Public Pleas, She Was Never Identified.
Between 1995 And 1998, Emmanuel Nwude Orchestrated One Of The Largest Cases Of Fraud In History. He Deceived A Brazilian Bank Into Giving Him $242 Million
Some Very Famous Mugshots
Would be more interesting if we had info on what each was arrested for. Some minor things, I'm guessing, & some major ones.
According to: https://www.aol.com/paul-newman-stormy-daniels-among-123140504.html - Newman got arrested for a fight in college after locals were mad the college football players were dancing with their dates at a bar. He ended up on probation and kicked off the football team. From his memoir - "With all this extra time suddenly on my hands, I went down to the speech department and read for a play. I was going to try out for the theater." --- And that's how being arrested led to his acting career. "With all this extra time suddenly on my hands, I went down to the speech department and read for a play. I was going to
Load More Replies...North Korea's Current Leader Kim Jong-Un With His First Teacher, 1990
Hasn't changed much. Looks like they just inflated this psychopath.
Not a psychopath. He knows what he's doing - and, given his environment, upbringing and so on, he's behaving perfectly sensibly. I mean, if you're the son of an absolute dictator belonging to an hereditary absolute dictatorship, you're not likely to grow up to be like Francis of Assisi. 🤷 Brutal oppression of the population is just how it goes in his family. 😬
Load More Replies...He was also schooled and was living in Switzerland at the time of his father’s death.
😁 Fair point - harsh, but fair. 🤣 (yes I know he's just a little kid in the photo, but if we can't mock brutal murderous dictators, who can we mock? 😉)
Load More Replies...No doubt a straight A student, even for those subjects not on the curriculum
That doesn't look like one of the approved hair styles. Also, a general's uniform for a six-year-old?
G A, if she had smacked his head into the desk a few dozen times, she'd probably have been executed and he'd've only turned out worse. Child abuse is always wrong and always harms children.
Load More Replies...Japanese Anti-British Propaganda, 1940s
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Load More Replies...WWIII is about to start. People aren't in a very charitable mood.
Load More Replies...WWIII is about to start. People aren't in a very charitable mood.
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