In the 1800s, the country now known as Vietnam asked the Qing dynasty to change their name to "Nam Viแปt". The dynasty said no, and changed their name to "Viแปt Nam" instead.
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Researchers in Botswana ran an experiment to reduce lion attacks on cows. They painted large eyes on some cow's backsides . After several years, there were zero attacks on the painted cows ( eye-butt cows) and 15 attacks on the unpainted cows.
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Drug lord Pablo Escobar offered to pay off Colombia's $20 billion foreign debt in order to avoid extradition to the United States.
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Scientists have found that lazy people have a more active brain structure because they need to think a lot about how to avoid work.
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The study found that vegetarians "fart" 7 times more often than those who eat a regular diet.
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In 2001, Saddam Hussein offered $94 million in humanitarian aid to Americans living in poverty.
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Black and White Americans use drugs at almost identical rates, but black people are 3 times more likely to be arrested for it.
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Chameleons can change not only the color of their skin but also the shape of their body, adapting to their environment.
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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.
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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.
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In 2013, the "Guinness World Records" made it into the "Guinness World Records" as the best-selling book.
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Joan Ginther, a woman with a PhD in maths, won the scratch lottery 4 times totally winning $20 million by figuring out the algorithm of the ticket production.
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Donald Trump tried to sue an author for $5 billion for calling him a millionaire instead of a billionaire.
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Shorter football referees give out more yellow cards. Experts claim it may be down to Napoleon complex โ or Small Man Syndrome โ where shorter men compensate for their stature by being more aggressive.
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Some football matches are now filmed with AI-powered cameras designed to track the ball during play. Much to the annoyance of viewers, during a 2020 Inverness Caledonian Thistle vs Ayr United match in Scotland, one camera kept confusing the ball with a bald-headed linesman.
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Because of evolutionary caution of being eaten by the larger females, a male octopus can detach his penis and quite literally throw it at his woman to go "fuck herself"
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In 2002, Kenya formally donated 14 cows to the US as a way to show compassion to them after the 9/11 tragedy.
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In 1871, lawyer Clement Vallandigham was defending a client accused of murder.
In demonstrating how the victim might have accidentally shot himself, he accidentally shot himself.
He died. His client was acquitted.
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In demonstrating how the victim might have accidentally shot himself, he accidentally shot himself.
He died. His client was acquitted.
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