Crocodile Thrown in Jail
Police in Gunbalanya, Northern Teritory, Australia arrested and detained a two meter long female crocodile. The charge? Loitering! Police said they found it loitering near a fence, trying to look...
View Article5 Country Stars Who Got Fried in the Food Business
By Bill DeMain 1. Minnie Pearl’s Fried Chicken In 1967, Nashville attorney John Jay Hooker convinced Grand Ole Opry comedienne Minnie Pearl that she could sell more drumsticks than Colonel Sanders....
View ArticleMan Buys First Batman Comic for 10¢ in 1939, Now Offers to Sell It
In 1939, Robert Irwin bought the first comic book in which Batman appeared. It cost him 10 cents — that’s $1.57 adjusted for inflation. He’s now put it up for auction, and current bidding has exceeded...
View ArticleThe Quick 8: Eight Tweets that Ended in Pink Slips
Newsflash: Tweeting stupid things can cost you your job. You probably already knew that, but these eight people didn’t – they spewed forth 140 inappropriate characters or less, and ultimately got...
View ArticleThe 12 Men Who Walked on the Moon
In the wake of the passing of Neil Armstrong, many people have expressed sadness at the fact that the Apollo lunar missions were so long ago, and that soon there will be no one left alive who actually...
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