What do you do when you live in a high-rise city apartment building and your infant wants to get some fresh air? Why, you set the little crumb cruncher precariously in a […]
Meet the Baby Cage: the Mother of All Bad Ideas
The Story Behind the World’s Most Insane Amusement Park
People go to amusement parks for thrill rides and to get an adrenaline fix. The excitement comes from the sensation of danger, accompanied by the assurance of safety. Patrons of New Jersey’s […]
Government: Reaching Into the Grave and Beyond….
The People’s Republic of China prohibits reincarnation without prior permission of the government. The 14-part regulation issued by the State Administration for Religious Affairs is aimed at limiting the influence of Tibet’s […]
The Getty Kidnapping: How Much is a Grandson’s Life Worth?
Jean Paul Getty (1892-1976) was one of the wealthiest man in the world. In 1966 the Guinness Book of Records named him as the wealthiest man on the planet with a fortune of […]
Keep One Hand Free to Slap the Inventor
We all know that pulling a fire alarm as a prank shows serious lack of judgment. When it comes a lack of judgment, however, few could surpass the inventor of the Fire […]
Whether You Have ADD or Are an Introvert, the Isolator May be For You
Ritalin has only been available since the 1950’s, but people have had difficulty with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) forever. Inventor Hugo Gernsback offered his solution for highly-distractable people when he invented The […]
A Smile So Sharp It Will Split Atoms
From 1940 to 1945, if you wanted to acquire radioactive material in Germany, you didn’t have to engage in cloak-and-dagger shenanigans; you simply had to go to the nearest pharmacy and purchase […]
A Idiot In Scotland Might Find Himself Kilt
You can tell a lot about what concerns people by looking at their language. Eskimos have many words for snow. The ancient Greeks had six words for love. It doesn’t take a […]
Asleep at the Senate
On February 7, 2017, Vice President Mike Pence became the first Vice President to cast the tie-breaking vote in the US Senate for the confirmation of a cabinet member. Under the terms […]
Much Ado About Nothing Protesting
The right to peacefully protest is a fundamental right of a free society. Protests have led to advancement in civil rights, the advancement of political causes and even the downfall of oppressive […]
Get Out of Jail Free for $2
Aitabdel Salem spent five months in jail, waiting for someone to come up with the money to post bond. Little did he know that he could have walked for less than the […]
Radioactive Boy Scout
When the Boy Scouts of America approved the Atomic Energy Merit Badge in 1963, they probably did not envision the lengths future members would go in furtherance of their knowledge of atomic […]
Throw it All Away — But Be Sure to Keep It All
President Ronald Reagan devoted his presidency to combating an ever-growing and intrusive federal government. He recounted his days in the Army Air Force during World War II when he first faced the […]
Take a Shot at a Better Mousetrap
James A. Williams of Fredonia, Texas applied for a patent for a better mousetrap. Not content with something as mild as poison or a spring trap, Williams devised a means by which […]
Accursed Cursing
In Utah it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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