When a massive power outage struck southern California in the 1990s, Los Angeles residents reportedly called 911 to express alarm about strange clouds hovering overhead; they were seeing the Milky Way for the first time.
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McDonald's did away with its spoon-shaped coffee stirrers because people were using them as cocaine spoons.
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In 2012, Swedish artist Fredrik Saker created a super-detailed self portrait and successfully submitted it as his driver’s license picture.
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According to statistics, Australian women are most likely to have sex on the first date.
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Jeremy Clarkson once published his bank account number and sort code to prove that the information couldn't be used to steal money. Someone used it to set up a monthly direct debit from his bank account to a charity.
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23% of all photocopier faults worldwide are caused by people sitting on them and photocopying their butts.
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