Neil DeGrasse Tyson considered becoming a male stripper to make money during graduate school. When he visited the club, the dancers came out with lighter fluid soaked jockstraps and set them ablaze while dancing to “Great Balls of Fire.” He chose math tutoring instead.
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Club Direct, a travel insurance company in Britain, provides insurance plans for protection from falling coconuts.
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Evanston Township High School in Illinois played Justin Bieber's 'Baby' as a fundraiser between classes. Students had to pay to stop it. $1,000 was collected in 3 days.
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In 1895 Hampshire police handed out the first ever speeding ticket, fining a man for doing 6mph!
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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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