Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
33
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.
31
In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
9
If you put two straws in your mouth, one inside a drink and one outside it, you won't be able to drink through either straw.
202
On April Fool’s Day, 1976, the BBC convinced many listeners that a special alignment of the planets would temporarily decrease gravity on Earth. Phone lines were flooded with callers who claimed they felt the effects.
2
In Chinese, the KFC slogan "finger lickin' good" comes out as "eat your fingers off".
1k