Eminem was offered the lead role in the 2013 sci-fi movie, Elysium. He was interested but he turned it down due to one major condition not being met; Elysium would have to be shot in his hometown, Detroit.
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Rex the German Shepherd was a rescue dog with a bad temper. He refused to be fed by humans and would attack strangers, but he’s a changed dog after falling in love with Geraldine the goose!
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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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A British teenager changed his name in 2008 to Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Spiderman Batman Wolverine Hulk And The Flash Combined.
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In 2007, a Bosnian couple found out that they had been cheating on one another in online chatrooms... with each other.
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The longest Monopoly game in a bathtub lasted 99 hours!
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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