Victor Lustig was a con artist most known for a scam in which he literally managed to “sell the Eiffel Tower”. He also successfully scammed gangster Al Capone out of $5,000, In addition to running a counterfeit banknote operation which he was eventually caught and sent to Alcatraz Island for. 

 The whoopee cushion was invented by a 14-year old Roman Emperor, who used it frequently on guests. He was assassinated by the time he was 18. –

       Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd president of the US, was the first president to have electricity in the White House but he never touched any light switches because he was too scared of getting electrocuted.

  All of Australia’s snakes, spiders, sharks, crocodiles, and poisonous sea creatures combined only kill 5 people per year. Horseback riding accidents kill 20 Australians per year.

 Christmas started as a week of lawlessness celebrated by the Pagans in Ancient Rome. It marked the last day of a week of lawlessness known as Saturnalia. Where the courts were closed and no one could be tried for any crimes committed during that time. 

There are pigs in the Bahamas that live freely on the beaches, and after basking in the sun for hours, they swim in the surf. The pigs are exceptionally friendly, running from under the shade of the almond trees to greet visitors that bring them treats.

In 2014 a 17-year-old girl was charged with manslaughter for encouraging her 18-year-old boyfriend to commit suicide

  In Holland’s embassy in Moscow, two Siamese cats kept meowing and clawing at the walls of the building. Their owners finally investigated, thinking they would find mice. Instead, they discovered microphones hidden by Russian spies. –

 Julius Caesar was kidnapped by pirates, who demanded 20 talents of silver for his freedom, however, Caesar told them to ask for 50. When the ransom was paid and he was released, Caesar raised a fleet, pursued and eventually captured the pirates and had them crucified. 

 Worms have FIVE hearts. An earthworm has five hearts of aortic arches that are segmented and pump blood throughout its body.

 In 2013, a bank worker in Germany fell asleep on his keyboard, with the number ‘2’ key pressed, causing him to transfer 222,222,222 euros on a transfer that should’ve been worth only 62 euros. A co-worker was later sacked for not spotting the error

   A few hundred years back, women in Turkey could legally divorce their husbands if he didn’t provide them with enough coffee. 

   An IKEA in the Netherlands had to cancel their 1 euro breakfast special because it attracted too many customers and caused traffic jams on the highway. – 

  Under Delaware state law a marriage can be annulled if either partner entered into the marriage as a dare.

   The Japanese Princess Aiko had to be homeschooled due to bullying from her classmates from elementary school in 2010. 

   John Cleese once defaced his school’s grounds as a prank, by painting footprints to suggest that the statue of Field Marshal Earl Haig had got down from his plinth and gone to the toilet. 

Denmark was one of the few countries that resisted turning over its Jewish citizens during the Holocaust. The Danish king told the PM that if the Germans tried to force Danish Jews to wear a yellow star, then he would wear one too. 

  There is an abandoned subway station under City Hall in New York that no train stops at but that you can see in passing if you take the number 6 train. –

  Some of the shooting stars we see are actually astronaut poop burning up in the atmosphere. 

   A pine tree planted in 2004 in memory of former Beatle George Harrison died after being infested by beetles. – S

  The Normandy beach landing scene in the movie Saving Private Ryan alone cost $12 million. It involved up to 1,500 extras, partly consisting of Irish Reserve Defense Force members and was called the “best battle scenes of all time.” –

 In the 60s, General Electric designed a system that could bring an astronaut from orbit to the Earth’s surface in an emergency. The system consisted of a plastic bag that would be filled with polyurethane foam, a small deorbit rocket, and a parachute. It could fit into a suitcase

Burger King sells a $200 burger that is made with Wagyu Beef, white truffles, Pata Negra ham and Cristal champagne onion straws. The burger is only sold once per week in London and proceeds from the sale goes to a London charity. –

    All Pakistani passports bear the inscription “This passport is valid for all countries of the World except Israel.

  There is a church in Iceland where you can worship the Norse gods. 

         There’s a 184-year-old tortoise living in St. Helena. He was put on a St. Helenian coin in 1975. 

  In 2002, a Croatian diver got lost in an underwater cave and stabbed himself in the chest to avoid the agony of drowning. It was the first case of someone committing suicide while diving.

  Avocados, Pumpkins, watermelons, and bananas are all berries while strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries are not. –

    It took Tokyo about 3 hours before they realized Hiroshima had been bombed.

  A man spent 121 days in a room with 40 venomous snakes in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record of 107 days, only to be told that they no longer maintain that record after achieving it.