Strange But True: Bill Murray bombs
By Lucie Winborne
The Aztec death whistle produces a horrifying sound sometimes described as "the scream of a thousand corpses."
"Miracle" berries stop human taste buds from discerning sourness for about 30 minutes.
Beginning in June of 1979, as Skylab's re-entry approached, many American newspapers jokingly proposed "Skylab insurance," which would pay their subscribers for death or injury caused by flying orbiter fragments.
There's a territory in Costa Rica called Territorio de Zaguates, or Land of the Strays, which is basically a huge, no-kill dog shelter where one can hike for free with the canines.
And while we're on the subject of dogs: "Dogfooding" is the term for using a company's product to gain the trust of customers. It's said a dog food company president ate a can of the firm's food in a shareholders meeting to demonstrate that "if it's good for me, it's good for your dog." We'll take his word for it, thank you.
The fertilizer used by the tobacco industry is radioactive.
In 1970, actor Bill Murray joked to a fellow airline passenger that he had two bombs in his bag. The jest backfired when U.S. marshals searched his luggage, discovered $20,000 worth of marijuana, and arrested him.
The Black Diamond is a rare (and expensive) apple, with its jet-black hue, sweeter-than-honey taste, and crispness unmatched by any other apple. But don't look for it in your local grocery store; you'll only find this gem in Tibet.
De-scented skunks make great pets, similar to ferrets. They're extremely docile and can even learn tricks and be called by name.
Louis Chevrolet died bankrupt and poor working as a mechanic for the company he started.
Thought for the Day: "Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to turn it into a door." -- Coco Chanel
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