1Family sued Oliver Stone and Warner Brothers for crime inspired on their movie In 1996, the family of Patsy Ann Byers sued Oliver Stone, Warner Brothers, and others involved in the making and distribution of the movie “Natural Born Killers” for an unspecified amount. The frivolous lawsuit claimed that the movie caused Sarah Edmondson and …
From a Circular Bookshelf to another with a bench, meet fifteen modern bookshelves. 1The Infinity Bookshelf Created by the dutch conceptual artist Job Koelewijn, the shape of the Bookshelf is a lemniscate, a figure 8 and the mathematical symbol of infinity, which perfectly represents the notion of the infinite potential and everlasting power of books. …
From the man with the world’s biggest biceps, to the bodybuilder behind the Incredible Hulk, meet some of the most extreme bodybuilders out there. 1Gregg Valentino: World’s Biggest Biceps Gregg Valentino is one of the most controversial yet popular bodybuilding icons, considered by some as the biggest bodybuilder ever. He started bodybuilding at the age …
1The Anglo-Zanzibar War: the shortest war in history, only 40 minutes long Fought between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar on 27 August 1896, the conflict lasted approximately 40 minutes, making it the shortest war in history. The immediate cause of the war was the death of the pro-British Sultan Hamad bin Thuwaini and the subsequent …
1Midget Throwing Contest The Midget Throwing, or Dwarf Tossing, originated in Australia in the 1980’s. A bar attraction in which dwarves wearing special padded clothing or Velcro costumes are thrown onto mattresses or at Velcro-coated walls, participants of the contest compete to throw the dwarf the farthest. Dwarf tossing is widely considered to be offensive …
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Error message wall painting The Balcons de Barcelona is a mural of 450 m2 on a dividing wall of a building, where by means of the technique of trompe-l’oeil, it imagines a group of outstanding personalities in the life of the city at different times from his history such as Joaquim Blume, Cristóbal Colón, Santiago …
1Sgt. Stubby: America’s first war dog hero America’s first war dog, Stubby, served for 18 months and participated in seventeen battles on the Western Front. In February of 1918 he saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks. This pit bull terrier dog was the most decorated war dog of World War I and the …
The Ashtray Hat –smoking isn’t allowed Another funny hat The Beer Mug Hat and the Furry Black Viking Hat Plush Squid Hat –Made from snuggly-warm polyester fleece this guy will hug you long into those cold nights. Also makes a wonderful decorative pillow. The Turkey Knitted Hat, for thanksgiving The Oakley Medusa Hat
1The Conqueror (1956): the radioactive set that caused cancer to John Wayne and 90 more Of the 220 persons who worked on The Conqueror on its location near Utah in 1955, 91 had contracted cancer as of the early 1980s and 46 died of it, including stars John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Agnes Moorehead, and director …
1Rick: The Zombie Boy Meet Rick. He’s turning himself into a zombie. So far, more than 24 hours of tattoos –costing over $4,075 Canadian dollars– have got him halfway there and made him a minor celebrity on the internet, where people can’t decide if he’s a body modification visionary or mentally ill sicko. 2Dennis Avner: …