The iconic roar made by Godzilla was produced by rubbing a leather glove across the strings of a double bass.
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A full-time cashier at Costco makes about $49,000 annually. The average wage at Costco is nearly 20 dollars an hour and 89% of Costco employees are eligible for benefits.
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Evanston Township High School in Illinois played Justin Bieber's 'Baby' as a fundraiser between classes. Students had to pay to stop it. $1,000 was collected in 3 days.
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Seattle is planning to build a new city park filled with hundreds of edible plants - such as fruit trees, vegetables plants, herbs, etc… Free to “anyone and everyone.” If successful, it will be the first “food forest” of the nation.
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In China, teachers allow children to sleep in class for around 20 minutes to help improve their learning.
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In 2011, two men paraglided from the summit of Mt. Everest, arriving at a village in 42 minutes and avoiding the dangerous conventional 3 day descent.
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In Mexico, artists can pay their taxes using artwork that they create.
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There's a company in China that allows you to hire someone to stand in line for you for $3-$5 an hour.
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