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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In Georgia, there is an airtight room called the Crypt of Civilization that was sealed in 1940. It contains numerous artefacts documenting what life was like at the time of sealing, and is scheduled to be opened in the year 8113 to show people of the future exactly what life was like.
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Kid Rock took a pay cut that cost him around $50,000 to $100,000 per night during his tour, just to keep ticket prices at $20 and a 12 oz beer at $4.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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In Japan, watermelons are grown into the shape of a square so they are easier to stack and transport.
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In 2012, redditor laporkenstein forged his own wedding ring out of a Gibeon meteorite.
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Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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