In 1987, a Chicago TV station had its broadcast interrupted by a pirate signal that shows a man in a Max Headroom mask mumbling and being spanked with a fly swatter. Despite investigations by the FCC and FBI, this became the only known incident in which a hacker interrupted a major TV broadcast without getting caught.
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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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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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The Google driverless car has only encountered two accidents. The first it was rear ended at a stop sign, and the second was when a human was behind the wheel.
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Putting your car alarm remote under your chin or beside your head increases its range.
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