A couple from Bristol who had trouble selling their house, found out they had an original Banksy on their wall, and received twice the asking price by selling the painting with a house attached.
7
The Beatles wrote into their contracts for American concerts that they would not play in front of segregated audiences.
24
In 1943, a Pan Am Airline chef snuck whiskey into passengers' coffee to warm them up on a winter flight. When asked what kind of coffee they were being served, he improvised "Irish Coffee," creating the now-famous cocktail.
7
MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
20