Things Worth Noting
In June 2025, Mr. Li from Zhejiang, China, experienced repeated drowsiness alerts while driving his sister’s Xiaomi SU7 Max electric vehicle. The car’s AI fatigue detection system, using a steering wheel camera for facial recognition and driver monitoring, mistook his naturally small, narrow eyes for signs of sleepiness, triggering over 20 false “please focus on […]
Operation Soda Steal was a clever 2008 internet heist by GameFAQs user EpitaphILIP, driven by his obsession with Taco Bell’s exclusive Mountain Dew Baja Blast, a tropical lime soda only available at the chain’s fountains back then. Unable to buy it elsewhere, he crowdsourced ideas on the forum, where users helped design a DIY contraption: […]
In 2010, 19-year-old Australian rugby player Sam Ballard swallowed a slug on a dare during a night out with friends in Sydney. The slug carried the rat lungworm parasite (Angiostrongylus cantonensis), leading to a severe brain infection. He soon developed symptoms like headaches, leg pain, and weakness, fell into a 420-day coma, and woke up […]
Bobby Fischer, the brilliant chess champion who beat Boris Spassky in 1972, later suffered severe paranoia and mental decline. He believed the CIA or Soviets turned his dental fillings into listening devices that sent radio signals, vibrations, and dangerous radiation to monitor and control him. In the 1970s–80s he had all his fillings removed multiple […]
In Ripon, California, Weston Elementary School faced alarm in 2016–2019 when four students were diagnosed with rare childhood cancers (brain tumors, kidney cancer, liver cancer, lymphoma), plus cases among teachers and nearby preschoolers. Parents blamed a Sprint cell phone tower on campus for radiofrequency radiation exposure, despite measurements showing levels far below federal safety limits. […]
In 1992, Robert Downey Jr. visited Wall Street’s NYMEX trading floor in the World Trade Center for his documentary “The Last Party.” Shocked by the chaos, he called brokers “money-hungry immature motherf*kers” and said, “If money is evil, this building is hell.” The frenzied deals, shouts, and greed left him stunned, highlighting Wall Street’s ruthless […]
In 2019, 74-year-old Katalin Metro broke her nose hiking on Piestewa Peak in Phoenix. Despite refusing a helicopter rescue and preferring ground transport, the Phoenix Fire Department airlifted her in a Stokes basket. The basket spun violently due to rotor wash and a failed tag line, causing severe physical injuries like swelling, bruising, and a […]
Bill Murray agreed to voice Garfield in the 2004 movie after mistaking the script’s writer, Joel Cohen, for Joel Coen of the famous Coen brothers. Expecting a clever, witty film, he signed on without realizing the mix-up. During recording, Murray discovered the script was not what he expected and found the process frustrating, later calling […]
On May 19, 2025, the roof of the 650-year-old Fengyang Drum Tower in Anhui, China, collapsed, sending tiles crashing down. Built in 1375 during the Ming Dynasty, this historic landmark’s partial collapse has sparked concerns about recent renovations and heritage conservation. No injuries were reported, but the incident has prompted an official investigation. Key Notes: […]
Moo Deng, a pygmy hippopotamus, and Zazu, a capybara, embark on a whimsical adventure through the Whispering Rainforest to find the Lost Grove of Giggles. Their journey includes navigating a whispering maze, playing with echoes at the Echoing Cliffs, dancing with fireflies, sliding down slippery slopes, and ultimately making an ancient tortoise laugh to gain […]