The phrase “Different strokes for different folks” originated in the 1960s and seems to have been popularized by Muhammad Ali. Describing his knock-out punches against Sonny Liston and Floyd Patterson, he said, “I got different strokes for different folks.”
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In 1959, residents of São Paulo, Brazil, elected Cacareco to city counsel. Cacareco was a five-year and female and lived at the Sao Paulo zoo. She was a big girl, known to eat 70 pounds…
In medieval Europe, it was not uncommon to put animals on trial for various crimes. In France, Italy, Switzerland, and elsewhere, courts tried pigs, dogs, rats, grasshoppers, and snails for crimes against people, property, and God.
Examples include cases brought against vermin…
This is Louie. He’s 11 weeks old. He has the teeth of a shark. If you play with him and there’s no toy in his mouth, your arm is the toy. Or your foot. Or sometimes your face. In my…
I found this guy while running in the neighborhood
When animals flock together, we use strange collective names to describe them. You’ve heard of a flock of seagulls, a pod of whales, and a murder of crows. But did you…
Two London police officers had to get creative to break up a gambling ring that was profiting off tourists on Westminster Bridge. The gambling rings would target tourists by setting up rigged games. Police would break up the games, but…
I saw this tourist bus in New Zealand. So they finally figured it out. This company combines time travel and leisure, which I assume means that these tourists enjoyed a two-week vacation then returned home on the day they left.…
A man was detained at Newark International Airport earlier this month for concealing a live turtle in his pants.
The turtle was detected as the man passed through TSA screening. When questioned about the bulge in his groin area, the…
From mid-January to mid-February, I spent four weeks working remote from New Zealand’s South Island. It’s an astoundingly beautiful place, and I loved the experience. One experience I apparently missed out on, however, was seeing the now-famous blobfish.
The gelatinous…
In Canadian folklore, the Wendigo is an evil creature that can possess humans and turn them into cannibals. Wendigos cannot control their bloodlust and will even eat their loved ones, according to facts.net. The term “Wendigo Psychosis” has been used…
