Strange But True: Obsession for Men
By Lucie Winborne
Despite the NFL making more than $9 billion annually, being projected to make more than $25 billion a year by 2027, and paying its CEO more than $30 million a year, 68% of NFL stadium construction costs since 1923 have come from taxpayer money.
One of Walt Disney's first art jobs was drawing cartoons for a local barber in exchange for haircuts.
The Khasis are a tribe in India that grow their own bridges. For generations, they have passed down the art of tree-root manipulation, forming centuries-old "living bridges" out of the powerful roots of Ficus elastica trees.
Jesse James once gave a widow who housed him enough money to pay off her debt collector and then robbed the debt collector as the man left the widow's home.
In 2007, a Swiss woman was unable to enter the U.S. because she had no fingerprints. She had a rare genetic disorder called adermatoglyphia, where a person is born without fingerprints. There are only four known extended families worldwide that are affected by this condition.
Arnold Schwarzenegger was paid $15 million for his role in "Terminator 2," which averaged out to a most impressive $21,429 per word.
Lions, tigers, leopards and other big cats go wild for Calvin Klein's Obsession for Men cologne! It's used by researchers to lure animals toward cameras in the wild and is sprayed at zoos and wildlife refuges.
Thought for the Day: "There's no hope without endeavor. Hope has no meaning unless we are prepared to work to realize our hopes and dreams." -- Aung San Suu Kyi
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