Friday 21 March 2014

A 13 year old boy was sentenced to prison for murder and has been denied parole 5 times!

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And falling in love has similar neurological effects as a cocaine high

25 Heartwarming Facts That Will Make You Want To Fall In Love

People are more likely to return a lost wallet if they find a baby picture inside of it.


If you want to be guaranteed of getting your lost wallet back, just make sure to have a baby pic in there – even if the baby is not yours. According to scientists, a lost wallet with a baby picture has a higher chance of being returned to its owner.
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In 2008, a total of 240 wallets were strewn in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland to see how many would be returned. Some had one of four photos – a puppy dog, baby, a family and an elderly couple’s portrait.
Others contained a card that suggested the owner had made a charity donation recently, with a control batch lacking any such extra items. In total, according to Professor Richard Wiseman, 42% of the wallets were posted back in total. Those with the baby picture were most likely to elicit an honest reaction from the founder and a whopping 88% were returned! This was not so closely followed by that of the pup which registered a 53% return rate. The family snapshot wallets had a 48% return rate while the one you want to steer clear of – or perhaps mix it up with a toddler’s – is granny’s. Wallets with the elderly couple portrait only registered 28% return rate, wallets with charity cards (20%) and the control sample with no extras 15%.


Read more: http://seriousfacts.com/people-likely-return-lost-wallet-find-baby-picture-inside/#ixzz2vABbVgiW

Wooly mammoths went extinct later than you think — some were even alive the same time the pyramids were being built!



Louis C.K. embarrassed a critic of one of his shows on live radio by exposing that the critic never actually watched the show!



Can't eat chicken, but like the taste? This mushroom is called the "Chicken of the Woods"



The Hatfields and the McCoys had not one, but two feuds!

Tuesday 18 March 2014

In 1970, a man bought an island with a $5 million price tag for $180,000.

No one can cut a deal like Richard Branson. In 1970, he was attempting to purchase an island and started his bidding at $100,000 for one that was worth $5,000,000. His offer wasn't a tempting one initially. However, the seller (a man by the name of Lord Cobham) was in desperate need for short-term capital and finally made Branson an offer of $180,000.
According to government law at the time, alien landholders were required to build a resort on newly purchased islands or the state would take back ownership. While he bought the land for an atom of the initially price, he invested $10,000,000 across 5 years of his life building the resort. Today, the island is worth more than $200,000,000.
So, I guess you can add Lord Cobham to that list with the publishers who turned down Harry Potter or the investors who thought Apple was a bad idea.


China pays its citizens for choosing to be buried at sea!



China has a real cemetery problem. With 1.35 billion citizens, a rapid growing economy, and surging real estate prices, the cost of burying a person underground is getting really expensive and scarce.
Some cities in China are trying to incentivize people to choose to be buried at sea instead. They will pay their families up to $1,300 and an all-expenses paid boat trip for people to scatter their deceased loved one’s ashes at sea.
If this seems like a lot of money, it’s not as much as the cost of a grave. In Beijing, even a cheap grave can cost up to $16,000 to bury someone’s ashes. This is a real problem that they want to solve, as their death toll is expected to reach 20 million in just a few years.

Two Colombian gunmen died when they tried to kidnap an Olympic target shooter!



Colombia has been torn apart by violent crimes for decades now, but in the year 2000, Olympic athletes were being kidnapped over and over again and were being held for bail money. Three gunmen made the fatal mistake of trying to kidnap a former Olympic athlete named Bernardo Tobar.
Bernardo was an Olympic athlete for the sport of target shooting with a pistol. When Bernardo and his son of the same name, who is also an aspiring target shooter at the age of 22, were walking home after practicing for the Olympic games held in Sydney.
The then 22 year old Bernardo saw the immediate threat, and fired his .22 caliber pistol killing two of the three gunmen almost instantly. It isn't known what happened to third assailant. What's absolutely crazy about this story is that Bernardo wasn't the first person to shoot - the assailants actually shot BEFORE Bernardo did, they just missed.

A school in Spain offers professional courses in prostitution.



Finally, some training of the world’s oldest profession! For €100, students are taught the history of prostitution, how to use erotic toys, as well as popular positions contained in the Kama Sutra (so both theory and practice). Ninety-five people, from the age of 19 to 45, signed up for the diploma-which takes two hours each day.
Prostitution is a multibillion-pound industry in Spain, even though Spain is a Catholic country where prostitution is illegal. The reason the course was given permission to ensue was because advertisements for the course did not directly promote prostitution, constitute fraud, or were aimed at minors. Instead, it was sold as an educational program on the history, rules, and regulations around prostitution in Spain.


1 in 6 people in the US face the issue of hunger! Learn how you can do something about it

Did you know 1 in 6 people in the US face the issue of hunger? You can help change that now by joining DoSomething.org and Walmart's Peanut Butter & Jam Slam. You can either start a drive to collect peanut butter or jam, or donate solo. You'll automatically be entered to win a $4,000 scholarship by participating! Sign up here now: Http://www.dosomething.org/pbj

There is only one known death caused by a falling elevator.



While it is a popular subject in folklore and entertainment, elevators are actually pretty safe overall. The only known death caused by a falling elevator happened in Thailand in 2012.
A lift at a Home Furniture Class store started dropping from the fourth floor because a sling chain snapped. There were 3 people in the elevator. One was pregnant and miscarried as a result of it. One person died and the other two suffered critical injuries.
Despite this incident, cable-borne elevators are extremely safe. It's estimated that only 1 in 12 million elevator rides result in an anomaly, and the vast majority of them are minor things like the doors failing to open.

Schools with music programs have an estimated 90% graduation rate compared to schools without music education who average 73% graduation rate.



Schools with music programs have an estimated 90% graduation rate compared to schools without music education who average 73% graduation rate. Think this is important? DoSomething.org and VH1's Save the Music Foundation think so too. Join them to save music education programs around the country from April 30 until June 14 in their Band Together campaign. Not only will you be saving music programs around the country but even have a shot at being in Philip Phillips' cover video of "Gone, Gone, Gone." Sign up at www.dosomething.org/band

Carrot-eating was a political statement







                   Long before we ever thought to dip the crunchy wonders in a gob of ranch dressing, carrots naturally and popularly existed in a variety of colors from white, to red, to purple and beyond. The fact that the vast majority of carrots we now see are orange is due to a Dutch botanist who hybridized the carrot to create a tasty orange variety in tribute to William of Orange, who led the struggle for Dutch independence from Spain in the 16th century.  

When we cry, why do we have tears?







                        When we cry we put pressure into our heads. This pressure causes a backup of tears into our eyes from our noses. We also increase our blood flow to our face and eyes, which causes an increase in the amount of tears. These two things cause our eyes to be over filled with tears. And because we have too many tears to fit into our eyes, they flow down our cheeks as we cry.

Why Do Shells Sound Like the Ocean?







          The fact that all shells sound just a little bit like the ocean is purely coincidental. Holding any sort of Helmholtz resonator to your ear will produce a similar effect, whether that object is associated with the ocean or not. Put an empty glass over your ear or even cup your hand over it, and the sound you hear will be just about the same.

Yawning makes one more alert!


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                     There is evidence that yawning jump starts the body for a main event. There have been so much yawning during the Olympics, and it was not because the athletes were bored or tired.                      
                   Yawning routes extra surge of blood to the brain and prepares the body for major activity. These may be the same reason why paratroopers yawn before the first jump, students yawn before the final exams, and violinists yawn before the start of a concert.

Your Sewage Shall Find You Out!

Your Sewage Shall Find You Out!


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Sewage plants tell all! Researchers at Oregon State University, through testing a spoon of water from a community’s sewage plant, were able to know what legal and illegal drugs are being used in the community. This type of testing will help authorities be aware of what type of illegal drugs are being used in town, what days, and by what amounts.

Your Computer, Your Sleep, and Your Heart

Your Computer, Your Sleep, and Your Heart

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Turn the TV/computer off and go to bed! Getting 5 hours of sleep doubles your chances of heart attack, according to a British study that tracked 10,000 people over an eight-year period. People get less sleep today than they did in the past mainly because of using electronic devices late into the night.

Fat America Growing Fatter

Fat America Growing Fatter

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In the early 1990s, not a single state in America had an obesity rate of over 15%. In a 2007 study, not a single state had an obesity rate below 15%. As a matter of fact, Colorado emerged as the thinnest state with an obesity rate of 17.6%. Mississippi emerged as the fattest state with an obesity rate over 30%.
Could busy Mom and Dad be the problem?
A study finding published in Scientific America, in 2008, stated that babies who spend more time at day cares and with baby sitters gain weight. And many babies carry that weight on to childhood and after. The study included over 8,000 babies.

Financial Benefit from Smokers and Obese People

Financial Benefit from Smokers and Obese People

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Smokers and obese people financially benefit governments with socialized healthcare, according to a study by Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment. Healthy people live longer and require more health care than smokers and obese people. The study completed in 2008 concluded that healthy people need about $417,000 in healthcare expenses during their lifetime. Obese people, who on average died 4 years before healthy people, came in second place costing $371,000. Smokers, who on average died 7 years before healthy people, required the most inexpensive healthcare during a lifetime, $326,000.

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI doesn't know how to drive and never got a driver's license!


Pope Benedict XVI never learned how to drive a car in his life. He never saw the need for driving around in a car, because he grew up in areas where cars could not be used well. Accordingly, he always relied on other people to drive him.
However, Pope Benedict XVI is a licensed pilot who can legally fly small-engine planes or helicopters. He is one of the oldest licensed pilots in the world. He puts the license to good use by way of flying the Vatican’s official helicopter to official functions and official residences.
He is also a well-read scholar who has published forty books on spiritual matters. Holds a doctorate degree and a habilitation qualification in theology studies that demonstrate his ability to do serious scholarly research. This scholarly ability made him very popular in and among European religious scholars. He made quite the mark in his field of study.

The insanity plea is almost never used in real life.


Oh, we've all seen those shows. The defendant is pushed into a corner, he/she's so obviously guilty, and then suddenly they announce that they weren't in their right state of mind when they did what they did. Dramatic music plays in the background, and then cut to a Burger King commercial.
However, like most of the legal stuff/stuff in general that you see on TV, this is highly inaccurate. First and foremost, a psychiatric hospital is just about as fun as prison, especially if you're sane.
Secondly, acting like you're crazy in the court room, does not prove that you weren't in the right state of mind at the time of the crime. You must prove that you were mentally impaired in some way at the time you committed the crime, which is extremely difficult to do. Three states in the US have actually banned the insanity defense all together.

In 2004, Pizza Hut fired a delivery driver who shot and killed a robber while on the job!


Ever since pizza became mainstream in the United States, there have been increased efforts to cook and deliver pizza in the fastest way possible. Most times this includes a driver, which is one of the most common jobs in America, yet many people don’t think about the potential dangers pizza delivery drivers can face!
Because drivers are required to approach the door of those who ordered, it can often be dangerous in sketchy neighborhoods, and sometimes people are even deliberately called to be a target. Delivery drivers have been assaulted, kidnapped, robbed, or even raped or killed on the job and so many carry guns to protect themselves!
In 2004, Pizza Hut decided to fire one of their employees who was being robbed and shot and killed his assailant! The reason they cited was because it had a company policy against employees carrying guns, yet had he not had one he could have been robbed. What do you think about their ruling? Tell us in the comments!

Picher, Oklahoma is considered the most toxic place in the United States.


The town of Picher, Oklahoma has been ravaged by industrial mining; so much so that a majority of it's inhabitants have fled and it's current population is 20. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the little town is the most toxic region in all of the United States.
There have been numerous reports of sinkholes appearing overnight as mine shafts collapse. Often, underground water, highly acidic and concentrated with heavy metals, come bubbling into these sinks and turns them into toxic ponds.

Warsaw radio mast was the tallest structure in the world until it's collapse


The Warsaw radio collapsed in August 1991. Before this, it was the tallest structure in the world. The mast was designed by Jan Polak and stood at 2,120 feet tall.
It was completed in 1974 in Poland and was used by the Warsaw Radio-Television for longwave radio broadcasting.
On August 8, 1991, an error was made while changing the guy-wires on the highest stock and the mast collapsed. The mast bent and then snapped about in half. An investigation determined that blame lay with the company that built the mast, Mostostal Zabrze.
The construction coordinator and the chief of the division that built the mast were sentenced to 2.5 years and 2 years in prison respectively.

The luckiest man on Earth has survived multiple near-fatal accidents, then won a million in the lottery!


It seems like lady luck is in love with this man. Frane Selak is known for getting into fatal accidents and, perhaps more so, for surviving them. His first near-death experience began in January 1962.
Selak was on a train when it suddenly derailed into an icy river, killing 17 passengers. He however, escaped with a broken arm, minor scratches, and bruises.
Since then, he has survived a door coming off an airplane, a bus crash, two car crashes, and a firey car. Oh, but it gets better.
In 2003, Selack won the million dollar Croatian lottery. This probably makes him both the world's unluckiest and luckiest man.

If you're an American traveling in North Korea, you call up the Swedish Embassy if in any type of danger



The US Department of State describes North Korea as a highly militaristic, communist state and advises Americans against traveling there. The US does not maintain diplomatic or consular relations with North Korea, which means that there is no US embassy there.
The Swedish embassy, which is located in North Korea's capital, Pyongyang, acts as the United States' interim protecting power. As such, it provides basic consular services for US citizens traveling in North Korea.
The State Department asks US citizens to check in with them before entering North Korea so that they can keep them up to date on any announcements or emergencies. If a US citizen was to get in trouble while in North Korea, their best bet would be to go to the Swedish Embassy as it is their protecting power.

In 1970, a man bought an island with a $5 million price tag for $180,000.


No one can cut a deal like Richard Branson. In 1970, he was attempting to purchase an island and started his bidding at $100,000 for one that was worth $5,000,000. His offer wasn't a tempting one initially. However, the seller (a man by the name of Lord Cobham) was in desperate need for short-term capital and finally made Branson an offer of $180,000.
According to government law at the time, alien landholders were required to build a resort on newly purchased islands or the state would take back ownership. While he bought the land for an atom of the initially price, he invested $10,000,000 across 5 years of his life building the resort. Today, the island is worth more than $200,000,000.
So, I guess you can add Lord Cobham to that list with the publishers who turned down Harry Potter or the investors who thought Apple was a bad idea.

China pays its citizens for choosing to be buried at sea!


China has a real cemetery problem. With 1.35 billion citizens, a rapid growing economy, and surging real estate prices, the cost of burying a person underground is getting really expensive and scarce.
Some cities in China are trying to incentivize people to choose to be buried at sea instead. They will pay their families up to $1,300 and an all-expenses paid boat trip for people to scatter their deceased loved one’s ashes at sea.
If this seems like a lot of money, it’s not as much as the cost of a grave. In Beijing, even a cheap grave can cost up to $16,000 to bury someone’s ashes. This is a real problem that they want to solve, as their death toll is expected to reach 20 million in just a few years.

Paul Boyd, the creator of 'Ed, Edd n Eddy' was shot in the head by police!


It’s become disgusting how many times the news has to report police officers that are using an excessive amount of force on someone who is already detained. In the case of a famous cartoon editor, someone that entertained so many little kids around the world, it is no different.
During the initial investigation, it was determined that Paul Boyd was ‘unsafe’ as he suffered from bipolar disorder and often had hallucinations and delusions. However, whenever he was on his medication, he was found to be a caring, intelligent man.
The Vancouver Police Department initially said that Paul Boyd was violent, and ran at officers swinging a bike chain, and it led them no choice but to shoot him. The police also said they shot Paul Boyd 6-7 times before he fell down.
Unfortunately for the Vancouver Police, a video was released of an eye-witness account of what actually happened. Paul Boyd is seen crawling on his hands and knees around all the officers. In fact, you can see an officer take the chain out of Paul Boyd’s hands. You then see police pick up Paul Boyd and walk him behind a police car, where he was then shot.

Butt Fat Better for Your Brains

Butt Fat Better for Your Brains

Fat butt

Butt and thigh fat is much better for your brains than belly fat. Mid-life large belly not only increases the risk of diabetes and heart problems, but also Alzheimer’s, according to a new study by Rachel Whitmer and her colleagues. The study examined medical records of 6,583 people who are members of a health organization called Kaiser Permanente of Northern California. The study traced people from the time they were middle age to their 70s and 80s. People with mid-life bellies were 3 times more likely to develop dementia later in life.

Two Colombian gunmen died when they tried to kidnap an Olympic target shooter!


Colombia has been torn apart by violent crimes for decades now, but in the year 2000, Olympic athletes were being kidnapped over and over again and were being held for bail money. Three gunmen made the fatal mistake of trying to kidnap a former Olympic athlete named Bernardo Tobar.
Bernardo was an Olympic athlete for the sport of target shooting with a pistol. When Bernardo and his son of the same name, who is also an aspiring target shooter at the age of 22, were walking home after practicing for the Olympic games held in Sydney.
The then 22 year old Bernardo saw the immediate threat, and fired his .22 caliber pistol killing two of the three gunmen almost instantly. It isn't known what happened to third assailant. What's absolutely crazy about this story is that Bernardo wasn't the first person to shoot - the assailants actually shot BEFORE Bernardo did, they just missed.

A school in Spain offers professional courses in prostitution.


Finally, some training of the world’s oldest profession! For €100, students are taught the history of prostitution, how to use erotic toys, as well as popular positions contained in the Kama Sutra (so both theory and practice). Ninety-five people, from the age of 19 to 45, signed up for the diploma-which takes two hours each day.
Prostitution is a multibillion-pound industry in Spain, even though Spain is a Catholic country where prostitution is illegal. The reason the course was given permission to ensue was because advertisements for the course did not directly promote prostitution, constitute fraud, or were aimed at minors. Instead, it was sold as an educational program on the history, rules, and regulations around prostitution in Spain.

1 in 6 people in the US face the issue of hunger! Learn how you can do something about it


Did you know 1 in 6 people in the US face the issue of hunger? You can help change that now by joining DoSomething.org and Walmart's Peanut Butter & Jam Slam. You can either start a drive to collect peanut butter or jam, or donate solo. You'll automatically be entered to win a $4,000 scholarship by participating! Sign up here now: Http://www.dosomething.org/pbj

There is only one known death caused by a falling elevator.


While it is a popular subject in folklore and entertainment, elevators are actually pretty safe overall. The only known death caused by a falling elevator happened in Thailand in 2012.
A lift at a Home Furniture Class store started dropping from the fourth floor because a sling chain snapped. There were 3 people in the elevator. One was pregnant and miscarried as a result of it. One person died and the other two suffered critical injuries.
Despite this incident, cable-borne elevators are extremely safe. It's estimated that only 1 in 12 million elevator rides result in an anomaly, and the vast majority of them are minor things like the doors failing to open.

Schools with music programs have an estimated 90% graduation rate compared to schools without music education who average 73% graduation rate.


Schools with music programs have an estimated 90% graduation rate compared to schools without music education who average 73% graduation rate. Think this is important? DoSomething.org and VH1's Save the Music Foundation think so too. Join them to save music education programs around the country from April 30 until June 14 in their Band Together campaign. Not only will you be saving music programs around the country but even have a shot at being in Philip Phillips' cover video of "Gone, Gone, Gone." Sign up at www.dosomething.org/band

There's more than $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards!


We all get gift cards at some point or another, but most of the time it's for birthdays or during the holiday season. Whether or not we actually USE those gift cards is another story altogether.
A recent study done by Plastic Jungle, a company that buys and sells gift cards, there are over $30 Billion worth of unused gift cards in America, which is roughly $300 in every household. You'd think that unused gift cards make retail stores satisfied - because they took your money without actually giving you something you will redeem. However, it's the opposite, retailers WANT you to use your gift cards.
Studies have shown that shoppers who redeem gift cards often spending a significantly higher amount of money at the store than is on the gift card, which results in the store making money. Furthermore, the government takes a percentage of profits made off of gift cards that go unclaimed - which means that the store loses a big chunk of money.
So even though you're dog just died, go use that gift card for the Pet Store that your grandmother gave you last Easter. For more on this study read the source!

Judas Priest was going to be featured in Toy Story 3!


The song "Electric Eye" by the British Heavy Metal band Judas Priest was going to feature in Toy Story 3, but they were unable to obtain the rights for the song, also notable is that multiple staff members were fans of Heavy Metal, most likely being the reason of it's (almost) inclusion.
The song was going to be heard in a short sequence as it blared out of a car stereo. It was present in the private press screening of the movie, but music rights prohibited the song from being on any public screenings of the movie. They replaced the song for another that had the same 'feeling' as Electric Eye.

A Japanese artist made a sculpture of himself that was so lifelike people couldn't tell the difference between it and himself!


Hananuma Masakichi learned he was dying of tuberculosis, and being an artist, decided he would leave something behind so everyone would know exactly what he looked like back in the 1800’s. Masakichi decided to make a wooden sculpture that would be extremely lifelike.
He worked on each body part separately, and painted and lacquered the wood to match his skin tone and accurately portray every tendon, muscle, bone, vein, and wrinkle. He crafted glass eyes that are also stunningly realistic. Amazingly, he even plucked a tiny hole for each of his pores! He used his own teeth, hair, and nails also!
By the time he was finished, even when standing right next to his work of art, people had difficulty knowing which was real and which was fake!

There's a man whose brain sees numbers with shapes, colors and feels. He can recite over 22k digits of Pi!


Savants are fascinating to observe because their brains are so incredible. While completely incapable of performing some tasks, they are so incredibly amazing at doing others that it has captured worldwide attention.
Daniel Tammet is one of these savants, who claims that numbers result in an emotional result in each person. For example, he claims each positive integer up to 10,000 has it's own shape, color, and feel. The number 289 is extremely ugly, while 333 is strangely attractive. Pi he describes as beautiful. 9 is large and towering, while 25 is fun and would be invited to a party.
This may sound bizarre to most of us, but to a savant it makes perfect sense. Tammet currently holds the world record for reciting the most digits of pi at 22,514, and taking only a week per language, learned Romanian, Gaelic, Welsh, Icelandic, and six others!

Play-doh was created by accident!


Although I suppose that just adds to it's whimsy. Play-doh was originally developed as wall paper cleaner. However, it was soon noted that it was really bad at being wall paper cleaner and much better at being modeling clay.
When it first came out, the only color available was white. However, it only took a year for play-doh to paint itself with every color in the rainbow. Soon enough, kids were bouncing off of the walls for it!

There's a road in New Zealand that isn't connected to any other road!


The Wilmot Pass is located on the main divide of New Zealand’s South Island. It is 2,201 feet high and connects Doubtful Sound, a deep indentation on the coast, to the valley of the West Arm of Lake Manapouri.
Uniquely, the pass is crossed by a road that connects to no other road. It was constructed to facilitate the development of the Lake Manapouri Hydroelectricity Project. It is the only road on the New Zealand mainland that is not connected to the main road network.
Until the 1960s, the Wilmot Pass was only accessible from the sea. The 21 km long, unconnected road was then built between 1963 and 1965 to offer access to the pass.

A 15-year-old boy stole a giant Caterpillar earthmover and took it on a 12 mile joy ride through Tucson



On June 2, 2005, 15-year-old Duncan Dresner stole an earthmover from a construction site in Tuscon. He then proceeded to drive 12 miles through the city. He led police on a chase as he swerved from lane to lane and ignored their commands. At one point, he hit a utility pole and caused a power outage.
In a final attempt to stop Dresner, police officers stood in front of the earthmover with their guns drawn. The earthmover reversed toward the officers, and they fired on it. A bullet hit Dresner in the spine and paralyzed him from the sternum down.
Dresner pleaded guilty to eight counts of endangerment. While Dresner and his attorneys argued that this was a stupid decision by an upset boy, police officers were infuriated by the fact that Dresner carelessly put so many citizens in danger on his joy ride.

On April Fool's 1997, comic strip artists pulled off a massive prank in which 46 artists swapped each other strips!


The entire affair was organized by comic strip creators Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott, who created the Baby Blues daily newspaper comic strip. Together they convinced forty-six different artists to participate in switching their material with another comic strip writers.
For example, Mike Peters traded his comic with Lynn Johnston, and they each wrote and drew their own material for the other person’s comic! Some artists did a multiple swap, with thirteen different people trading, and some did simpler switches.
The writer and artist swapped roles for Sally Forth and the Peanuts almost swapped with the comic strip Mutts! There were virtually no rules and everyone was free to do just about whatever they wanted with others’ material. So why was it such a good prank?
It became a huge success because the newspapers, readers, and comic syndicates had no idea it was happening. People opened their newspapers and found their traditional comics written and drawn by different people. It was such a success it even earned the name the Great Comic Strip Switcheroo!

There is a homeless shelter in Washington that saves the public $4 million a year!


It is located at 1811 Eastlake Ave in Seattle and it opened in 2005. The purpose of the shelter was to house 75 homeless people who suffered from alcoholism. Instead of simply feeding and sheltering homeless people, they made an effort to deal with the cause and the suffering of the people. They treated them for alcoholism and interacted with them as if they were paying, traditional members of society. The results were stunning.
1811 Eastlake has been intricately studied for it's success and has been imitated across the country. By taking homeless people and helping them to better their lives, they allowed previously dysfunctional members of society to restart their lives and contribute to the economy, while simultaneously reducing the number of homeless people throughout the city. It is estimated that around $4 million is saved by helping the people to go back to work and by not needing to support them for the rest of their lives!