09/03/2023
In 2007, 2008, and every year from 2011 to 2015, a 6-foot Lego Minifigure washed up on the shore somewhere in the world with the words “NO REAL THAN YOU ARE” written on it. They are all signed by “Ego Leonard” (or L, Ego), an artist whose actual name and identity are unknown.
03/03/2023
Germany has mandatory quiet time from 1 pm to 3 pm and 10 pm to 6 am Monday - Saturday and all day Sundays and holidays.
01/03/2023
There is a river basin named Catatumbo in Venezuela that gets struck by lightning over 200 times per hour for up to 10 hrs straight. It occurs more than 100 times a year and is predictable up to a few months in advance.
01/03/2023
In 2013, San Diego's City Attorney named Tom Tosdal prosecuted a man named Jeff Olson for writing anti-bank messages in washable chalk on a public sidewalk. He faced 13 counts of vandalism and thousands of dollars in restitution. The jury acquitted him of all charges.