Startling things like jokes

Some historical, scientific, geographic, mathematical events that many listeners can say 'Crazy!' or 'Unbelievable' , but it is true.

The 'King of the Rings' once sold the Eiffel Tower twice

Victor Lustig's name is mentioned by many after the offer of 6 companies to collect scrap iron to buy the Eiffel Tower. Lustig came up with this somewhat crazy idea right after reading an article reflecting the serious rusting of the Eiffel Tower while the maintenance and repair costs were very high.

Lustig assumed the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications to send an invitation to represent 6 companies specializing in scrap iron collection. During the meeting, Lustig said that City Hall was not able to shoulder the cost of maintaining the Eiffel Tower, so it planned to auction as scrap metal. This person made a set to avoid public opinion, attendees also had to keep it a secret.

An agent was persuaded by him, agreed to pay Lustig $ 20,000 in cash plus $ 50,000 - a security deposit won the bid. When there's money, Lustig runs to Austria. When he returned to Paris, Lustig continued to trick the sale of the Eiffel Tower for the second time and pocketed an additional $ 75,000 in cash. But this time, Lustig's trick was picked up by 'exposing' dealers and informed the police. Lustig fled to the US, then was imprisoned in Alcatraz Prison (California, USA) in 1935 with a 20-year prison sentence.

The city staggered because of 1.5 million balloons

In order to create a memorable event that marks the success of fundraising, in 1986, the organizers of the United Way Charitable Foundation (in Cleveland, Ohio) came up with the idea of ​​holding a crowd of 1.5 million volunteers. Ball and drop together into the sky.

Unfortunately, balloons covered the city, falling on Lake Erie, Burke Lakefront Airport and surrounding areas, causing great trouble for the whole city. Most tragically, the 'giant balloon cloud' covered the water surface hindered the search force's aircraft, rescuing a boat overturned. Because the rescue was delayed, two people in the distressed boat drowned. This rare accident has caused organizers and cities to face millions of dollars in lawsuits.

Heroin has been used to treat coughs for children

In the 1890s, Bayer pharmaceutical corporation in Leverkusen, Germany produced aspirin and heroin as medicine to treat coughs, colds, and pain relief. Even in 1912, heroin remained the company's pharmaceutical product that could be used for children, although scientists have warned of its danger many years ago. In 1914, the US limited use of heroin, used only when prescribed and eventually banned completely in 1924.

The lost atomic bomb on the coast of Georgia, USA

On February 5, 1958, a US Air Force jet struck a B-47 bomber carrying a nuclear bomb weighing more than 3 tons. The pilot took care of the bomb that could explode after the impact, so he dropped the water in Savannah, Georgia. The naval force then tried to search but could not find it.

Although the air force and the former pilot denied the plutonium-containing bomb, the Assistant Secretary of Defense, when hearing before Congress in 1966, said the bomb was a "complete weapon" , containing Uranium and plutonium nuclei. Weapons experts say that if the bomb is still intact, the risk of radioactivity is low and it will not be dangerous if there is no disturbance.