As we’ve discussed before, when brands pay for product placement in a movie or TV show they will usually micromanage the shit out of every moment it’s on-screen to ensure it’s never portrayed in a remotely negative way. Lamborghini apparently don’t give one wheezing protein fart about that sort of thing since they had no qualms about giving the production crew of Doctor Strange 6 brand new supercars knowing full well they were going to crash one at like 100MPH with Benedict Cumberbatch’s character inside it.
That time a sumo wrestler had surgery to make his head taller
A lesser known fact about sumo wrestling is that the sport (at least in Japan) had a height requirement until the mid 90’s. Now as unbelievable as it’s going to sound, there are multiple confirmed examples of prospective sumo wrestlers having surgery to make their fucking heads taller to give themselves that extra inch after quite literally, coming up short.
H.R. Giger was Screwed Over by ‘Alien 3’
H.R. Giger is an artist best known for one thing, the terrifying penis monster drawings he made that served as the inspiration for the Alien from Alien. Despite being the original creator of one of the most iconic creatures in all of horror and sci-fi, Giger was seriously screwed over by virtually every sequel, but was especially screwed over by Alien 3.
That time a guy spent £100,000 to win a £5 bet
The term “miser” is often used to describe a person so averse to the idea of spending money they’d rather put a cobra in a chokehold than open their wallet. Unusually for a spend-thrift, tight-arse – famed British eccentric and miser Jemmy Wood once casually withdrew a sizeable amount of his fortune from a bank just to win a £5 bet.
That time a millionaire musician tried to paid her supporting act with exposure
Ask any musician, writer or artist online and we can guarantee that they’ll have at least one story about some shithead trying to get them to do work in return for “exposure”, a magical currency only freelancers seem to get paid in that is accepted at as many businesses as lightly slapping your balls on the counter. Today we’re here to talk about the time musician Amanda Palmer tried to do that despite having at least a million dollars in cash to pay them.
