Unless you’ve been living under a small rock that has neither internet access or is within earshot of an Irishman, you probably know by now that Floyd Mayweather recently beat the living piss out Conor McGregor. In doing so Mayweather became the boxer with the longest undefeated streak in modern boxing history. As impressive as Mayweather’s feat is though, he still falls short of the record set by Melankomas of Caria. A boxer who was similarly undefeated his entire career who also never threw a single punch.
Freddie Mercury didn’t give a f**k
According to those who knew him personally out of the spotlight Freddie Mercury was a shy person who was fiercely protective of his private life which stood in stark contrast to his fabulously flamboyant stage persona. However, just because Freddy Mercury liked to keep things on the down low from time to time, it doesn’t mean he didn’t know how to party like a motherfucker.
Nikola Tesla Once Set Fire to a Bunch of Butterflies
This article now comes in video form and features new, additional facts touching on Nikola Tesla’s obsession with pigeons and that time he paid off a large debt with a death ray. As usual, the original article the video is based on can be found below.
That time Leonardo DiCaprio lost a beauty contest to an angry drunk dwarf
Leonardo DiCaprio is an astonishingly handsome man and in 1998 People Magazine assumed he was such a shoe-in for the winner of their annual “most beautiful person” award, they held a write in contest fully believing he’d be the winner. The public however decided against awarding DiCaprio the title and instead voted in droves for an angry drunk dwarf called Hank. Much to People Magazine’s annoyance.
The hilarious way the original Siamese twins solved arguments
Chang and Eng Bunker, better known as the original Siamese twins because they were born in what was then known as Siam, famously lived fiercely independent lives despite being literally joined at the hip. This culminated in the brothers going as far to live in separate houses with their own wives and children. An impressive feat given the brothers spent their every waking moment together.
