Jerry Thomas is known as the father of modern mixology and also as the owner of a rocking set of face fuzz. His flamboyance, showmanship and love of setting things on fire saw him become one of the hottest (sorry) acts in town.
Tameshigiri, The Art of Testing The Sharpness of Katanas On Living Human Beings
If movies have taught us anything it’s that a katana is arguably the coolest weapon in the world for a singular reason, they can reportedly cut through everything, including the dreams and nightmares of small children. Well in order to attain that legendary level of sharpness, swordsmiths practised on living people.
An Angry 6 Inch Tall Penguin Was The Inspiration For Linux’s Logo
Along with being so adorable they turn ovaries into an endangered species little penguins (how dope is that?) also inspired the the creator of Linux, Linus Torvalds to make penguins into the operating system’s mascot when one of them bit his finger.
The Midget Stuntman In Jaws You Never Got To See
The character Hooper in Jaws was originally meant to die during the course of the movie just like he did in the books the movie was based on, however, a rogue shark creating some undeniably bitchin’ footage caused a last second re-write that saved the character. Also a midget was involved.
The Special Kind of Tomahawk You Could Smoke
Though we’re guessing most people reading this learned everything they know about tomahawks from Assassin’s Creed 3 and Nightwolf from Mortal Kombat, we’re going assume that even if you played the absolute shit out of those games you never realised that some tomahawks doubled as bongs.
