Lightning doesn't strike twice, but for Roy Sullivan it struck seven times, and he lived to tell the tale.

The NBA team the New Jersey Nets almost changed their mascot in the 1990s but one thing stopped them. Themselves.

In 2010, a man named Forrest Fenn buried a chest with over one million dollars worth of gold and other artifacts somewhere in the Rocky Mountains. The only hint anyone had was a poem he published. Thousands sought the modern day treasure, five people lost their lives, and one now claims he found it. But the story goes much deeper than that.

His name and story are on a bourbon but there is so much more to the man than just those 97 words.

In the early days of the first cryptocurrency, one man used Bitcoin to purchase two pizzas. Now the value of those pizzas, given today's Bitcoin price, is mind blowing.

Americans will give up a lot in times of war but don't touch their bread. For a few brief months in 1943 there was a ban on sliced bread. Yes, you read that right. Let’s just say, things did not go well.

Starting in February 2014 there was a name that started to appear on slates across the film and television industry. From indie films to big budget studio films. From commercials to the most popular TV shows. This one name appeared on slates everywhere and for good reason. This name was Sarah Jones.

In Africa there are 3 very rare lakes that build up CO2 in the deep waters and if triggered could erupt. This has happened twice already, one time killing 1700 people.

Huge flocks of green parrots that roam the area around Pasadena, CA. Rumors are they originally escaped from a pet store during a fire. Though they are originally from Mexico there are possibly more surviving in CA than their home.

A hermit, Robert Harrill, living in an old WWII bunker on the beach in North Carolina soon became the state's second largest tourist attraction.

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