In the early 1900s, there was an act named “Sober Sue” where the draw was that she never smiled.
A theater offered $1000 to anyone who could make her laugh. Comedians came from everywhere and the crowd watched them try and fail. Only later did they find out that Sue suffered from facial paralysis.
A teacher once bought a $400 travel insurance policy, only to be rewarded with $10,000 because she read the fine print of the contract.
Apparently, on page 7 they had written a “Pays to Read” contest section that stated that the first to email and mention the fine print would win 10K.
A man in New Jersey bought a $5 orange juice from Shoprite. He then went back to return it because his wife said it was too expensive and there was another one on sale for $2.50 somewhere else.
He then decided to buy 2 lottery tickets with the refunded change. He won $315.3 million. His wife definitely won’t worry about orange juice prices now.
Japan has chosen Dragon Ball Z’s Goku as an ambassador of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The main character is known for his physical prowess. He also respects, and even befriends, his opponents. He makes a good role model.
