This College Bar Has A Risque Legacy
An attendee of the University of Illinois, Hugh Hefner took a liking to a college bar named Bunny’s Tavern.
The bar was named after its owner, Bernard “Bunny” Fitzsimmons,” but it would soon have quite a different meaning after Hefner graduated and began his famous business, Playboy.
Grover Cleveland Was Almost Three Decades Older Than His Wife
Maybe it wasn’t uncommon during the time, but a bit disturbingly, Frances Folsom Cleveland married President Grover Cleveland even though she was 27 years younger than him.
They met because Grover Cleveland was friends with Frances’ dad. That must have been an awkward wedding!
Amelia Earhart Did This In Her Pilot’s Jacket
In order to gain some street cred, Earhart slept in her pilot’s jacket for at least three nights in order to make it look like she had worn it more often than she actually did.
She knew it would be difficult to face other pilots as a female, so she did what she had to do to fit in and look like she had more experience than she actually had.
NASA Accidentally Taped Over This Major Event
In 2006, NASA reluctantly admitted that they could not find the original tapes of the famous 1969 moon landing.
Of course, copies exist, but embarrassingly the space agency realized that someone had actually taped over the original footage. I’m sure nobody is jumping to admit to that mistake!
This Famous Amusement Park Used to Ban Facial Hair
All the way up until 2012, the famous Disneyland Amusement Park would not allow its employees to have facial hair.
Perhaps it had something to do with a feeling of eternal youth, but until 1970 not even visitors were allowed to have beards, mustaches, or shaggy hair. Or maybe Disney just wanted to feel special, as he sported a mustache for most of his life.