In 1883 at a farm in Wiltshire, UK two men battled it out to decide who could work better- a labourer who had been drinking beer, or a labourer who only had water. One drank beer and harvested corn, while another (from the Church of England TemperanceSociety) did the same while drinking only water. From the very start in the contest, beer drinking Mr Terrill assumed the lead. At four o'clock, he had cleared an acre more than water swilling Mr Abbey. A short cessation of work took place. Mr Terrill, it was stated, was "anointed" by his friends, the "ointment" consisting of whisky. But this is denied. However, he worked well after the pause. After four o'clock, Mr Abbey gained steadily, continuing to so to the finish, but it wasn't enough. Mr Terrill cleared 29 acres and Mr Abbey, just 19. One newspaper said: "Mr Abbey forgot that a lecturing life softens the muscles whilst strengthening the brain, and unfits a man for common farm labour. He forgot also that, however little nourishment there is in beer, there is no more in water." The real winner of the competition was Mr George Melsome, the owner of the farm, who cleared 48 acres with free labour.
"I was driving my friends back home after we worked out," post a Reddit user. "We passed these two girls walking and one of my friends rolls down his window and says: "I like how you jiggle, how about you give the boys a flash." I instantly got angry when he said that. I pulled around the corner and told him to get out. He thought I was joking but I wasn't and he started arguing. He was saying it was just a joke and he was messing around everyone was on his side saying it wasn't a big deal. At first he said he wasn't getting out but then I said I was gunna snatch him out if he didn't. He finally did with no type of physical encouragement. He lived the furthest but I made him walk the rest of the way. Everyone else was still mad at me. I dropped them all off and went on my way. I called the guy I kicked out to make sure he got home safe and told him to never say stuff like that around me ever again. He apologised but was still mad because he thought me making him walk was too far."
Forbidden places on planet earth
Snake Island off the coast of Brazil is home to a rare and incredibly deadly species of snake called the golden lancehead. According to some estimates, there are one to five snakes for every square metre of land on the 43ha island. (A population survey of the area indicated that those numbers are probably an exaggeration, but even so, there are definitely a lot of snakes on the island.) The vipers mainly eat the migratory birds that visit the island, and they've evolved a venomous bite strong enough to take down their prey before they can fly away. The snakes are so dangerous the Brazilian government has forbidden people from visiting the area. Rare exceptions are made, mostly for scientists studying the species, but they have to be accompanied by a doctor — just in case.
