Crash Test Dummies
2022:
YouTuber accused of crashing an airplane as a publicity stunt.
1896:
Passenger agent crashes two trains in a publicity stunt.
December 19, 2025
2022:
YouTuber accused of crashing an airplane as a publicity stunt.
1896:
Passenger agent crashes two trains in a publicity stunt.
2021:
Man steals money and runs from the law—after leaving behind a fake suicide note.
1318:
Nun grows tired of the convent and runs from the church—after leaving behind a dummy of herself.
2021:
Cats of unknown provenance killed in Taiwan to prevent disease.
c. 1738:
Cats killed by workers in revolt against their master and mistress.
2021:
Woman creates an NFT artwork out of Instagram messages with a celebrity.
1757:
Woman creates an epistolary novel out of love letters with a nobleman.
2021:
Indian prime minister grows a beard during the Covid-19 pandemic.
361:
Roman emperor grows a beard to resemble Greek philosophers.
2020:
Whale catches runaway train.
1891:
Whale purportedly houses lost sailor in its stomach.
2020:
An outdoor gender-reveal party in California sparks a wildfire.
1500 BC:
Ancient Egyptian women visit a field of grain daily to determine their babies’ gender.
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