1Daniel Jacob Shapira
In 1974, an Ohio man named David Shapira left a condition in his will that his son Daniel Jacob Shapira would only get his inheritance upon marrying a Jewish woman with two Jewish parents. If he did not do so within 7 years, the money would be given to the State of Israel. The son sued the bank and lost.
2Gangaram Mahes
A homeless man named Gangaram Mahes in New York City would regularly order an expensive dinner at a restaurant and refuse to pay for it in order to be sent to prison where he would receive 3 meals a day and a clean bed. He refused to commit more serious crimes to get longer sentences as he did not want to hurt anyone.
3Brandon Rhode
A man on death row named Brandon Rhode attempted suicide by cutting his throat before his execution date. Following the attempt, he was rushed to a local hospital where he was stabilized and saved. He was then executed a few days later.
4Timothy Treadwell
American environmentalist Timothy Treadwell, also known as the “Grizzly Man” auditioned for the role of Woody Boyd on “Cheers,” but lost the role to Woody Harrelson. He eventually went to Alaska to live there for 13 summers among Grizzlies for filming them, until being eaten by one with his camera capturing the audio of the attack.
5Sholam Weiss
A man named Sholam Weiss led a scheme that defrauded a life insurance company out of $450 million. For his crimes, he was sentenced to 845 years in US federal prison, later reduced to 835 years, and his projected release date is November 23, 2754.
6Michael Moylan
In 2007, a man named Michael Moylan in Florida woke up with a splitting migraine. When he arrived at the hospital, doctors found a bullet in his head. His wife had shot him in the head while he was asleep.
7Brandon Preveau
A Chicago man named Brandon Preveau bought a car in his ex-girlfriend's name and - after the breakup - abandoned it by illegally parking it at the O'hare airport. The car then accumulated over $100,000 on 678 parking tickets, which the city asked the ex-girlfriend to pay.
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8Adam Armstrong
In 2015, a man named Adam Armstrong changed his name by deed poll to match his misprinted airline ticket as it was cheaper than paying the airline’s admin fee.
9Richard Handl
A Swedish man named Richard Handl was arrested for trying to split atoms of uranium on his kitchen stove. On 2011, he was detained by police after he personally called the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) to inquire whether his project was legal or not.
10Sinkhole
In 2013, a man in Florida ran to his brother's bedroom after hearing him scream only to find the entire room and his brother being swallowed by a sinkhole. They were never able to find the body of his brother.
