26NecroSearch
A club of multidisciplinary scientists formed a group called NecroSearch, which volunteers to assist law enforcement in the location of clandestine graves and recovery of evidence (aka cold-case bodies). Their team is comprised of botanists, meteorologists, and other technical specialists.
27. In 1962, the Anti-Superstition Society of Chicago awarded John Glenn (occupant of the 13th capsule in space) with a gold watch with each number replaced with the number 13. There were 13 senators attending, each paid $13.13 to be there, and it was held on Friday the 13th.
28. Peter I of Russia founded a club called "The All-Joking, All-Drunken Synod of Fools and Jesters." The mock Synod angered many Orthodox Russians and many even believed that Peter was the Antichrist.
29. In 2015, two groups of science fiction writers, the "Sad Puppies" and the "Rabid Puppies" each put forward a slate of nominations for the Hugo awards. In response, a new set of rules, called "E Pluribus Hugo", were passed to modify the process to ensure that organized groups cannot dominate.
30. "Coffin Clubs" are groups of old people in New Zealand who are banding together to make their own funeral caskets. They say that it helps combat loneliness and is a cost-effective way of having a coffin. They also make baby coffins and donate them to local hospitals.
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31Just Missed It Club
In the weeks following the Titanic sinking, over 118,000 people had joined the "just missed it club", claiming they had missed or canceled their trip at the last moment.
32. Over 20,000 acres of untouched Michigan Forest are shared by 50 elite families as a Summer Getaway. These families are part of a private club called the 'The Huron Mountain Club' and the club is so elusive that it took Henry Ford several years of being waitlisted before he was allowed in.
33. The '300 Club' is a group of people who have endured a temperature difference of 300°F. There is also the 200 Club - a temperature difference of 200°C.
34. In 1982, after flying through a cloud of volcanic ash over Indonesia, a Boeing 747 plane lost power in all 4 engines. After gliding for 14 minutes, all 4 engines were restarted, and the plane landed safely. The pilot subsequently founded a group for survivors of the flight called 'The Galunggung Gliders Club.'
35. The lifespan of the first generation of postal pilots was around 900 flight hours. Their job was so dangerous that 35 of the first 40 pilots hired to do the job, died in crashes, leading to the nickname 'The Suicide Club.'
