26Thomas Fitzpatrick
A 20th century pilot Thomas Fitzpatrick landed intoxicated in the streets of New York City twice, because a bar patron refused to believe he had done it the first time.
27. President Ulysses S. Grant was arrested while in office. He was charged, booked, and released for speeding (on a horse) and had to pay a fine.
28. At the 1936 Olympic games, competitors from Liechtenstein were shocked to discover their flag was the exact same as Haiti's. Liechtenstein added a crown to their flag a year later.
29. Only one person signed all four major American founding documents (the Continental Association, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution): Connecticut Senator Roger Sherman.
30. The Children's Crusade, in 1212 an unofficial crusade took place in which Nicholas of Cologne attempted to lead ~30,000 children to the holy land. They later found a fleet of boats willing to give them free passage to the Levant. The sailors ended up selling the children as slaves in Africa.
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31Sean Connery
Sean Connery wore a wig in every James Bond film he was in.
32. A woman named Tania Head faked her entire tragedy and the loss of her husband during the 9/11 attacks and became President of the Support Network in New York.
33. Temp agencies make money by getting you hired and giving you a different pay rate per hour than what the company is offering. So if a company offers $25 per hour, the temp agency will take $10 an hour for their services and tell you that they will pay you $15 an hour.
