Man Has Fear of Women, The Great Tootsie Roll Drop & London Beer Flood

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5. In 1814, something happened in London that was so terrible, it sounds like something you’d see in a movie. A freak accident in a brewery caused a tsunami of beer crashing and flooding the streets of London.

4. People have all kinds of phobias, but some are just straight up weird. Take, for example, one 71-year old-man from Rwanda who spent over 55 years barricaded in his home because of his fear of women.

3. A Florida man went missing in 1997, and no one knew what happened. Using Google Maps, the mystery was solved years later after his car was found—with his body still inside—in a very strange location.

2. A family moved into a home in which the former tenant had died. Soon, the family’s 2-year-old daughter began talking about seeing a ghost in the house. Then, she said something so shocking, it’s enough to make your skin crawl. But don’t worry; this ghost story has a positive twist.

1. Ever heard of the great “Tootsie Roll drop”? No, it’s not a new, hit song. During the Korean War, everything had a code name to confuse the enemy. The Marines needed ammunition, so they sent out an urgent call, which they called by the code name “Tootsie Rolls.” What came out of this might just be one the biggest blunders in war history. Find out why this massive blunder turned out to be a blessing in disguise for the US Marines.