In 1859, English settler Thomas Austin released twenty-four rabbits onto his property in Australia, stating the introduction of a few rabbits could do little harm and might provide a touch of home in addition to a spot of hunting. By the 1920’s, the rabbit population in Australia had reached ten billion.
In 1978, serial killer Rodney Alcala, who murdered four women and a child, appeared on a game show, The Dating Game, and won.
The sixth-tallest pyramid in the world is a Bass Pro Shops megastore, located in Memphis, Tennessee.
Texas has many funny or unusual rules, such as the bans on milking someone else’s cow, or shooting a buffalo from a hotel balcony. Most of their strange rules are old city rules that are no longer enforced.
