by Robert on January 27, 2012
Being an astronaut is a dangerous gig. Being rocketed into space, orbiting the globe for a bit and eventually reentering Earth’s atmosphere is, well, intense to say the least.
That’s why during the early days of NASA’s Apollo space program, astronauts couldn’t qualify for life insurance. The cost of life insurance was way, way too high. But the astronauts knew their families would need financial support if they didn’t return.
But the folks who work at NASA are pretty smart, and the workaround they invented is pure genius.
Each of the astronauts signed postcards, called “Insurance Covers,” that would be extremely valuable if the astronauts didn’t return to Earth alive. In lieu of life insurance, their families could sell these documents to cover expenses.
Pretty clever, huh?
Check out a few photos here.
by Robert on January 26, 2012
Looking for a tasty way to destroy your health? Here it is: 17-year-old Stacy Irvine of Britain has eaten a largely chicken nugget-only diet for 15 years. Since the age of two, chicken nuggets have been her staple food.
Other than a piece of toast for breakfast and potato chips on occasion, she follows a strict nugget-only regimen. She enjoys fast food nuggets as well as the supermarket variety.
Not surprisingly, she suffers from anemia, swollen veins in her tongue and other health problems. Doctors say she could die if her diet doesn’t improve.
I”ll go out on a limb and say that a chicken nugget addiction to this degree makes it nearly impossible for find affordable life insurance rates, but that’s only a guess.
By the way, if she dips her nuggets them in ketchup, does that count as a vegetable? (Yes, I know the tomato is technically a fruit, but come on…)
Check out the full story, posted today in The Sun.
