Epic Book of Unbelievable True Stories Quotes

“Technology is constantly replacing old jobs with new ones. A hundred years ago no one would have thought of being a computer code writer or a video game designer as a career. Two hundred years ago, no one would have thought of being a movie actress or an airplane pilot. To make way for new jobs, old ones are pushed aside. Today, we see the cashier at large stores being replaced with self-checkout; in a few years, the cashier may be as rare as the full-service gas station attendant.”
― Chili Mac Books, Epic Book of Unbelievable True Stories: Collection of Amazing tales and headlines from History, War, Science, Urban Legends and Much More

“Anne Bonny, History’s Deadliest Female Pirate, Disappeared without a Trace? “As to hanging, it is no great hardship. For were it not for that, every cowardly fellow would turn pirate and so unfit the sea, that men of courage must starve.”― Anne Bonny.”
― Chili Mac Books, Epic Book of Unbelievable True Stories: Collection of Amazing tales and headlines from History, War, Science, Urban Legends and Much More

“Which is stronger, the steel of a ship or an iceberg? If you aren’t sure, just think about the Titanic, the huge “unsinkable” British luxury liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912. When the Titanic ran into the iceberg, the clear winner was the iceberg.”
― Chili Mac Books, Epic Book of Unbelievable True Stories: Collection of Amazing tales and headlines from History, War, Science, Urban Legends and Much More

“the board game Monopoly was designed by Lizzie Maggie in 1904 as a teaching tool about monopolies and inflation.”
― Chili Mac Books, Epic Book of Unbelievable True Stories: Collection of Amazing tales and headlines from History, War, Science, Urban Legends and Much More

“No one knows for sure where the physical body of Anne went, but her spirit is alive today. Although many would object to her lifestyle, most recognize her as a leader in the women’s rights movement. She receives praise for standing up to her dad when he suggested whom she should marry; she demonstrated that men should not dictate a woman's future.  She is also praised for daring to be a pirate; she did not allow gender to be a barrier to having the career that she wanted. She also receives accolades for being able to handle a sword, gun, and machete as well or better than most of the men on Jack’s boat; she was proof that women were not frail, delicate, and in need of a man’s protection. Perhaps more than any other pirate, Anne continues to influence modern culture”
― Chili Mac Books, Epic Book of Unbelievable True Stories: Collection of Amazing tales and headlines from History, War, Science, Urban Legends and Much More

“Mary and Anne wore traditional women’s clothing around the sailors, but, when prepared for battle, they always dressed in men’s fashion. When called upon to fight, the two women would stand back-to-back, each holding a pistol in one hand and a machete in the other. They literally had each other’s back. For two months in 1720, Jack, Anne, and Mary ruled the seas, and their fame spread far and wide. (You may not realize it, but they are all recalled in modern culture; for instance, Jack flew a black flag with a skull and two criss-crossing sabers imprinted in white on it, and that is the stereotyped pirate flag used in movies such as Pirates of the Caribbean.) A bounty was on Calico Jack’s head, so both other pirates and government officials sailed the seas hoping to capture him. One evening after Calico Jack had captured a large Spanish ship, his crew was celebrating with alcohol and were so intoxicated that the crew of a British government ship was able to come aboard his ship unannounced. Most of Jack’s men were in the ship’s galley and immediately surrendered. Anne and Mary, who were upstairs relaxing with Jack in the captain’s quarters, fought until they were clearly overwhelmed. All the pirates were taken to prison and most sentenced to death.  Anne snarled in frustration as the men were led past her, “If you had just fought like men, you wouldn’t be hanging like dogs.” Anne and Mary, though, both escaped the death penalty – but not prison - because they were pregnant. Anne was found to be carrying Jack’s baby and Mary was carrying a crew member’s child. Mary got a fever and died in prison, but no one knows what happened to Anne.”
― Chili Mac Books, Epic Book of Unbelievable True Stories: Collection of Amazing tales and headlines from History, War, Science, Urban Legends and Much More