Lots of good trivia about Chuck Norris like: "Chuck Norris is the only man to ever defeat a brick wall in a game of tennis" and "Chuck Norris does not hunt because the word hunting implies the probability of failure. Chuck Norris goes killing."
dead link: http://www.chucknorrisfacts.com/
2020 Update: The original site died, but the concept was way too popular so a copycat one appeared.
A group of pranksters create various "scences" around New York, like seting up a bathroom attendant in a McDonalds in Times Square to see how people react.
dead link: http://www.improveverywhere.com/missions.php
Started in the 1940s as a one-man project, this museum memorial is still a work in progress, carving a mountain into a representation of Crazy Horse on his steed. (Crazy Horse never allowed his picture to be taken, so it is not his likeness.) The 'Carving a Mountain' section is informative on this uncommon medium.
dead link: http://www.crazyhorse.org/
Over one hundred fifty years of court case transcripts from the Old Bailey in London, starting from 1674. How would you react if you heard someone breaking into your house? Now if you couldn't call the police? Thomas White got his man and neighbors to help search his cellars when it happened to him on 22 October 1780. This and many other stories of the impact of crime on everyday lives are found here.
dead link: http://www.oldbaileyonline.org.uk/
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