The case files
Verified facts, written up
Mind-blowing trivia, weird world facts, and unbelievable true stories, all sniffed out by one very determined detective cat. Every case on this page is a full write-up: the whole story chapter by chapter, the evidence photos, and the numbers that sound fake but are 100% real. Paw-sitively worth the read.
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Groundnut SchemeBritain Sent Tanks to Farm Peanuts. It Lost £36 Million. | The Groundnut Scheme
Britain spent thirty-six million pounds growing peanuts in East Africa and harvested less than it had planted.
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Shota ArveladzeThe Manager Who Told His Own Team to Let Them Score | Shota Arveladze
A winning football manager once ordered his own players to let the other team equalise, and then he resigned.
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Quotation MarksThe Quotation Mark Wasn't Made for Quotes | Its Secret History
The quotation mark did not start as a mark for quotations.