I found this story about Mr. 880 very interesting. It's about a real life counterfeiter who the Secret Service looked for for a long time. His secret? Small bills and the fact that he didn't want to screw anyone over and the fact that he did it only when he HAD to. He sounds like a really likeable guy actually!
As described by Cracked: "Throughout the course of history, certain individuals have stood out as being completely fucking awesome." These are their picks for the top 7.
Some of the biggest Buddhas in the world are listed here. Of course a lot of them were destroyed by various means, like the Taliban, but still, pretty interesting!
Seems like most celebrities are Scientologists these days. With Tom Cruise and John Travolta being very notable ones. But not all celebrities are down with the Xenu.