Situation puzzles inspired by real events

One person decided to play golf with Nick Faldo, imposing one condition - he will choose the time and the place for a match. Nick agreed. As a result this person beat the champion.

A man had lunch at the restaurant, and the waiter brought him his bill. He wrote out a check for the required amount but suddenly turned it over and wrote a few words on the reverse side of the check as congratulations to the restaurant owner. What for?

How do you get a full-grown pear inside a bottle of brandy?

Aborigines lived on an island in the middle of the ocean. However, they found a way to get rich. How did they do it?

At the end of the XIX century one american enterpreneur invented a system to withstand competition. This system we all use nowadays.

A company produced knives for peeling potatoes. The manufacturers wanted to increase sales of their products and decided: if the knives disappear more often in homes, then housewives will buy new ones. How did they embody their idea?

Two devices are commonly used by people. They are created for the same purpose. But one of them has lots of details and another does not has any. What are these things?

King George IV was born in 1763 and ruled England from 1820 to 1830 when he died. He wasn’t an outstanding ruler but is known as a footwear trendsetter. His shoes were fundamentally different from those worn by his contemporaries. Everyone liked this innovation so much that today it’s a common practice, which can’t be said about those times. What kind of innovation is it?

The man was walking along the rails and suddenly he saw a train coming towards him. Then he ran like hell to meet the approaching train.

There were many reasons why John enjoyed coming here. But his wife Mary hated this place, as did other women in the city. Why?

Over 80 percent of Greenland is covered in ice. But why then it was called Greenland (a green land)?

Michael manages to get shot; in doing so he saves his own life.