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In the 2002 Iraqi election, Saddam Husseinâs campaign song was Whitney...
In the 2002 Iraqi election, Saddam Husseinâs campaign song was Whitney Hustonâs 'I will always love you.' There’s a lot to look forward to during election time; conventions, debates, catchy...
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There is a small island near Bali that openly sells and embraces magic...
There is a small island near Bali that openly sells and embraces magic mushrooms. The island is called Gili Trawangan, and is a small island where magic mushroom milkshakes are sold out in the open....
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Starship Troopers is the only science fiction novel recommended by three of...
Starship Troopers is the only science fiction novel recommended by three of the five branches of the US military. Starship Troopers is a very famous military sci-fi novel about a soldier from the...
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The Christian missionary that wanted to translate the Bible into the Piraha...
The Christian missionary that wanted to translate the Bible into the Piraha language became an atheist after his encounters with the natives. His name is Daniel Leonard Everett, and he is an American...
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JFK bought 1200 Cuban cigars hours before he made them illegal!
JFK bought 1200 Cuban cigars hours before he made them illegal! As you may or may not know, the US has had a trade embargo with Cuba for over fifty years. To this day, Cuban cigars are illegal....
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In Neptune and Uranus it literally rains diamonds!
In Neptune and Uranus it literally rains diamonds! Uranus and Neptune may literally rain diamonds, which then pile up miles-thick. And those are not the only diamonds being produced in space. You or...
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Spammers pay around a dollar to human CAPTCHA solvers for every 1,000 solved...
Spammers pay around a dollar to human CAPTCHA solvers for every 1,000 solved CAPTCHAs. Imagine this: You wake to a beautiful day in Bangladesh. You do your morning rituals and then head off to work....
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The Sims was originally designed as an architecture simulator, with Sims only...
The Sims was originally designed as an architecture simulator, with Sims only there to evaluate builds! Most people are familiar with the game series, The Sims, but don’t know that what they’re playing...
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Scientists successfully completed a brain transplant on a monkey!
Scientists successfully completed a brain transplant on a monkey! A brain transplant is one procedure that most people assume is simply impossible. Yet in the 1970’s scientists successfully attached...
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60% of restaurants featured on 'Kitchen Nightmares' have closed down!
60% of restaurants featured on 'Kitchen Nightmares' have closed down! Gordon Ramsay is one of the most renowned, and terrifying, chefs in the world. He rose to global prominence for his cooking and...
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A bridge in Hungary still had dynamite on it ready to explode from WW II!
A bridge in Hungary still had dynamite on it ready to explode from WW II! Some people get nervous before crossing a bridge with the possibility of collapse always being a possible, if unlikely,...
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The world's largest primates stood 10 feet tall and may have coexisted with...
The world's largest primates stood 10 feet tall and may have coexisted with humans before going extinct! They’re called Gigantopithecus, and they are an extinct genus of ape that stood around three...
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We have the technology to display small, full color holograms.
We have the technology to display small, full color holograms. Talking to people via hologram could someday be a reality. Video phones have been around for a while (long before the advent of FaceTime),...
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Matthew Bellamy, lead of Muse, holds the Guinness Book World Record for...
Matthew Bellamy, lead of Muse, holds the Guinness Book World Record for smashing the most guitars on tour! Bellamy is the lead vocalist and lead guitarist for the band Muse. He’s also fiancé to Kate...
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In the sequel to Wizard of Oz, Dorothy goes into a mental hospital because no...
In the sequel to Wizard of Oz, Dorothy goes into a mental hospital because no one believes her story! It’s called “Return to Oz” and not surprisingly was much less successful than the original. The...
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The worldâs first ALL diamond ring is worth $68 million!
The worldâs first ALL diamond ring is worth $68 million! The world’s first all diamond ring was revealed by Shawish Jewelry and boasts 150 carats carved from a singe-faceted diamond. The all diamond...
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Woody Allen has used the same typewriter for 50 years!
Woody Allen has used the same typewriter for 50 years! Woody Allen is one of the most famous screenwriters and directors alive today, but most people don’t know that everything he has written in the...
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Meteorites that fell to Earth during a meteor shower in July of 2011 have...
Meteorites that fell to Earth during a meteor shower in July of 2011 have been confirmed to be from Mars. It doesn’t sound possible, does it? Well the statement that the meteorites came from Mars is...
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The reason Kyoto wasn't nuclear bombed in WWII was because the US Secretary...
The reason Kyoto wasn't nuclear bombed in WWII was because the US Secretary of War had fond memories of his honeymoon there! The U.S. government planned to drop more than just two atomic bombs in Japan...
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The University of Iowa's locker room for visiting football teams is painted...
The University of Iowa's locker room for visiting football teams is painted pink! Kinnick Stadium is located in Iowa City and is the home stadium for the University of Iowa. It can hold up to 70,585...
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