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Carolyn Keene, the supposed author of the Nancy Drew Series, was not real!
Carolyn Keene, the supposed author of the Nancy Drew Series, was not real! Carolyn Keene was not a real person. Carolyn Keene wasn’t even a pseudonym for a real person. Carolyn Keene was a pseudonym...
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The word 'nickname' is actually a mispronunciation of the word 'ekename!' It...
The word 'nickname' is actually a mispronunciation of the word 'ekename!' It has nothing to do with shortening a name! Nicknames have infinite possibilities – whether you have a serious one (re: Lizzie...
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Michael Jordan might have stopped the Hornets winning the NBA playoffs by...
Michael Jordan might have stopped the Hornets winning the NBA playoffs by cursing! Most of us were able to see the greatest legend of the NBA become the legend. Most of us by acclamation consider him...
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Black holes often emit jets of gas!
Black holes often emit jets of gas! A black hole is not really a hole-it is typically a collapsed star that’s gravity is so strong that it's escape velocity exceeds the speed of light. Since nothing is...
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Kim Jong-Un cuts his own hair!
Kim Jong-Un cuts his own hair! In retrospect, maybe this isn’t much of a surprise. Kim Jong Un allegedly has a crippling fear of barbers, stemming from traumatic childhood events. Therefore, he prefers...
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Radio stations used to broadcast computer programs so that listeners could...
Radio stations used to broadcast computer programs so that listeners could load them into their You remember audio cassettes? Even if you don’t, you must know that before the iPod touch, android and...
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Teddy Roosevelt had to watch his mom and wife die within minutes of each other!
Teddy Roosevelt had to watch his mom and wife die within minutes of each other! On February 12, 1884, Teddy Roosevelt's wife gave birth to a baby girl while he was away on Assembly business. He was...
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A farmer built a castle in complete secret because he didn't want to get a...
A farmer built a castle in complete secret because he didn't want to get a building permit! A farmer in England hid the castle he built for four years. He didn't get planning permission to build the...
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The chief taste-tester for Dreyer's ice cream has his tongue insured for $1...
The chief taste-tester for Dreyer's ice cream has his tongue insured for $1 million! Edy's, or Dreyer's as it is called west of Colorado, has insured their test tester's tongue for one million dollars....
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The trademark sound effect in Law and order is a combination of 12 different...
The trademark sound effect in Law and order is a combination of 12 different sounds! The music for Law & Order is composed by veteran composer Mike Post. The music is deliberately designed to be...
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Japanese researchers have invented a way to decode your dreams!
Japanese researchers have invented a way to decode your dreams! Researchers in Japan used functional neuroimaging to scan the brains of three people while they slept and simultaneously recorded their...
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MSG has not been found to cause any health problems!
MSG has not been found to cause any health problems! Monosodium glutamate, also known as sodium glutamate or MSG, is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, one of the most abundant naturally occurring...
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The world's tallest man saved the lives of dolphins at a zoo using his 3-foot...
The world's tallest man saved the lives of dolphins at a zoo using his 3-foot arms! Bao Xishun is the tallest man on earth towering at 7 feet 8.95 inches tall. The Mangolian herdsman was asked to come...
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The Philippines has had over 1200 political assassinations in the last decade!
The Philippines has had over 1200 political assassinations in the last decade! The political killings in the Philippines are a series of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances of Left-wing...
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Men actually take break-ups harder than women!
Men actually take break-ups harder than women! Contrary to popular belief it is men who suffer more when a partnership ends. It found that men in their early twenties find breaking up and the highs and...
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Hemingway lived through 2 plane crashes, anthrax, pneumonia and dysentery...
Hemingway lived through 2 plane crashes, anthrax, pneumonia and dysentery before committing suicide! Ernest Hemingway is one of the most iconic writers in American history. He had four wives and three...
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Rolly Pollies are actually crustaceans, NOT bugs!
Rolly Pollies are actually crustaceans, NOT bugs! Pillbugs are pretty interesting creatures. They are commonly known as rolly polies, potato bugs, wood louse, and armadillo bug. They're more related to...
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A lake in Russia is so radioactive, you can die in less than an hour of being...
A lake in Russia is so radioactive, you can die in less than an hour of being near it! Starting in 1951, the Soviets began dumping their radioactive waste into Lake Karachay from their testing site in...
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An Indonesian tribe has found an all-natural male birth control method!
An Indonesian tribe has found an all-natural male birth control method! Tribesman on the Indonesian island of Papau have long been using the gandarusa plant to keep them from getting their wives...
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Mr. Rogers always said out loud that he was feeding his fish because of a...
Mr. Rogers always said out loud that he was feeding his fish because of a letter from a blind girl! “Mr. Rogers” was a popular kids television show. At the start of each show, Mr. Rogers would enter...
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