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Only ~0.5% of all words are swear words!
Only ~0.5% of all words are swear words! Everyone has a different opinion on profanity. Some deplore it. Some seem to curse every other word. All in all, the idea that some words are inherently more...
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A kid genius with an IQ of 178 committed suicide at age 14 with no warning...
A kid genius with an IQ of 178 committed suicide at age 14 with no warning signs! Brandenn Bremmer was "born an adult" according to his parents. He was a genius who began reading at just 18 months and...
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Saddam Hussein was given the key to the city of Detroit!
Saddam Hussein was given the key to the city of Detroit! After the invasion of Iraq following the horrendous attacks on September 11, 2001, many Americans were becoming aware of the heinous acts that...
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A subspecies of the Praying Mantis disguises itself as a flower to trick...
A subspecies of the Praying Mantis disguises itself as a flower to trick insects! The orchid mantis, like most other types of praying mantis, haven't been the subject of scientific study until...
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Ever wonder what the mystery to the Bermuda Triangle is? It’s not paranormal!
Ever wonder what the mystery to the Bermuda Triangle is? It’s not paranormal! For over fifty years tourists have always been wary of the infamous Bermuda Triangle after dozens of planes and ships have...
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Adolf Hitler's successor committed suicide one day after Hitler!
Adolf Hitler's successor committed suicide one day after Hitler! Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Hitler's close friend and right hand man, was appointed to be Reich Chancellor in Hitler's last will and...
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Your brain stays active after decapitation!
Your brain stays active after decapitation! However, despite the myth, you are not conscious. The tradition is to call the beheaded's name after they lost their head. However, scientists in the 1700s...
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An Australian lake glowed bright blue in the summers of 2008 and 2009!
An Australian lake glowed bright blue in the summers of 2008 and 2009! A bioluminescent microorganism that is called Noctiluca scintillans caused an amazing, seemingly unnatural color blue to glow in...
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Canada keeps out immigrants infected with HIV/AIDs!
Canada keeps out immigrants infected with HIV/AIDs! The Canadian immigration and refugee system can be complex, confusing and intimidating for newcomers, especially when they are not sure how their HIV...
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Leap Days DON'T happen every 4 years!
Leap Days DON'T happen every 4 years! It's true. While most years that are evenly divisible by four contain an extra day, years that are evenly divisible by 100, do not contain an extra day, except if...
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A man came to own a boat known as 'Hitler's Yacht' and neo-nazi's offered him...
A man came to own a boat known as 'Hitler's Yacht' and neo-nazi's offered him $500,000 for it! After WWII, a boat mysteriously showed up in the United States. The yacht was unfortunately named...
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There’s a 21-foot, 50-year-old, 2370-lb crocodile in the Philippines.
There’s a 21-foot, 50-year-old, 2370-lb crocodile in the Philippines. A group of 100 hunters caught the giant croc, whose name is Lolong, last weekend. It was caught alive and there are plans to use it...
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There's a drug in Africa that can help treat heroin, alcohol, cocaine and...
There's a drug in Africa that can help treat heroin, alcohol, cocaine and meth addiction! It's banned in most places! Like any drug addiction, a heroin habit can be extremely difficult to break. The...
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To lay the first cable for a bridge in China, they used a rocket!
To lay the first cable for a bridge in China, they used a rocket! The Sidu River Bridge is the tallest bridge in the world as it is suspended over a 500-meter (1,600 feet) deep valley of the Sidu...
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There is a geocache on the International Space Station!
There is a geocache on the International Space Station! Geocaching is a recreational activity in which participants use a GPS received or mobile device in order to find hidden containers called...
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The first person to be photographed was a stranger getting his shoes shined!
The first person to be photographed was a stranger getting his shoes shined! The picture was taken by Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre in 1838 in Paris, France. It is called "Boulevard du Temple," simply...
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Ancient Greeks would carve out "Catch!" in their sling bullets!
Ancient Greeks would carve out "Catch!" in their sling bullets! Before the gun, there was the slingshot. In ancient Greece, rocks or "slingshot bullets" were flung at enemies. These bullets were about...
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Businesses lose $700 MILLION every Friday the 13th due to people's...
Businesses lose $700 MILLION every Friday the 13th due to people's superstitions! The 13th is considered the unluckiest number out there, almost the exact opposite of lucky number 7. Hotels don't have...
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A group of climbers found a piano on Britain's highest mountain!
A group of climbers found a piano on Britain's highest mountain! A musical mystery today surrounded Britain's highest mountain after a piano was discovered near it's summit. Volunteers clearing stones...
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Only one US Naval ship is held captive by another nation. N. Korea took the...
Only one US Naval ship is held captive by another nation. N. Korea took the USS Pueblo in 1968 and uses it as a tourist attraction! The US Navy is impressive. In terms of battle fleet tonnage, it is...
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