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On August 15, 1977 a signal was received on the Big Ear Telescope in Ohio...
On August 15, 1977 a signal was received on the Big Ear Telescope in Ohio that is thought to be from outside our Solar System. The Wow! source radio emission entered the receiver of the Big Ear radio...
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People subconsciously mean different things when they say 'uh' vs. 'um'
People subconsciously mean different things when they say 'uh' vs. 'um' The researchers examined if there is a difference when speakers use uh and um to announce that they are initiating what they...
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The three wise monkeys have names!
The three wise monkeys have names! The three wise monkeys, sometimes called the three mystic apes, are a pictorial maxim. Together they embody the proverbial principle to "see no evil, hear no evil,...
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There’s a 3D version of Tetris called Welltris and it is much harder!
There’s a 3D version of Tetris called Welltris and it is much harder! Welltris is a puzzle video game, developed by Doka and licensed to Bullet-Proof Software. Adaptations were made by Sphere, Inc for...
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When Harmonix was developing the Rock Band Network, they codenamed it Rock...
When Harmonix was developing the Rock Band Network, they codenamed it Rock Band: Nickelback to deflect any attention! After the huge success of the Rock Band franchise, music labels couldn't wait to...
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The Billionaire who coined the phrase 'the costumer is always right' also...
The Billionaire who coined the phrase 'the costumer is always right' also owned the first store that accepted returns Nowadays, wherever you go, it seems like you always encounter at least one person...
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A Gorilla used sign language to describe her mom's awful butchering
A Gorilla used sign language to describe her mom's awful butchering In Africa, the poaching of gorillas is a common occurrence. Adults are hunted and butchered for meat, often leaving infant gorillas...
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A female dude is a dudine, not a dudette!
A female dude is a dudine, not a dudette! The Merriam-Webster dictionary is as official as it gets. It says dude can mean several things. First, it can mean a man extremely fastidious in dress and...
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Poorest Americans Spend 9% of their Income On Lottery Tickets
Poorest Americans Spend 9% of their Income On Lottery Tickets Admit it. You were one of the millions of Americans standing in line last week buying a ticket for the highest-ever $550 million Powerball...
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A Redskins player had a Root Canal done the day before the Super Bowl… and...
A Redskins player had a Root Canal done the day before the Super Bowl… and still played! Talk about dedication to your career! On the day before Superbowl XXII, Redskins player Doug Williams underwent...
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is Based on Pippi Longstocking!
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is Based on Pippi Longstocking! To put it bluntly, Lisbeth Salander could probably kick your butt (if she were real). A genius hacker who had no problem putting perverts...
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Our sun loses 4 million metric tons of mass every second!
Our sun loses 4 million metric tons of mass every second! According to Einstein, energy is the same as mass. Since the sun gives off light, also known as energy, we can assume that it sheds mass, too....
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You Have a 95% Chance of Surviving a Plane Crash!
You Have a 95% Chance of Surviving a Plane Crash! Everybody’s seen that white-knuckled traveler on the plane who gasps at every bit of turbulence. Maybe you’re even one of them. Keep reading and learn...
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A Monty Python sketch caused the word 'spam' to become synonymous with...
A Monty Python sketch caused the word 'spam' to become synonymous with unwanted messages! Spam was a popular Monty Python sketch first aired on television in 1970 and written by Michael Palin and Terry...
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Some people have turned Monday into a racial slur
Some people have turned Monday into a racial slur Seems some people have found a way of insulting those of a particular race without getting caught…or so they would have hoped. Recent history has shown...
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Al Capone started one of the first soup kitchens!
Al Capone started one of the first soup kitchens! Al Capone; a gangster with a heart of gold. During the Great Depression, food was practically a luxary and jobs were an urban legend. To help both the...
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A brain condition can give you an uncontrollable desire to make puns!
A brain condition can give you an uncontrollable desire to make puns! Witzelsucht is a rare neurological disorder in which people cannot control when they pun or what they say! The word comes from the...
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A 67 million year-old dinosaur mummy was found in 2007!
A 67 million year-old dinosaur mummy was found in 2007! Preliminary studies of the 67 million year old Hadrosaur, named Dakota, are already changing quite a bit out our understanding of the dinosaur...
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The teen named America's safest driver fell asleep on the wheel and killed...
The teen named America's safest driver fell asleep on the wheel and killed himself and another person! Michael Douchette fell asleep at the wheel and killed himself and another person, after being...
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Cicadas have evolved 13 and 17 year breeding cycles making them rarely breed...
Cicadas have evolved 13 and 17 year breeding cycles making them rarely breed in sync with predators! In southern U.S. states one of the largest broods of cicadas live, called the Great Southern Brood....
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