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Wearing a lab coat may make you smarter!
Wearing a lab coat may make you smarter! Have you ever heard the phrase “clothes make the man”? Turns out it might be true. A group of researchers conducted an experiment to see if they could increase...
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Britain has invaded 90% of the world’s countries!
Britain has invaded 90% of the world’s countries! People always knew that Britain had invaded a ton of countries in their history. It wasn’t until historian Stuart Laycock sat down and counted them,...
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A species of elephant thought extinct has been found living in Borneo!
A species of elephant thought extinct has been found living in Borneo! An ancient tradition of gift giving in Asia may have saved a population of elephants from extinction. A population of unusually...
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There’s a town that was built around an old airport!
There’s a town that was built around an old airport! If you can picture an airport, think about what it would be like if instead of a road for airplanes, the airstrip was Main Street and there were...
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Seahorses are the only fish with necks
Seahorses are the only fish with necks Although you’ve probably seen seahorses in private aquariums, most people have never seen them in the wild, because they’re solitary and tiny. They’re being use...
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When Lady Gaga performed as man at the VMAs she wore a fake penis!
When Lady Gaga performed as man at the VMAs she wore a fake penis! Lady Gaga turned a few heads at the 2011 Video Music Awards when she performed as Jo Calderone, a male alterego of hers that’s a...
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Crows use cars to open nuts!
Crows use cars to open nuts! Crows are known to be some of the smartest animals around. There are a lot of examples of their intelligence, but this one is pretty nifty. Crows in urban areas have...
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The Hoover Dam has enough concrete to build a 16-foot wide highway from San...
The Hoover Dam has enough concrete to build a 16-foot wide highway from San Francisco to New York City! For those keeping count, that’s a distance of almost 3,000 miles. The Hoover dam is one of the...
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The tallest man in the US has to buy $15,000 shoes!
The tallest man in the US has to buy $15,000 shoes! Igor Vovkivinskiy of Rochester, Minn is the tallest recorded man in the US: he’s 7 feet, 8 inches or 2.33 meters. Sadly, he is not that tall due to...
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Ever been woken up by a feeling of falling down? Learn more about why that...
Ever been woken up by a feeling of falling down? Learn more about why that happens. That strange falling sensation you get when you’ve nodded off for a little bit is a muscle twitch known as hypnagogic...
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The world’s third biggest film industry is in Nigeria!
The world’s third biggest film industry is in Nigeria! You’ve heard of Hollywood and Bollywood, but have you heard of Nollywood? In a mere 13 years, the Nigerian film industry has grown from nothing to...
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Cuddle Parties are a real thing. Learn more about them
Cuddle Parties are a real thing. Learn more about them Proponents of cuddle parties say that they provide a non-sexual avenue for people to explore their boundaries, affection and communication....
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Adult Luna moths don’t have a mouth because their only purpose in life is to...
Adult Luna moths don’t have a mouth because their only purpose in life is to have sex and die Imagine you’re a caterpillar that’s about to turn into a beautiful Luna moth. You spin your cocoon and...
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The oldest country flag still in use is Denmark’s!
The oldest country flag still in use is Denmark’s! National flags are usually a point of pride for countries and their inhabitants. They originated from military standards and their first use outside...
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A Detroit musician was incredibly famous in South Africa and he didn’t...
A Detroit musician was incredibly famous in South Africa and he didn’t realize it for years! Sixto Rodriguez is an American folk musician who tried his hand at fame in the early 1970s. When he failed...
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A man outsourced his own job to China!
A man outsourced his own job to China! If you’re a programmer who can work from home all the time, wouldn’t you want to find ways to make your job easier and more efficient? That’s what a man in the US...
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Cheetahs are so inbred that two unrelated animals might seem genetically like...
Cheetahs are so inbred that two unrelated animals might seem genetically like identical twins! About 10,000 years ago, all but one species of cheetah became extinct due to climate changes. There was a...
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Who should we thank for modern tattoo machines? Thomas Edison!
Who should we thank for modern tattoo machines? Thomas Edison! The tattoo machine owes its origins to Thomas Alva Edison. However, he didn’t intend to build a machine to make tattoos. His original...
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There is poop on the moon and there are people fighting to preserve it!
There is poop on the moon and there are people fighting to preserve it! When you think of the things the first Apollo mission left on the moon, you think of the famous American flag; however, that is...
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A man built a hotel that was designed to kill its guests!
A man built a hotel that was designed to kill its guests! HH Holmes is one of the first documented American serial killers. One of his sickest and notorious schemes is a “Castle” he built in Chicago...
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