The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed. Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon. Of all the words in the English language, the word ‘set’ has the most definitions! What is [...]
The word “queue” is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed. Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon. Of all the words in the English language, the word ‘set’ has the most definitions! What is [...]
In the last in the series Professor Jim Al-Khalili explores how studying the atom forced us to rethink the nature of reality itself. He discovers that there might be parallel universes in which different versions of us exist, finds out that empty space isn’t empty at all, and investigates the differences in our perception of [...]
Are you addicted to your online connection? Are you one of those crazy folks that can’t wait to read the email with your morning coffee? Doctors are calling it serious addiction combined with: Cybersexual Addiction, Computer Addiction and Cyber-Relational Addiction. They even managed to stamp the cool names for it, like Internet Addictive Disorder (IAD) [...]
Basketball is a famous American sport invented by a Canadian who was working at a YMCA in the U.S. The hardness of ice is similar to that of concrete. The average cocoon contains about 300-400 metres of silk. The average bed is home to over 6 billion dust mites. Whitby, Ontario has more donut stores [...]
The ‘ideal’ length of a perfect foot, called the “Golden Lotus”, was three inches long. This was a rare occurrence, this 3 inch perfection, but it was something to strive for nonetheless. Perfect feet were seen as a type of dowry to sweeten the pot when trying to marry off your daughter to someone with [...]
Difficulty: Easy Time Required: A Momentary Lapse of Reason 1. Hide marijuana under your hood and then take the car for an oil change. 45 year-old Amy Brasher was arrested after a mechanic found 18 packages of marijuana packed in the engine compartment of the car Brasher brought in for an oil change. Brasher later [...]
Here’s the story of how scientists unlocked the secrets of the worst natural disaster in the history of the West African nation of Cameroon… and what they’re doing to try and stop it from happening again. THE DISCOVERY On the morning of August 22, 1986, a man hopped onto his bicycle and began riding from [...]
In one large city a telephone operator traced the source of an emergency phone call because the caller would not speak. The phone only emitted unusual noises. When the ambulance crew arrived at the scene, they found a basset hound who had dialed 911 in the process of chewing up the phone. In 1978, New [...]
An average person visits the toilet 2500 times a year. About 6-8 times a day. You spend about 3 years of your life in the toilet. Poor toilet condition is a worldwide problem. More than half of the world population have no proper sanitation. Suppression of urination due to dirty toilets can lead to kidney [...]
History of Beer Beer has a long and fascinating history. From ancient Egypt to medieval monks, from Australian Governors encouraging the establishment of breweries to (for a time) being outlawed by the U.S. Constitution, beer has come a long way. Today beer is one of the most common and popular beverages the world over. Beer [...]
The village is known to have existed as “Fucking” since at least 1070 and is named after a man from the 6th century called Focko. “Ing” is an old Germanic suffix meaning “people”; thus Fucking, in this case, means “place of Focko’s people”. The settlement’s most famous feature is a traffic sign with its name [...]