Mountain Dew was created to be used as a mixer for Whiskey and the name was slang for Moonshine.
Animals That Live In The Rainforest
If you want to talk about locations where there is a diverse collection of living things, you really cannot go wrong with rainforests. Rainforests account for only about 6 percent of the total land area on the planet but more than half of the world’s species live there! An astounding 30 million or more different […]
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Creativity has been linked to depression, anxiety, and “madness”, with writers….
Creativity has been linked to depression, anxiety, and “madness”, with writers being 121% more likely to suffer from bipolar depression than the general population and 50% more likely to kill themselves.
A 17-year old kid murdered his parents and hid their bodies…
A 17-year old kid murdered his parents and hid their bodies in a locked bedroom so he could throw a huge house party.
A 22 year old was shot 6 times in the back in Sept. for carrying…
A 22 year old was shot 6 times in the back in Sept. for carrying a fake katana (in an open carry state). Police claimed that he lunged at them which was later heavily disputed by video evidence, however they got off with no charges. No riots ensued and so it did not make national news.
During the alcohol prohibition some moonshiners used to wear…
During the alcohol prohibition some moonshiners used to wear ‘cow shoes’ which left cow hoof prints rather than human footprints so they couldn’t be tracked. The reason this sort of worked is because cows pretty much step in their own foot prints when they walk.
Irene Triplett, an 84-year-old woman in North Carolina, still collects…
Irene Triplett, an 84-year-old woman in North Carolina, still collects a monthly Civil War pension of $73.13 from the Department of Veterans Affairs. She is the last child of any Civil War veteran still on the VA benefits rolls.
When a person dies, hearing is the…
When a person dies, hearing is the last sense to go.
Animals That Live In The Desert
Few of us could ever imagine living in the desert. Daytime heat that can surpass 100 degrees and nighttime temperatures that can dip below freezing make for a pretty extreme environment. Even so, like so many inhospitable places on earth, there are many animals that seem quite content to make their home in the desert. […]
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For centuries before refrigeration, Russians dropped live frogs into their milk…
For centuries before refrigeration, Russians dropped live frogs into their milk to keep it from spoiling. Secretions from their skin inhibited the growth of bacteria.