A Canadian Non-Profit organization began teaching Vancouver-area alcoholics how to brew their own beer and make wine in an effort to keep them from drinking alternate sources of alcohol, like rubbing alcohol, mouthwash, and hand sanitizer.
An American Army Air Force officer deserted in Pakistan during WW II…
An American Army Air Force officer deserted in Pakistan during WW II, hitched a ride to Italy, stole a P-38 plane, deserted with the plane to the Nazis and became an officer in the SS.
Something astoundingly huge in a distant region of space is attracting…
Something astoundingly huge in a distant region of space is attracting whole galaxies towards it. Known as “The Great Attractor”, it must be monumental in size to generate such a gravitational pull; in fact, many physicists argue that it is physically impossible for such a massive object to exist at all.
A 23-year-old British man is trapped in constant deja vu. The man’s condition…
For eight years, a 23-year-old British man was trapped in constant deja vu. The man’s condition was so persistent he avoided watching television, listening to the radio and reading newspapers because he felt he had “encountered it all before”. He once went to get a haircut. As he walked in, he got a feeling of deja vu. Then he had deja vu of the deja vu. He couldn’t think of anything else.
An undercover cop got a straight A high school student to fall in love…
An undercover cop got a straight A high school student to fall in love with her, and then made him find her weed. He was then arrested and expelled.
In an international study that looked at age and happiness…
In an international study that looked at age and happiness, people were their unhappiest at 46 years old.
Some hotels have sensors in the mini-bar that automatically charge you…
Some hotels have sensors in the mini-bar that automatically charge you if an item is moved, even if you never intended to consume it
Highest Grossing Movies of All Time
Determining which movies are the highest-grossing of all time could be a bit tricky since movies earn revenue from multiple sources these days. It’s not as simple as it once was prior to the invention of television and DVD disks. It’s often difficult to pull all the figures together to determine how much money a […]
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Despite popular belief, El Dorado was not a legendary city of gold in South America…
Despite popular belief, El Dorado was not a legendary city of gold in South America, but a person. El Dorado was a tribal chief of the indigenous Muisca people, and the initiation rites to becoming chief included offering immense amounts of gold to their gods by throwing it into a holy lake, Lake Guatavita. The Conquistadores eventually found the lake and reclaimed the gold, meaning that every expedition which has set out to find the city of gold afterwards has been in vain, because the mythical riches of El Dorado have actually already been found.
Iceland has such a small population that an Icelandic company has released….
Iceland has such a small population that an Icelandic company has released an “Anti-incest app” which prevents Icelanders from accidentally dating their relatives.