Starting in 1988, the Harvard Medical School partnered with film and TV studios to insert the concept of the “Designated Driver” into popular consciousness. The project was a huge success.
There is a water filled cave in Nevada that experiences “miniature tsunamis…
There is a water filled cave in Nevada that experiences “miniature tsunamis” in response to earthquakes as distant as Japan.
Jerningham Wakefield, a New Zealand politician was such a notorious drunk, his…
Jerningham Wakefield, a New Zealand politician was such a notorious drunk, his friends would lock him in Parliament overnight to keep him sober enough to vote the next day. However, this failed in 1872 when his political enemies began lowering bottles of whiskey down the chimney.
563 million years from now the Earth will experience its final total solar…
563 million years from now the Earth will experience its final total solar eclipse as the moon slowly drifts away.
The 442nd Infantry Regiment, a largely Japanese American unit that served…
The 442nd Infantry Regiment, a largely Japanese American unit that served during WWII, did so while their families were held in internment camps. Their motto was “Go for Broke” and they were the most decorated unit in U.S. military history.
A black, Nigerian couple living in the U.K. gave birth to a white, blonde, blue-eyed…
A black, Nigerian couple living in the U.K. gave birth to a white, blonde, blue-eyed baby that they call the “miracle baby.”
In the United States, more money is stolen by employers from employees…
In the United States, more money is stolen by employers from employees each year than is stolen in robberies, burglaries, larcenies and auto thefts combined. The most common victims of wage theft are low wage workers.
The professions with the lowest rates of sociopathy are, in…
The professions with the lowest rates of sociopathy are, in order: care aide, nurse, therapist, craftsperson, beautician/stylist, charity worker, teacher, creative artist, doctor (excepting surgeons), accountant.
The shoe company ‘Atheist Shoes’ conducted an experiment where they sent packages…
The shoe company ‘Atheist Shoes’ conducted an experiment where they sent packages with ‘Atheist’ brand packing tape and neutral packing tape to the U.S. The ‘Atheist’ marked packages took an average of 3 days longer to ship and where 10 times more likely to disappear.
There is a man in Sweden who received disability benefits for his “addiction”…
There is a man in Sweden who received disability benefits for his “addiction” to heavy metal. He reportedly went to 300 concerts in one year which left him unable to hold down a job.