Einstein once declared that his second greatest idea after the theory of relativity was to add an egg while cooking soup in order to produce a soft-boiled egg without having an extra pot to wash.
When traffic cameras were first set up in California, a man got a speeding ticket…
When traffic cameras were first set up in California, a man got a speeding ticket in the mail that included his photo as proof of guilt. Mad that he was fined by a camera, the man took a picture of money and mailed it off. Weeks later he was mailed another photo… this time of handcuffs.
Yoko Ono once brought a dead rat in a shoebox to a recording studio…
Yoko Ono once brought a dead rat in a shoebox to a recording studio, and insisted that the sound engineer record it. The engineer recorded two takes of the “dead rat solo.”
There is a sponge under Antarctica that scientists believe to be over…
There is a sponge under Antarctica that scientists believe to be over 10,000 years old, making it the longest living organic creature known to man.
A Russian company won the Ig Nobel Peace Prize in 2012 for developing a method…
A Russian company won the Ig Nobel Peace Prize in 2012 for developing a method to turn military explosives into nanodiamonds. These nanodiamonds can be used as light beacons for cancer treatment.
There is a stuffed animal hospital that cleans and repairs beloved stuffed…
There is a stuffed animal hospital that cleans and repairs beloved stuffed animals and dolls. The toys are called patients, shipped in an ambulance box, and returned wearing a hospital bracelet with their name.
At the age of 5 years and 11 months, Ayan Qureshi took and passed Microsoft…
At the age of 5 years and 11 months, Ayan Qureshi took and passed Microsoft’s IT Technician Exam, making him the youngest certified computer specialist in the world.
The chills experienced when listening to music is a result of the brain…
The chills experienced when listening to music is a result of the brain releasing dopamine in anticipation of the peak moment during a song.
A Russian 4 year old left his abusive parents to live with a pack of wild dogs…
A Russian 4 year old left his abusive parents to live with a pack of wild dogs. Before his capture by police, he became the pack leader and escaped authorities three times. He later studied in Military School and served in the Russian Army.
John Lennon once called an ‘emergency board meeting’ of the Beatles in order…
John Lennon once called an ‘emergency board meeting’ of the Beatles in order to inform his bandmates that he’d realized, while tripping on acid, that he was the second coming of Jesus.