The Soviet Union and the United States were originally in talks to go to the moon together during the Cold War. Nikita Khruschev was poised to accept the plan but then President Kennedy was assassinated. The Soviets did not trust Vice President Johnson, so Khruschev rejected the plan.
A new trend has emerged in Bangkok where young Thai men are identifying as “Mexican gangsters…
A new trend has emerged in Bangkok where young Thai men are identifying as “Mexican gangsters” and sporting the clothes, tattoos, and hairstyles of the gangs that inspire them.
Norway stopped investing money into Walmart after determining that the company…
Norway stopped investing money into Walmart after determining that the company is guilty of “serious violations of fundamental ethical norms.”
A man sued Pepsi when he found a mouse in his Mountain Dew. Pepsi attorneys stated that Mountain Dew will dissolve….
A man sued Pepsi when he found a mouse in his Mountain Dew. Pepsi attorneys stated that Mountain Dew will dissolve a mouse in 30 days, and showed his can was purchased 74 days after being manufactured.
Due to time dilation one could travel thousands of light years in a human…
Due to time dilation one could travel thousands of light years in a human lifespan without exceeding the speed of light. A full 40 year trip at 1 g will appear on Earth to last 58,000 years and cover a distance of 55,000 light years.
An amateur bowler who almost killed himself trying to bowl the perfect match…
An amateur bowler who almost killed himself trying to bowl the perfect match – 36 straight strikes. He grew increasingly dizzy and sweaty but got 35. In the final frame, he left the last pin standing. A doctor said he had bowled through a stroke and required heart surgery.
Leo Szilard conceived the nuclear chain reaction,the nuclear reactor, and wrote the letter…
Leo Szilard conceived the nuclear chain reaction,the nuclear reactor, and wrote the letter suggesting the Manhattan Project, which Einstein signed. After being diagnosed with bladder cancer, he designed his own radiation therapy which led to a full recovery.
Highest Waterfall in the World – Angel Falls
Like waterfalls? Pretty, aren’t they? What about heights? Do you get dizzy looking down a flight of stairs or over a balcony? Then Angel Falls is not for you! But if you like heights (or at least aren’t bothered by them), and love getting back to nature and looking at waterfalls, then head off to […]
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In Japan, there were six hundred year old monoliths telling people not to build…
In Japan, there were six hundred year old monoliths telling people not to build their homes any closer to the water. After a few hundred years many people began ignoring them and built anyway and were swept away in the 2011 tsunami.
There is an inscription at the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository meant…
There is an inscription at the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository meant to last 10,000 years, warning future civilizations of the danger lurking below the mountain.