Afraid of flying, Muhammad Ali spent his first flight praying with the parachute strapped to his back. He was heading to Rome.
The Japanese will repair broken pottery with powder gold lacquer to highlight…
The Japanese will repair broken pottery with powder gold lacquer to highlight imperfections, not hide them. The process is called Kintsugi.
In 2012, Neil Armstrong’s widow Carol Armstrong found a hidden…
In 2012, Neil Armstrong’s widow Carol Armstrong found a hidden stash of moon landing artifacts inside his closet – and the hoard included the famed 16 mm camera that captured Apollo 11 crew’s planting of the US flag on moon’s surface.
Why Do Dogs Chase Their Tails?
Probably all puppies have chased their tails at some point. For a puppy, chasing his tail is as common as a child spinning in circles. Puppies seem to become aware that they have tails and, therefore, they are something to try to catch. Who hasn’t had a laugh at a puppy spinning around trying to […]
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A woman tried to use a fake million dollar bill to buy $1,675 worth of merchandise…
A woman tried to use a fake million dollar bill to buy $1,675 worth of merchandise at Wal-Mart and expected $998,325 in change.
Planetary scientist Eugene Shoemaker is the only human in history…
Planetary scientist Eugene Shoemaker is the only human in history to have their ashes buried on the moon.
Facts About the Grand Canyon
As time progresses many questions about the Earth and the environment around us are answered using science. However, many events such as evolution and the Big Bang theory are scientifically possible, yet cannot be proven to have actually occurred. The creation of Arizona’s Grand Canyon is one of these phenomenon. At over 270 miles long, […]
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Agatha Christie’s novel “Elephants Can Remember” reveals distinct signs of Alzheimer’s…
Agatha Christie’s novel “Elephants Can Remember” reveals distinct signs of Alzheimer’s onset, e.g., 20% fewer words or ⅕ of her vocabulary lost; 6 times more use of nonspecific words such as “thing”, and a sharp drop in “idea density”. That novel’s last line is “Maybe it’s OK not to remember.”
After professional golfer Ben Hogan threw himself across his car to cover his wife during…
After professional golfer Ben Hogan threw himself across his car to cover his wife during a head-on collision with a bus, the doctors told him he might never walk again, let alone play golf. He went on to win the US Open the following year.
If you have no debts and have $10 in your pocket you have…
If you have no debts and have $10 in your pocket you have more wealth than 25% of Americans.