During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the captain of a Russian sub, not knowing whether war had broken out, decided to launch a nuclear torpedo. Vasili Arkhipov, the second-in-command, didn’t consent and convinced the captain to surface, preventing nuclear war.
Theophilus Van Kannel, the guy who invented revolving doors did so because he hated…
Theophilus Van Kannel, the guy who invented revolving doors did so because he hated chivalry, especially the idea of opening doors for women.
“Baby Huey” was a 400lbs Chicago soul singer who died at age 26 after releasing a single…
“Baby Huey” was a 400lbs Chicago soul singer who died at age 26 after releasing a single unsuccessful album. The album later became hugely influential on early hiphop artists, eventually being sampled on hundreds of hiphop tracks over the past 35 years.
In WW2, the allied powers used fake “ghost armies” to intimidate and confuse Hitler…
In WW2, the allied powers used fake “ghost armies” to intimidate and confuse Hitler and other Axis powers. They were most known for deceiving the Germans into thinking they had a powerful unit of men away from Normandy on D-Day.
After Kanye’s interruption of Taylor Swifts acceptance speech, Comedy Central…
After Kanye’s interruption of Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech, Comedy Central played a South Park episode mocking Kanye’s ego, four times in a row, back to back.
Doctors successfully silenced the genes that make chickens to grow a beak, causing it to…
Doctors successfully silenced the genes that make chickens to grow a beak, causing it to revert back to it’s ancestral state: the snout of a dinosaur.
Drivers in Ohio receive a yellow “scarlet letter” license plate…
Drivers in Ohio receive a yellow “scarlet letter” license plate if they have been convicted of a DUI.
Facts about the Vikings
A common misconception occurred during the 18th century about the Vikings, and heavily developed into a more romanticised view during the 19th century. The Vikings were often depicted as violent, heathen adventurers who pillaged and conquered many lands. Popular mythology also views them as blood-thirsty, blonde haired men who wore helmets with horns. The fact […]
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Jacob Barnett is a child prodigy from Indiana who was diagnosed with autism at the age of 2…
Jacob Barnett is a child prodigy from Indiana who was diagnosed with autism at the age of 2. At only the age of 3, he explained why the moons around Mars are not round. Jacob Barnett is good at physics and has been able to do so since a young age, having completed all high school math by the age of 10, working on his Master’s in quantum physics by the age of 13, and being accepted into Canada’s Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics by the age of 15. Here he is giving a TED Talk at the age of 14, telling the audience they should “stop learning and start thinking.”
A nine year old orphaned child from Rwanda living in a garbage dump told a charity worker…
A nine year old orphaned child from Rwanda living in a garbage dump told a charity worker “I want to go to school.” He is now 22, and attending Harvard.