US District Judge William Alsup learnt Java in order to better judge the Oracle vs. Google case.
A man rescued a dying crocodile, looked after it, tried to release the croc into the wild…
A man rescued a dying crocodile, looked after it, tried to release the croc into the wild, but the croc kept coming back. The two became ‘best friends’ and for the next 20 years, Chito (man) used to get into the water to swim, kiss, hug, play with ‘Pocho’ the 5-meter, 450kg croc.
Congo, a chimpanzee who made over 400 paintings, would scream if a…
Congo, a chimpanzee who made over 400 paintings, would scream if a painting was taken away from him before he was finished.
When Vladimir Putin introduced George W. Bush to his dog Koni…
Humans have the ability to see ultraviolet (UV) light, but it is filtered…
Humans have the ability to see ultraviolet (UV) light, but it is filtered by the eye’s lens. People who have surgery to remove the lens (typically because of cataracts) can see UV light.
When local pagans were angered by a giant figure of Homer Simpson that was painted…
When local pagans were angered by a giant figure of Homer Simpson that was painted next to the Cerne Abbas Giant in Dorset, UK as a publicity stunt for The Simpsons Movie, producer Al Jean remarked “this is the last religion we can possibly upset. Now we’ve got all of ’em”.
The word “dude” was first used in the late 1800s as an insult towards young men…
The word “dude” was first used in the late 1800s as an insult towards young men who were overly concerned with keeping up with the latest fashions.
Why was the Great Wall of China built?
Contrary to its name ‘The Great Wall of China’, is not one single wall; rather it is a series of many walls, the building of which began in earnest as early as 7th century BC. The Wall that exists today extends about 5500 miles (8850 km), although the full length (including rivers and hills) has […]
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Both British and American manifestations of the ‘Dennis the Menace’ comic strip…
Both British and American manifestations of the ‘Dennis the Menace’ comic strip were published coincidentally only days apart by different authors.
In 2009 a skydiving instructor named Dave Hartsock took a 54 year-old woman on a tandem…
In 2009 a skydiving instructor named Dave Hartsock took a 54 year-old woman on a tandem skydive. After the main chute failed and the 2nd got tangled he told the woman to lift her feet. He then saved her life, by rotating their position, placing his body under hers to act as a cushion on impact. They both survived.