There are “lone planets” that roam endlessly through space without ever going into orbit. They are actually predicted to be more common than stars.
The at-sign, @, is not a modern invention. It has been..
The at-sign, @, is not a modern invention. It has been found on documents as old as 1345. Today, it is referred differently around the world. In Italy, it is called chiocciola (snail) while the Germans call it Klammeraffe (spidermonkey). In Spanish it’s Arroba (the word has its origin in Arabic, the term defined the […]
There are only 8 active Wienermobiles in the United States and only college seniors…
There are only 8 active Wienermobiles in the United States and only college seniors who are about to graduate are eligible to become drivers.
When building the Golden Gate Bridge, the lead structural engineer insisted on the installation…
When building the Golden Gate Bridge, the lead structural engineer insisted on the installation of a safety net even though its $130,000 cost was deemed exorbitant. Over the four years of its construction, the net saved 19 men, who named themselves the “Halfway to Hell Club.”
In 1986, a sysadmin looking into a $0.75 accounting error uncovered…
In 1986, a sysadmin looking into a $0.75 accounting error uncovered a KGB hacker that was stealing nuclear secrets.
Benefits of Drinking Water in the Morning
Drinking water is beneficial to your health, but the health benefits of drinking water first thing every morning are far-reaching. To understand why drinking water in the morning is important, let’s consider a simple analogy. The human body can be likened to a complex machine that works non-stop every minute of every day until its […]
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A guy implied he was going to build a 480 ft skyscraper but labeled…
A guy implied he was going to build a 480 ft skyscraper but labeled all the plans as 480″. Then he had it built 40′ tall as per the plans, pocketed the investment money and won in court because he didn’t technically defraud anyone.
Research suggests that one giant container ship can emit almost the same amount…
Research suggests that one giant container ship can emit almost the same amount of cancer and asthma-causing chemicals as 50 million cars, while the top 15 largest container ships together may be emitting as much pollution as all 760 million cars on earth.
Click (2006) is the only Adam Sandler film to date that has been nominated…
Click (2006) is the only Adam Sandler film to date that has been nominated for an Oscar. The category was ‘Best Achievement in Makeup’.
The Japanese have a word (tsundoku [積ん読]) for the habit of buying…
The Japanese have a word (tsundoku [積ん読]) for the habit of buying a lot of books and never reading them.