Some “scientists” in the 1800’s believed Irish immigrants were ape-like, dog-like, and racially primitive.
If you have one Irish grandparent, you are eligible…
If you have one Irish grandparent who was born in Ireland, you are eligible for Irish citizenship (w/fee). You don’t need to have even been to Ireland or know the first thing about the country to apply. For non-Europeans, this means you get a passport that allows you to work and live anywhere in the […]
The D-day landing scene in Saving Private Ryan was….
The D-day landing scene in Saving Private Ryan was so violent the film should have received an NC-17 rating, however received an R rating due to the “masterpiece exception.”
There’s a hotline filmmakers can call for science advice…
There’s a hotline filmmakers can call for science advice with the goal of helping filmmakers incorporate accurate science into their films.
Androphobia – The Fear of Men
Androphobia derived its origin from the Greek word ‘andros’ meaning man or male and ‘phobia’ meaning fear. Androphobia is an abnormal fear of, or hatred for men or total repugnance towards the masculine gender. Androphobics are normal people who live a normal life, make friends but just find it impossible to relate with men, mostly by avoiding men altogether. Androphobia can also be known as Arrhenphobia. Androphobia can be caused by traumatic experiences as most sufferers start experiencing this fear at an early age of 4-5 years. This can be as a result of the victim being physically traumatized or
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Apollo 12 commander Pete Conrad’s first word upon setting…
Apollo 12 commander Pete Conrad’s first word upon setting foot on the Moon was “Whoopee!” in order to win a $500 bet with an Italian journalist that NASA didn’t script astronaut declarations.
Thomas Jefferson owned a sheep known he called “this…
Thomas Jefferson owned a sheep known he called “this abominable animal”. He kept it in front of the White House where it attacked several people and killed a small boy in 1808.
Victoria’s Secret model Karolína Kurková was born with a medical…
Victoria’s Secret model Karolína Kurková was born with a medical complication causing her to have no belly button. An artificial navel is photoshopped into each of her photographs.
In 2008 a Texas man tried to make his suicide look like…
In 2008 a Texas man tried to make his suicide look like a murder by tying helium balloons to the gun so it would float away and look like someone else had done it. The investigator was able to solve the case when he found a gun tied to some helium balloons snagged on a […]
When the Queen dies, no comedy programming…
When the Queen dies, no comedy programming on BBC will be aired for 12 days.