A Dutch city of Utrecht celebrated George Orwell’s 110 birthday by putting party hats on surveillance cameras.
A Dutch city of Utrecht celebrated George Orwell’s…
A Dutch city of Utrecht celebrated George Orwell’s 110 birthday by putting party hats on surveillance cameras.
To save time for workers constructing the new World Trade…
To save time for workers constructing the new World Trade Center, a Subway restaurant pod was put on hydraulic legs next to tower cranes so that it could be moved up the building as it was built.
To save time for workers constructing the new World Trade…
To save time for workers constructing the new World Trade Center, a Subway restaurant pod was put on hydraulic legs next to tower cranes so that it could be moved up the building as it was built.
During the WW1 Germans protested against the use of shotguns…
During the WW1 Germans protested against the use of shotguns in trenches by the Americans arguing Hague Convention forbid to employ arms that cause unnecessary suffering.
During the WW1 Germans protested against the use of shotguns…
During the WW1 Germans protested against the use of shotguns in trenches by the Americans arguing Hague Convention forbid to employ arms that cause unnecessary suffering.
After its tourism sector boomed, Kazakhstan’s foreign minister…
After its tourism sector boomed, Kazakhstan’s foreign minister thanked Sacha Baron Cohen in 2012 for the release of Borat after the country saw a 10x increase in issued visas.
Billiards tables are referred to as pool tables…
Billiards tables are referred to as pool tables because back in the 1800’s men used to pool together bets for horse races. These “pools” were in special rooms called poolrooms where owners placed billiard tables to pass the time.
In soviet Russia there was a civilian award for…
In soviet Russia there was a civilian award for bearing and raising 7 or more children called “The Order of Maternal Glory”.
In 2014, a 5 year old boy found a security exploit
In 2014, a 5 year old boy found a security exploit to bypass the account restrictions on the Xbox One by hitting the space bar a bunch of times.