When Australia celebrated the 150th anniversary of the first European settlement in 1938, officials tried to hide the fact that it was a prison colony by using the terms “transportees” or “deportees” instead of “convicts”.
Nietzsche did not drink alcohol, writing that it…
Nietzsche did not drink alcohol, writing that it suppresses the will to change our lives for the better.
More than 40% of the Fortune 500 companies…
More than 40% of the Fortune 500 companies in 2010 were founded by an immigrant or the child of an immigrant.
A Russian scientist injected himself with a 3.5 million year…
A Russian scientist injected himself with a 3.5 million year old bacteria trapped in Siberian Permafrost ‘after successful experiments on mice and fruit flies’. He says it has made him flu proof for the past two years and gave him more energy to work longer hours.
True History is considered the earliest form of science…
True History is considered the earliest form of science fiction written in 2nd century about adventurers who travel to outer space and get involved in interplanetary warfare between the king of the Moon and the king of the Sun.
Russia will spend about $200,000 maintaining Vladimir…
Russia will spend about $200,000 maintaining Vladimir Lenin’s corpse this year. Maintenance includes bathing the body in chemicals and occasionally replacing parts.
The “Pirate speak” from movies and books was an actual…
The “Pirate speak” from movies and books was an actual distinct dialect of English which was spoken until the 19th century in the west country. It became associated with pirates due to the strong seafaring tradition from the area.
Dubai man Mohammad Basheer bought a lottery ticket before
Dubai man Mohammad Basheer bought a lottery ticket before boarding an Emirates flight that crashed. He escaped the crash and won the lottery.
Currency shaped like knives was in circulation…
Currency shaped like knives was in circulation in China from 770 to 220 BC.
Some Koreans are trying to rename their country back to “Corea”…
Some Koreans are trying to rename their country back to “Corea”. They believe that Japan changed the spelling to “Korea” so Japanese athletes would march first at the 1908 Olympics.