Aleksander Doba, a Polish kayaker…

Aleksander Doba, a Polish kayaker, is known primarily for his long voyages across oceans. He kayaked across the Atlantic Ocean under his own power on three separate occasions. He completed his last crossing at the age of 70. His passages remain the longest open-water kayak voyages ever made.

4 sailors survived at sea off…

4 sailors survived at sea off the coast of New Zealand for 118 days after their trimaran, the Rose-Noelle, was upturned by a rogue wave. They cut holes in the hull, collected rainwater, and eventually caught and cooked fish. They were in such good shape upon return many doubted their story.

In 1900, when submarines were being…

In 1900, when submarines were being introduced to navies, Admiral Arthur Wilson called them underhanded, threatening to hang enemy sub crews as pirates. So, in 1914, when Max Horton commanded Britain’s first sub engagement against the Germans, he ordered his crew to fly a Jolly Roger.

James Stewart (Republican) and Henry Fonda…

James Stewart (Republican) and Henry Fonda (Democrat) maintained a 50 year friendship by never discussing politics after a political argument reportedly dissolved into a fistfight. Instead they spent their time together building and painting model airplanes.

In the 1920’s newly hired engineers…

In the 1920’s newly hired engineers at General Electric would be told, as a joke, to develop a frosted lightbulb. The experienced engineers believed this to be impossible. In 1925, newly hired Marvin Pipkin got the assignment not realizing it was a joke and succeeded.

10 Jokes About the Underrated Film, ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’

Have you seen the 2010 film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World? The movie has really taken on a life of its own in the past several years, pretty much becoming a bonafide cult classic.

Here’s the trailer to refresh your memory.

A lot of people out there are HUGE fans of the film, and they consider it to be very underrated. And living in the age of social media, they like to talk about it on Twitter.

Let’s take a look!

1. Single to me.

2. Let’s dissect this…

3. Close enough.

4. Deeeeep thoughts.

5. Must be kinda tough.

6. Bread makes you fat.

7. Doesn’t seem fair.

8. A good observation.

9. Here’s a hot take.

10. Feelin’ old yet?

Are you a big fan of this movie? Share your thoughts with us about it in the comments!

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Married People Share Why They and Their Spouse Sleep in Different Rooms

By the sounds of this article, it sure seems like a lot of married people sleep in separate rooms. But what are their reasons?

In case you’ve been wondering why folks out there do this, people on AskReddit shared their personal stories.

Do you do this? If so, let us know why in the comments.

1. The woman next door.

“My grandparents do this. My grandfather built a small apartment on the second floor of their house. They do it because they have different sleep schedules and in general they spend much of the day apart because they like it that way. But they always eat lunch and dinner together, and my grandfather loves to listen to her soft footsteps throughout the day. He calls her “the woman next door.” It’s really cute.”

2. Saved their marriage.

“My parents do this.

My Mom likes to sleep with the TV on, my Dad snores and steals sheets.

My mother claims sleeping separately saved their marriage.”

3. Movin’ out.

“My husband snores so badly. He’s done two sleep studies and used every nasal strip and spray on the market. Nothing helped. We were honestly on the brink of divorce because of how little sleep we were getting. But then our kids wanted to get bunk beds and share a room. My husband moved into the spare room, making it his own, also getting his super firm mattress he prefers.

Honestly, it saved our marriage. Sleep is incredibly important. When you are well rested, little things don’t blow up into big things. It seems odd, even to us, but we try not worry too much about it. I’d argue we’re more connected now than we’ve ever been.”

4. Snoring drove them apart.

“Girlfriend’s parents do this. They both snore and do it to get away from each other’s snoring. I didn’t think it was that bad until they talked about having to sleep in the same bed during their trip in Europe. They were at each other’s throats because if one fell asleep, the other couldn’t.”

5. Part-timers.

“During the Summer I move to another room we call “the wind tunnel”. Basically I have a ceiling fan going almost 24/7 and a window fan above the bed I run from 7pm-8am.

She has allergies and easily gets runny nose and sneezes from any moving air. My body temp will skyrocket and I’ll sweat like crazy in a room devoid of moving air. So she sleeps in a stuffy no air movement master bedroom and I sleep soundly in the Wind Tunnel.

During the winter I move back, cause then I become the ultimate body warmer for her.”

6. Runs in the family.

“My parents slept in separate beds as did my great grandparents. For my great grandparents it was a comfort thing. Grandma didn’t like not being able to move around the bed at will. She and grandpa loved each other dearly and she passed not long after he did because she missed him so much.

For my parents it was a couple things. As my dad aged his sleep cycle went weird. He would be able to sleep a couple hours and then be up half the night and fall asleep again about the time my mom was getting up for work. Also my mom has sleep apnea and uses a cpap. It made hella noise back then. Dad was half deaf and the sound still bothered him. Out of respect for each other they decided it was better to have separate bedrooms.”

7. Sleep noises

“Sometimes I have to sleep on the couch cuz I get hypersensitive to sound, especially human sound, and don’t like the noise his whole existence makes. He gets it luckily.”

8. You’re the culprit.

“Lol. I do this. I am an absolute terrible person to share a bed with. I snore like a passing semi truck and apparently (I’m told) flail wildly in my sleep. When we first got married I kept waking up to an empty bed. She would join me for an hour until I was asleep, then retreat to the couch. After a week or two I got fed up and just went to the couch first. Then started several months of us trading off for the couch. Eventually I just went and bought a twin mattress and tossed it in the office. That became my bed. And when we got a bigger house, I just setup in a separate room.”

9. Makes sense.

“Different sleep cycles and work schedules. He wakes up 3 hours before me.”

10. GTFO.

“We blended two households. His bedroom was fully furnished and the furniture and closet were full. It made sense for my stuff to go in a different bedroom. We started out sleeping in one room or the other but I realized pretty quickly that, if I ever wanted to get a full night’s sleep, it wasn’t going to be in the same bed with him. I’ve been known to call him a sweating, snoring, slant sleeping sonofabitch after a night of his sweating, snoring, and slant sleeping. We do a “your place or mine” thing for nonsleeping activities but GTFO when it’s sleepy time.”

11. Spicy.

“My wife has MS – one of the primary issues she has is vertigo. when i’m in the bed with her, the motion of my breathing/heartbeat/movement really fucks with her vertigo while she sleeps.

Also, i snore, so an isolated coil mattress wouldn’t quite do it(they aren’t total isolation, either, you feel movement) or two beds in one room.

Also, honestly, it spices up the sex life. Adds an element of pursuit and some illicit atmosphere to it, we’re sneaking around the house to each other’s beds to bang.”

12. Did you get into a fight?

“Sleep cycles and she violently tosses around. I’ve been asked by my commander if I got into a fight when I showed up to duty with a black eye.”

13. Not gonna happen.

“Spouse snores, two 60 pound dogs, and a queen size bed. No room for me and I need dead silence.”

14. Need different temps.

“My grandma and grandad do. She likes it freezing and he likes it boiling.”

15. Sounds like a plan to me.

“My step mother’s parents took this to a new level.

He built a second house next door. They lived next to each other for 20 years before they both passed in a short amount of time.

It seemed very odd to me, but it worked for them. At least from an outside perspective. I know images never reflect reality.”

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Some Scientists Think Humans Began Walking Upright Because of an Ancient Supernova

Humans have always been trying to figure out where we come from. How did we get here, and why do we look the way that we do?

One trait that sets humans apart from other apes is the ability to walk upright. Proto-humans began to walk upright about 6 million years ago. According to one theory, the ability likely gave us an evolutionary advantage — it allowed us to excel at hunting in the savanna, because we were able to see prey at a distance.

But where did the ability come from? Scientists believe that the ability to walk upright is due to a gene mutation on chromosome 17. An event in ancient history must have selected for this mutation, but it’s not clear was it was.

In The Journal of Geology, scientists propose that the event was an ancient supernova.

Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons

It may seem unlikely that a faraway exploding star could have affected our evolutionary development, but the theory is surprisingly easy to understand.

According to the theory, a star detonated near the Earth and showered the planet with energetic cosmic rays, which in turn increased the amount of highly energetic particles in the atmosphere. As a result, lightning strikes become a lot more common. Lightning strikes are the biggest natural cause of wildfires. Wildfires create treeless savannas. Treeless savannas are where upright-walking humans found success because being able to see over the tall grass was such a benefit.

This theory may seem farfetched, but the timeline matches up — the geological record shows an increase in forest fires 7-8 million years ago, just a million years before humans began walking upright. Also, a separate ancient supernova event was possibly connected to an increase in wildfires.

Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons

It’ll be a long time before anyone knows whether this theory is valid or not — for one, scientists would have to wait for a modern supernova to put the lightning theory to any practical test.

Nonetheless, the idea that human evolution could be affected by the stars isn’t so far-fetched after all!

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15 Funny Tweets About the New ‘Lady and the Tramp’ Movie

Lady and the Tramp came out last month on Disney+ and people are really big fans of the updated, live-action version of the classic film.

By all accounts, a lot of people are pretty into this new version and are sounding off on Twitter about the film.

Enjoy these tweets!

1. Here come the waterworks.

2. The big stars.

3. Good dogs!

4. No spoilers!

5. Is that really true?

6. Hahahaha.

7. A good lesson.

8. Now I’m scared.

9. Lookin’ sharp.

10. Really into it.

11. More crying…

12. Now you believe in love.

13. Just like that.

14. Very emotional.

15. That’s a bold tweet.

Have you seen the movie yet? Did you love it? Did you cry your eyes out?

Tell us about it in the comments!

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Take a Look at These Craigslist Screenshots of Really Annoying People

These screenshots might make you question humanity…because, unless these people are just messing around and trying to be funny, humanity is in trouble.

BIG TROUBLE.

Let’s take a look at the evidence…

1. Go get it fixed.

Trying to sell my old beater on Craigslist from ChoosingBeggars

2. Free isn’t good enough.

I was giving away a free dishwasher on Craigslist and caught one in the wild! from ChoosingBeggars

3. A hard bargain.

Always love dealing with people on Craigslist. from ChoosingBeggars

4. He lives on F*ck Off Lane.

I hate craigslist. This guy has been bothering me all day, never posting my number again from ChoosingBeggars

5. Bringin’ out the crazies. 

Posted FREE china cabinet on Craigslist and it brought out the crazies. This was the entirety of this conversation, the post only had a city name and they were “on the way” already from ChoosingBeggars

6. Seems like a great guy.

A Pre-owned PS4 goes for $240 on gamestop, I put mine up on craigslist for $180 which was apparently still too high for this guy from ChoosingBeggars

7. No thanks!

An actual ad I saw on Craigslist this morning from ChoosingBeggars

8. Full price and then some.

This person was selling frames on craigslist and I offered full price. He then goes and sends me this. from ChoosingBeggars

9. This is great.

The second interaction I’ve had with a choosing beggar on Craigslist. This time for a lawn-mower I was selling from ChoosingBeggars

10. People are unbelievable.

You dont deliver on free craigslist?? from ChoosingBeggars

11. That’s a little extreme.

My girlfriends mom was giving away furniture on Craigslist. from ChoosingBeggars

12. Bizarre.

Craig’s list always has the choosiest of the beggars. from ChoosingBeggars

13. It’s clearly your fault.

Game design student needed my Craigslist video card because his broke "2 months ago" and had a breakdown when I didn’t want to trade for a Wii from ChoosingBeggars

14. You owe him!

This guy got extremely angry when I didn’t immedietly respond to his question from ChoosingBeggars

15. Just get a private jet.

Posted my rabbit on craigslist, along with her cage, supplies, food bins, etc., and apparently it wasn’t a good enough deal. Honestly, I should be paying her $100. from ChoosingBeggars

Ugh, sorry you had to see that.

We apologize…

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