A man born blind became an infamous phone hacker by using his heightened hearing to listen to normally inaudible sound signals and imitate operators’ voices with uncanny accuracy. 00
Some scientists theorize that the origin of life..
Some scientists theorize that the origin of life is just the inevitable outcome of thermodynamics as a middle-step to increase overall entropy in the universe. 00
In medieval years, an hour was divided into 4…
In medieval years, an hour was divided into 4 puncta (quarter-hours), 10 minuta, or 40 momenta. So if you asked someone to “wait a moment”, turns out that you really asked them to wait for about 90 seconds. 00
Cormac McCarthy writes all of his books on a 1963…
Cormac McCarthy writes all of his books on a 1963 Lettera typewriter. In 2009, he sold his typewriter at auction for $254,500. He spent $20 to buy an identical replacement. 00
Knight v Snail
In medieval manuscripts there are many depictions of knights fighting giant snails. There’s no solid reason why. 00
Fish and chips is historically so important…
Fish and chips is historically so important to the UK that in WWI, the British government made safeguarding supplies of them a priority and during WWII, Churchill refused to ration the dish. 00
Americans spend more on lottery…
Americans spend more on lottery tickets than on movies, video games, music and books combined. 00
Some bars in Germany are connected by…
Some bars in Germany are connected by a 5 km (3 Mile) beer pipeline. 00
Some Native American Indian Nations believe…
Some Native American Indian Nations believe in a mysterious man, a handsome brave who wears white buckskins, and brings gifts to Indian children. His name is ‘Handsome Fellow’. 00
“Miracle” Escape
Belgian artist Mikes Poppe recently chained himself to a four-ton block of marble and then attempted to free himself by chiseling away at it. His goal was to demonstrate how the “inescapable burden of history” imprisons artists. Nineteen days later he gave up and asked to be freed, admitting that he had “underestimated the marble.” […]