There exists a dwarf planet, Haumea, past the orbit of Neptune that is the fastest spinning planet or dwarf planet in the Solar System by far. How fast? Well Haumea is a third the mass of Pluto, but rotates once every 3.5 hours. This is so fast it puts a lot of stress on the […]
Awarding people money for doing well in IQ tests…
Awarding people money for doing well in IQ tests causes them to score better, a $10 incentive increased testers score by almost 20 IQ points.
One of the very few surviving ships from the…
One of the very few surviving ships from the 1944 D-Day invasion is still in service as a car ferry in Connecticut.
In pre-War Germany, it was considered fashionable…
In pre-War Germany, it was considered fashionable and a status symbol for young men to have a scar on their left cheek from dueling with swords.
In 2014 a Greek woman was accidentally buried…
In 2014 a Greek woman was accidentally buried alive. She was found after a group of children heard screams coming from her grave.
Jimmy Doyle, a boxer who died shortly after…
Jimmy Doyle, a boxer who died shortly after a fight with Sugar Ray Robinson, took the fight to buy his mum a house. Robinson, kindly gave all the money from his next 4 fights to Doyle’s Mum, to buy that house. She spent the money on drugs and legal terms to try and sue Robinson […]
After selling Minecraft to Microsoft for $2.5 billion…
After selling Minecraft to Microsoft for $2.5 billion, game creator Markus ‘Notch’ Persson bought a $70 million 8-bedroom, 15-bath mansion in Beverly Hills, the most expensive house in the city’s history. He also outbid Jay-Z and Beyoncé, who were also looking to buy the house.
Some “scientists” in the 1800’s believed Irish…
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.”