Elon Musk of Tesla Motors on being asked to comment on Artificial Intelligence said that it was humans greatest existential threat and was like summoning a Demon.
Albert Battel, a German officer serving in the Wehrmacht during WWII…
Albert Battel, a German officer serving in the Wehrmacht during WWII, commanded his whole unit to protect Jews and threatened the SS to kill them if they crossed a bridge into a Jewish ghetto to round them up.
Colonel Sanders got fired from a dozen jobs; was a lawyer who once assaulted…
Colonel Sanders got fired from a dozen jobs; was a lawyer who once assaulted his own client in court; started a restaurant that when went out of business and found himself broke at the age of 65. That’s when he started KFC.
Low gravity makes it difficult to tell if your bladder is full, because…
Low gravity makes it difficult to tell if your bladder is full, because the bladder’s stretch receptor nerves don’t feel the weight of the liquid. Astronauts are trained to empty their bladders every two hours because of this.
In 2013, Google bought the GPS app “Waze” which resulted in each of…
In 2013, Google bought the GPS app “Waze” which resulted in each of the 100 employees receiving an average of $1.2 million.
Alexander I of Yugoslavia refused to attend public events…
Alexander I of Yugoslavia refused to attend public events on Tuesdays after three family members died on that day of the week. After finally being forced to appear on Tuesday, he was promptly assassinated.
There’s more gold in a ton of mobile phones than a ton of gold…
There’s more gold in a ton of mobile phones than a ton of gold ore. It takes a ton of ore to get 1g of gold, but you can get the same amount from recycling 41 mobile phones.
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the captain of a Russian sub, not knowing whether…
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the captain of a Russian sub, not knowing whether war had broken out, decided to launch a nuclear torpedo. Vasili Arkhipov, the second-in-command, didn’t consent and convinced the captain to surface, preventing nuclear war.
Theophilus Van Kannel, the guy who invented revolving doors did so because he hated…
Theophilus Van Kannel, the guy who invented revolving doors did so because he hated chivalry, especially the idea of opening doors for women.
“Baby Huey” was a 400lbs Chicago soul singer who died at age 26 after releasing a single…
“Baby Huey” was a 400lbs Chicago soul singer who died at age 26 after releasing a single unsuccessful album. The album later became hugely influential on early hiphop artists, eventually being sampled on hundreds of hiphop tracks over the past 35 years.