Recently, a CT scan revealed that a 12th century Buddha statue was actually the casing for a mummified human being.
Multimillionaire Forrest Fenn has hidden a treasure worth in between 1 million and 3 million…
Multimillionaire Forrest Fenn has hidden a treasure worth in between 1 million and 3 million in the Rocky Mountains. To find it, you must solve his riddle. So far, no one has found it.
North Korea is the only country to have been caught cheating…
North Korea is the only country to have been caught cheating at the International Mathematical Olympiad. Twice.
An Australian company wants to resurrect gladiator…
An Australian company wants to resurrect gladiator duels with carbon-fiber suits.
Finland has a 20-year plan for its country brand. The 365-page government report includes…
Finland has a 20-year plan for its country brand. The 365-page government report includes plans to become a silicon valley of social innovations, a land where the lakes are drinkable, and a country that has managed to export its unbeatable education.
Bacteria that eats and survives on electricity alone…
Bacteria that eats and survives on electricity alone, was found in the ocean floor.
A New York ad agency tried marketing laundry detergent to Arab consumers through the use…
A New York ad agency tried marketing laundry detergent to Arab consumers through the use of sequential pictures showing laundry being cleaned. However, the advertisers didn’t realize Arabic was read from right to left and their ad actually depicted the detergent soiling the clothing after wash.
Disney successfully lobbied Congress to extend the length of copyright protection….
Disney successfully lobbied Congress to extend the length of copyright protection in order to prevent Mickey Mouse from entering the public domain. The law was later referred to as the Mickey Mouse Protection Act.
In 1999, a Slovak linguist created language “Slovio”, simplified Slavic language…
In 1999, a Slovak linguist created language “Slovio”, simplified Slavic language, as simple as Esperanto but understood by some 400 million Slavs around the world.
In the New Deal, FDR called for a new tax program called the Revenue…
In the New Deal, FDR called for a new tax program called the Revenue Act of 1935, which imposed an income tax of 79% on incomes over $5 million. This tax rate affected literally one person: John D. Rockefeller.