During the 1943 NFL season, both the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers had lost so many players to military service during WW2, that they were forced to temporarily merge in to the Steagles.
Project MKUltra was an illegal and clandestine program of experiments on human subjects…
Project MKUltra was an illegal and clandestine program of experiments on human subjects designed and undertaken by the CIA in the 1950s, which intended to identify and develop drugs and procedures to be used in interrogations and torture, in order to weaken the individual to force confessions through mind control.
This year, the U.S. government will allocate over 600 billion dollars to the Department…
This year, the U.S. government will allocate over 600 billion dollars to the Department of Defense. In contrast, NASA will receive just over 17 billion dollars in funding.
David Bowie declined the royal honor of Commander of the British…
David Bowie declined the royal honor of Commander of the British Empire, and turned down a knighthood.
Amidst the chaos of WW1, a German unit tried to leave their trenches under a flag of truce…
Amidst the chaos of WW1, a German unit tried to leave their trenches under a flag of truce on Easter Sunday, 1915. However, they were warned off by the British troops that opposed them.
During the 1932 World Series, while at-bat, Babe Ruth made a pointing gesture towards…
During the 1932 World Series, while at-bat, Babe Ruth made a pointing gesture towards the center field bleachers. On the next pitch, he hit a home run to center field.
In googol (10^100) years, the universe will be…
In googol (10^100) years, the universe will be virtually empty.
A man once filed a lawsuit against the Devil. However, the court refused the request…
A man once filed a lawsuit against the Devil. However, the court refused the request to proceed because the plaintiff had not included instructions for how the U.S. Marshal could serve process on Satan.
If we assume that only 5% of all the humans that will ever be born…
If we assume that only 5% of all the humans that will ever be born have already been born (about 60 billion), then we can predict that 1.2 trillion humans will ever be born. Assuming that the world population stabilizes at 10 billion at a life expectancy of 80 years, it can be estimated that the remaining 1.14 trillion humans that will ever be born will be born in 9120 years. This is the Doomsday Argument.
The average person will walk approximately the distance of 3 times around…
The average person will walk approximately the distance of 3 times around the planet in their lifetime.
L = Sd x D / C
L = (7500 steps) (0.672 m) x (71 years x 365 days) / 40 075 000 m
L = 3.26 laps