Igbo Ora is a town in Nigeria known as the “twins capital of the world”. It’s in the south west part of Nigeria which has a documented 50 sets of twins born out of every 1,000 births. Locals say it is due to an okra leaf they eat. One woman says it’s responsible for her […]
When Toyota introduced its first…
When Toyota introduced its first model in the USA, the Crown, in 1957, they attempted a common American advertising stunt – an endurance run from Los Angeles to New York. However, the car barely managed to reach Las Vegas.
Honeybees sleep between five…
Honeybees sleep between five and eight hours a day, some bees hold each other’s legs as they sleep. Colonies are divided into different sectors of work. There are cleaners, nurses, security guards, also collection bees whose sole job is to cache nectar in comb. Promotions happen as well.
Andreas Mihavecz is an Austrian…
Andreas Mihavecz is an Austrian who was taken into custody and forgotten in his cell for 18 days by policemen. He lost 24 kg (53 pounds) and holds the record of surviving the longest without any food or liquids.
Richard Proenneke left his…
Richard Proenneke left his career as a heavy equipment operator, flew to a remote Alaskan lake, built a log cabin by hand, and lived alone for 30 years.
There’s a town in the Netherlands…
There’s a town in the Netherlands that has no roads or cars and everyone travels by foot, bike or canal.
A slave, Nearest Green…
A slave, Nathan “Nearest” Green, taught Jack Daniels how to make whiskey and was credited as the first master distiller.
Sean Bean is so afraid of flying that…
Sean Bean is so afraid of flying that while filming The Fellowship of the Ring, he chose to hike across the countryside rather than take a helicopter.
According to the EPA, handling…
According to the EPA, handling most receipt paper (aka thermal paper) is likely dangerous to your health, due to the high levels of BPA, and using hand sanitizer before handling a receipt exponentially increases the amount of the chemical you absorb into your body.
The U.S. military uses a ‘context-based’…
The U.S. military uses a ‘context-based’ learning technique from the Mormon Church for teaching new languages to recruits in as little as 5 weeks, even the Army’s Intelligence Brigade enlists former missionaries to fill its ranks.