Seinfeld, Mad About You, and Friends all exist in the same universe. Kramer is subletting his apartment from Paul; Jamie appeared in an episode of Friends and mistook Phoebe for Ursula; Ursula works as a waitress in Mad About You.
While best known for its…
While best known for its railroad operations, the Southern Pacific Company also owned and operated telegraph and telephone lines under the name Southern Pacific Railroad Internal Networking Telephony, which would later become the telecommunications company known by the acronym “Sprint.”
An astronomer travelled…
An astronomer travelled to India in 1760 to observe Venus. His ship blew off course, and he missed the date. He stayed in India for 8 years to try again, but the sky was too cloudy. When he returned home, he had been declared dead, his wife remarried, his estate plundered, and his job lost. […]
Actor George C. Scott was…
Actor George C. Scott was nominated and eventually won the Best Actor Oscar for his role in ‘Patton’. He refused to accept the award based on his belief that each performance is unique and actors shouldn’t be in competition with each other. He stayed home and slept through the awards show.
Charles Darwin was one…
Charles Darwin was one of the first people to come up with the idea of putting wheels on his office chair, so that he could work faster.
Lewis Fry Richardson derived…
Lewis Fry Richardson derived many of the complex equations needed for weather prediction in the 1920’s. However, the math was so difficult that to predict the weather six hours in advance, it took him six weeks to do the calculations.
Major orange juice producers add…
Major orange juice producers add chemical fragrances called “flavor packs” to their juice to provide the signature taste of their brand because orange juice loses its flavor during pasteurization and de-oxygenation. The formulas vary to give a brand’s trademark taste. If you’re discerning you may have noticed Minute Maid has a candy like orange flavor. […]
MS The World is the largest privately…
MS The World is the largest privately owned residential yacht. The 150-200 residents who live aboard make decisions about the ship’s itinerary, finances, and lifestyle and are looked after by a crew of 280. Apartments cost between $2-15 million.
One of the oldest children…
One of the oldest children’s lullabies was found on an ancient Babylonian tablet, believed to be from around 2,000BC. Rather than being soothing, it instead has a menacing tone. In it, a baby being is threatened with punishment for disturbing the family god with its crying. Here is the lyrics: Little baby in the dark […]
When Charlie Sheen came…
When Charlie Sheen came out as HIV positive, it led to a 95 percent increase in over the counter HIV home testing kits and 2.75 million searches on the topic, dubbed “The Charlie Sheen Effect.” Some said that Sheen did more for awareness of HIV than most UN events.