In 2013, Coca-Cola cancelled a promotion that paired randomly generated English and French words inside their caps until a lady received one that said “You Retard”. 10
In 2013, Coca-Cola cancelled…
Forty years ago, a prominent designer…
Forty years ago, a prominent designer received a call from an undergrad architecture student who told him that a design flaw in his 59-story Manhattan skyscraper could cause it to collapse during a storm. Initially he scoffed, then disturbingly, figured that she was right. 00
10 Interesting Facts About Russia
Russia is a fascinating country, rich in history and culture.
It’s also very misunderstood by many of us in the West. Take a look at these 10 facts about the largest country on Earth.
1. Not on time
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2. Looks like fun
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3. Glass Beach
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4. Hmmmm
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5. Good idea
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6. Meteor
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7. Comrade SpongeBob
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8. Doesn’t sound like fun
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9. Cool
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10. Okay…
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The Procrastinators’ Club of America…
The Procrastinators’ Club of America, based in Pennsylvania, publishes a newsletter called “Last Month’s Newsletter”. “Procrastination is a great philosophy. What you worried about yesterday, by tomorrow . . . hah,” said the club’s President, shrugging his shoulders. “If you put off these momentous decisions, you find they weren’t so important.” Club members attended the […]
Two Walmart employees fell…
Two Walmart employees fell in love and got married in the same store where they worked in. “We didn’t know where we wanted to get married, and we didn’t have a lot of money to do anything big. Everybody we know works at Walmart …all our friends are here.” 00
During combat, a US Marine…
During combat, a US Marine’s rifle jammed, so he called customer service to help him fix it. 01
Shinrin-yoku (meaning “forest…
Shinrin-yoku (meaning “forest bathing”) is considered a form of nature therapy in Japan which has positive effects on mental and nervous wellbeing. It consists essentially in taking long walks in forests. 10
On his travels through the Arctic…
On his travels through the Arctic, naturalist George Steller described a mysterious creature known as the Danish Sea Ape. While this has since perplexed scientists, evidence indicates that he was not describing an animal, but rather subtly mocking the ship’s Danish captain, who he despised. 00
Tommy Hilfiger’s new line of clothing…
Tommy Hilfiger’s new line of clothing includes a weird feature. You can earn reward points by wearing the clothes, thanks to a smart chip embedded in them. You can eventually redeem these points for Hilfiger gift cards or merchandise. 00
A Japanese company has awarded…
A Japanese company has awarded its non-smoking employees 6 extra vacation days to compensate for the smoker’s smoke breaks. 00