The average American woman of today weighs the same as the average American man of the 1960s.
A man was arrested and convicted of being a…
A man was arrested and convicted of being a homosexual after witnesses caught him drinking Baileys Irish Cream.
Between 28 and 32 is…
Between 28 and 32 is, statistically, the best age to get married.
The 1999 Sega Dreamcast game Shenmue…
The 1999 Sega Dreamcast game Shenmue strived for accuracy to the point of replicating the weather in Yokosuka, Japan in 1987.
Around 1.5 million people were evicted….
Around 1.5 million people were evicted in Beijing in preparation for the 2008 Olympics.
Former president Gerald Ford turned down contract offers…
Former president Gerald Ford turned down contract offers from both the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions so he could attend law school at Yale.
The word “robot” was first used in a 1920 play…
The word “robot” was first used in a 1920 play and was derived from the Slavic word for “slave labor.”
In the 18th century many prominent voices were concerned by…
In the 18th century many prominent voices were concerned by an ‘epidemic’ affecting young people whereby they were spending too much time reading books. It was diagnosed as ‘a dangerous disease’ called ‘reading rage, reading fever, reading mania or reading lust.’
Arnold Schwarzenegger saved a drowning man’s life…
Arnold Schwarzenegger saved a drowning man’s life in 2004 by swimming out 100 yards and bringing him back to shore.
The Monster Study was an experiment designed to induce stuttering…
The Monster Study was an experiment designed to induce stuttering in otherwise normal-speaking orphan children. Some of the children were praised for their speech, while others ridiculed and belittled… these children later developed speech problems that lasted their entire life.