A man who was attacked and beaten outside of a bar turned into a math genius. Jason Padgett never made it past pre-algebra but after the injury, he began seeing the world in pixelated, geometrics shapes, understood the concept of pi and had a sudden ability to hand-draw complex fractals.
The experience of hearing voices among schizophrenia…
The experience of hearing voices among schizophrenia patients is influenced by culture. In the US, patients typically report hearing angry/violent voices. In India and Africa, patients are more likely to report hearing friendly/entertaining voices.
A Deadpool comic released in 2004 predicts Ryan…
A Deadpool comic released in 2004 predicts Ryan Reynolds playing his character in the 2016 film.
People of Sweden love Donald Duck so much…
People of Sweden love Donald Duck so much, they had to make voting for him illegal.
In a 2011 experiment where rats were presented…
In a 2011 experiment where rats were presented with chocolate chips and a caged rat, test subjects would first free the caged rat, then share the food.
Ancient Egyptian workmen who dug the pharaohs…
Ancient Egyptian workmen who dug the pharaohs’ tombs got paid sick leave, according to 3000 year-old records.
In 1965, a Ukrainian farmer dug up the lower jawbone of a mammoth…
In 1965, a Ukrainian farmer dug up the lower jawbone of a mammoth. Further excavations revealed the presence of 4 huts, made up of a total of 149 mammoth bones. These dwellings, dating back some 15,000 years, were determined to have been some of the oldest shelters ever built.
Judy Garland was put on a diet while filming The Wizard…
Judy Garland was put on a diet while filming The Wizard of Oz. That diet, consisted of chicken soup, coffee, and … 80 cigarettes a day. She was 16 years old.
Hitler sanctioned the construction of a six-wheeled…
Hitler sanctioned the construction of a six-wheeled 3,000hp Mercedes-Benz intended to break the land speed record. It was 27ft long and made its power from a 44.5 liter V12.
Fifty-five years ago today, astronaut…
Fifty-five years ago today, astronaut Yuri Gagarin made history, when he got into Soviet Vostok 1 spaceship capsule and launched into space. Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space. Reports praised Gagarin for his perfect flight, but in fact he didn’t pilot the Vostok capsule. Psychologists working with the Soviet Space Program were worried […]