Your brain is more active daydreaming than when you are paying attention in school.
A Catholic Church in San Francisco installed a water system…
A Catholic Church in San Francisco installed a water system above its doorways to drench homeless people who tried to sleep there.
There is a theory that predicts that the universe is…
There is a theory that predicts that the universe is a projected 3D illusion created by a 2D surface on the outermost edges of space. Not too different from a hologram.
Many Native American tribes recognized as many as four genders…
Many Native American tribes recognized as many as four genders, and people who would be considered homosexuals by modern standards were revered and respected for carrying “two spirits”.
A currently populated, unincorporated mining town in the United States…
A currently populated, unincorporated mining town in the United States seceded from the Union in 1850, forming the “Great Republic of Rough and Ready”. Secession was rescinded less than three months later when its citizens noticed that they could not celebrate US independence.
A man convicted for violating a century-old Michigan…
A man convicted for violating a century-old Michigan law against swearing near women and children challenged it in court and eventually won with the courts striking down the law.
In the 70s the US tapped an underwater comm line located…
In the 70s the US tapped an underwater comm line located between two USSR harbors using navy divers deployed from a submarine. Submarines returned with divers every month to retrieve the tapes, and the Soviets never found out despite having a network of sonar sensors.
All living humans are related to a single woman through….
All living humans are related to a single woman through unbroken, maternal line. She is known as Mitochondrial Eve and is estimated to have lived around 100,000 – 200,000 years ago. All living men are related to a single man through an unbroken paternal line. That man is known as the Y-chromosomal Adam and he […]
There’s a resort near Disney World that is just for kids…
There’s a resort near Disney World that is just for kids with terminal illness and their families. There is no waiting list and they won’t turn away any child. It was started by a Holocaust survivor.
There’s a privately owned 644′ cruise ship built…
There’s a privately owned 644′ cruise ship built with 168 permanent residences. Some owners live on the ship full time.