ETS, a “non-profit” organisation, has a monopoly over graduate testing, pays its CEO more than a million dollars a year, has 36 Senior VPs or VPs earning $400,000+ a year, made $7,000,000 in profits in 2009, and maintains a 360 acre campus with swimming pools, heliports and hotels.
A mysterious lake, over 10m deep, appeared…
A mysterious lake, over 10m deep, appeared overnight in the Tunisian desert.
Bette Nesmith was a typist in the 1950s. She invented…
Bette Nesmith was a typist in the 1950s. She invented white-out because she was fed up with having to scrap a whole page due to a typo. Later she sold her company for over 40 millions.
There are areas where it is common for people to live over…
There are areas where it is common for people to live over 100 years are known as “Blue Zones”. There are 5 on Earth: Sardinia, Italy; Okinawa, Japan; Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica; Loma Linda, California; and Icaria, Greece.
In France, it is illegal for grocery stores to throw away edible…
In France, it is illegal for grocery stores to throw away edible food. Stores must donate edible, unused food to charity or facilities that process it into animal feed or compost.
A man trapped in a coma for 12 years was aware of everything…
A man trapped in a coma for 12 years was aware of everything. His hatred of Barney reruns constantly playing helped him to regain control of his mind.
90% of media in the US is controlled by 6 major…
90% of media in the US is controlled by 6 major news networks known as “The Big Six.”
The cast of Super Mario Brothers was constantly…
The cast of Super Mario Brothers was constantly drunk while filming just to get through their scenes.
The Nazis had helicopters, and even launched them from battleships…
The Nazis had helicopters, and even launched them from battleships. BMW was going to mass produce a battlefield version, but the factory was destroyed in a bombing raid.
In 2003, the US sugar industry lobbied congress to block…
In 2003, the US sugar industry lobbied congress to block a WHO report which would set guidelines for sugar intake at 10% of daily calories. Congress blocked the report by threatening to cut all WHO funding if it was released, and backed the industry’s sugar intake recommendation of 25% daily.