The painter Raphael snuck into the Sistine Chapel to look at the unfinished work while Michelangelo was gone, and upon seeing the paintings, went back to a completed painting of his own at the Church of Sant’Agostino, scraped it off the wall, and started completely over.
Nepal airlines, having one of the worst safety records in the world…
Nepal airlines, having one of the worst safety records in the world, once sacrificed goats to fix technical problems with one of their aircraft.
Kåre Rodahl, a Norwegian physician and physiologist, a research…
Kåre Rodahl, a Norwegian physician and physiologist, a research fellow in Arctic physiology and medicine in the United States, met his future wife for the first time when he was parachuting, coincidentally landing beside her while she was milking a cow.
In 1973, three astronauts on the Skylab 4 space station…
In 1973, three astronauts on the Skylab 4 space station went on strike after being over worked, demanding more time for contemplating the universe and in Pogue’s words “studying the, the Earth below, and ourselves”: the first strike in space.
Our walking speed is affected by whom we’re with…
Our walking speed is affected by whom we’re with: men’s pace slows down by an average of 7% when walking with female partners they’re interested in; women walking together move the slowest; and men walking with male friends moved at speeds faster than either man’s preferred walking speed.
Our walking speed is affected by whom we’re with…
Our walking speed is affected by whom we’re with: men’s pace slows down by an average of 7% when walking with female partners they’re interested in; women walking together move the slowest; and men walking with male friends moved at speeds faster than either man’s preferred walking speed.
3 years after illegally joining the Marines at the…
3 years after illegally joining the Marines at the age of 14, Jacklyn Lucas snuck onto a ship bound for Iwo Jima, stormed the beach without a rifle, and threw himself on top of two grenades to protect his team. He survived, and earned the Medal of Honor at the age of 17.
3 years after illegally joining the Marines at the…
3 years after illegally joining the Marines at the age of 14, Jacklyn Lucas snuck onto a ship bound for Iwo Jima, stormed the beach without a rifle, and threw himself on top of two grenades to protect his team. He survived, and earned the Medal of Honor at the age of 17.
Sharon Osbourne sold all of Ozzy Osbournes cars…
Sharon Osbourne sold all of Ozzy Osbourne’s cars when she found out he was drinking and driving.
Sharon Osbourne sold all of Ozzy Osbournes cars…
Sharon Osbourne sold all of Ozzy Osbourne’s cars when she found out he was drinking and driving.