In the poorest areas of Africa, people wave oiled-up pans in the air, so that Midge Flies stick to it. After catching enough bugs, they are scraped off and cooked into a meatball. Catching the flies with the pan is very entertaining for the kids in the village.
In an experiment, a Google A.I supercomputer was given free access to the Internet…
In an experiment, a Google A.I supercomputer was given free access to the Internet and the ability to examine the contents of the network. There were no restrictions or guidelines, the powerful super intelligence was simply allowed to explore the entire human history and experience. And what do you think this supercomputer has chosen out […]
Anne Frank wrote in her famous diary, “When I write I can shake off all my cares…
Anne Frank wrote in her famous diary, “When I write I can shake off all my cares. My sorrow disappears, my spirits are revived! But, and that’s a big question, will I ever be able to write something great, will I ever become a journalist or a writer?”
Conan O’Brien has majored in history and literature, graduated with a…
Conan O’Brien has majored in history and literature, graduated with a magna cum laude from Harvard University, and wrote his senior thesis on the use of children as symbols in the works of William Faulkner and Flannery O’Connor.
In some Asian countries, funeral strippers are sometimes hired to remove their clothing…
In some Asian countries, funeral strippers are sometimes hired to remove their clothing during a funeral in an effort to attract more mourners.
There is a town in Mexico where people have a huge…
There is a town in Mexico where people have a huge fist fight to summon rain.
Albert Podell spent 50 years and $300,000 visiting every country on…
Albert Podell spent 50 years and $300,000 visiting every country on earth. Along the way he ate mice and live monkey brains, and was almost lynched. He rates each country according to the quality of their toilet paper.
The reason we say “redhead” instead of “orangehead”” for hair color is because English…
The reason we say “redhead” instead of “orangehead”” for hair color is because English didn’t differentiate between the colors until the 1540s, long after the term was coined.
Blockbusting is a business practice used by real estate brokers to buy a house…
Blockbusting is a business practice used by real estate brokers to buy a house in a white neighborhood, rent it to a black family, and buy the rest of the neighborhood at a discounted price after urging nervous white families to leave the neighborhood.
Bob Ross was a Master Sergent in the US Airforce. He was required to be…
Bob Ross was a Master Sergent in the US Airforce. He was required to be “mean and tough,” to be “the guy who scream at you for being late to work.” After 20 years he left the military and decided “he would never scream again.” 3 years later he started “The Joy of Painting”.