After Betelgeuse goes supernova, it will be brighter than a full moon and visible during the day. It will shine for weeks/months before fading away. It will likely explode within a million years.
Finland is a future-obsessed nation. It was the first country in the world to…
Finland is a future-obsessed nation. It was the first country in the world to offer a master’s degree in futures studies, has a special parliamentary committee for the future, and its government is required by law to produce an official review of the future every four years.
A mysterious young woman known only as “Bionerd23″ has spent the last…
A mysterious young woman known only as “Bionerd23″ has spent the last couple of years wandering around the destroyed nuclear plant at Chernobyl, ignoring the radiation danger and occasionally eating radioactive apples. Despite her dozens of YouTube videos, no one seems to know who she is.
A woman spent 12 years in a Kansas mental institution against her will…
A woman spent 12 years in a Kansas mental institution against her will after being diagnosed as a schizophrenic because they assumed she was mentally ill and speaking gibberish. She was really Tarahumara Indian from Mexico who spoke a rare dialect.
A writer tested how hard it was for unknowns to get published by querying…
A writer tested how hard it was for unknowns to get published by querying the National Book Award winning novel “Steps”. All thirteen agents and fourteen publishers rejected it, including Random House, which had published the book but didn’t recognize it.
Nikola Tesla was born during a fierce lightning storm. According…
Nikola Tesla was born during a fierce lightning storm. According to family legend, midway through the birth, the midwife wrung her hands and declared the lightning a bad omen. This child will be a child of darkness, she said, to which his mother replied: “No. He will be a child of light.”
Some areas in Scotland and Japan switched to blue street lights…
Some areas in Scotland and Japan switched to blue street lights at night and saw a decrease in crime and suicide rates.
A German student drove up to a Hell’s Angels clubhouse…
A German student drove up to a Hell’s Angels clubhouse, mooned the group, threw a puppy at them, and escaped on a bulldozer.
In May 1997, Mattel introduced Share a Smile Becky, a doll in a…
In May 1997, Mattel introduced Share a Smile Becky, a doll in a pink wheelchair. A 17-year-old high school student with cerebral palsy pointed out the doll wouldn’t fit in the elevator of Barbie’s Dream House. Mattel announced it would redesign the house in the future to accommodate the doll.
A sleeping pilot awoke to see Venus in the night sky, mistook it for an oncoming…
A sleeping pilot awoke to see Venus in the night sky, mistook it for an oncoming plane and dove the plane down. Unsecured passengers were thrown against the ceiling.