A Russian company won the Ig Nobel Peace Prize in 2012 for developing a method to turn military explosives into nanodiamonds. These nanodiamonds can be used as light beacons for cancer treatment.
There is a stuffed animal hospital that cleans and repairs beloved stuffed…
There is a stuffed animal hospital that cleans and repairs beloved stuffed animals and dolls. The toys are called patients, shipped in an ambulance box, and returned wearing a hospital bracelet with their name.
At the age of 5 years and 11 months, Ayan Qureshi took and passed Microsoft…
At the age of 5 years and 11 months, Ayan Qureshi took and passed Microsoft’s IT Technician Exam, making him the youngest certified computer specialist in the world.
The chills experienced when listening to music is a result of the brain…
The chills experienced when listening to music is a result of the brain releasing dopamine in anticipation of the peak moment during a song.
A Russian 4 year old left his abusive parents to live with a pack of wild dogs…
A Russian 4 year old left his abusive parents to live with a pack of wild dogs. Before his capture by police, he became the pack leader and escaped authorities three times. He later studied in Military School and served in the Russian Army.
John Lennon once called an ‘emergency board meeting’ of the Beatles in order…
John Lennon once called an ‘emergency board meeting’ of the Beatles in order to inform his bandmates that he’d realized, while tripping on acid, that he was the second coming of Jesus.
Despite being on hard times, one of the US most decorated war veterans repeatedly turned down…
Despite being on hard times, one of the US most decorated war veterans repeatedly turned down offers to appear in Alcohol and Tobacco commercials because he knew it would be a bad role model for young people. The soldier, Audie Murphy, had earned every single US Army Award for combat in WWII.
Leonard Nimoy fought to get pay equity for Nichelle…
Leonard Nimoy fought to get pay equity for Nichelle Nichols on Star Trek in the 1960s.
Károly Takács, a right handed Hungarian shooter, severely injured his right…
Károly Takács, a right handed Hungarian shooter, severely injured his right (shooting) hand in a grenade explosion. He retrained himself with his left hand and went on to win 2 Olympic Golds 10 years later.
Some aboriginal languages have no words for left/right. As a result, instead…
Some aboriginal languages have no words for left/right. As a result, instead of ordering a sequence of images showing someone getting older from left to right, like English speakers would, they order them from east to west, regardless of what way they are facing themselves.