There has been a number of long term studies on the possibility of dosing food in radiation as a form of preservation and sterilization. However, while it has been found to be completely safe, there is a large resistance to it because of the negative impression of and confusion over radiation.
Humans have an instinctual biochemical reaction to baby features in animals…
Humans have an instinctual biochemical reaction to baby features in animals – big eyes, proportionately big heads, etc. – that produces maternalistic emotions. Disney has exploited this instinct in every movie.
8000 people follow a twitter account called “Cologne Cathedral” that tweets…
8000 people follow a twitter account called “Cologne Cathedral” that tweets “DONG” every hour. The amount of “DONGs” shows the time.
Because of Valentine’s Day, March is the biggest month…
Because of Valentine’s Day, March is the biggest month for pregnancy test sales.
Police in west Germany located a man who had a warrant for unpaid fines…
Police in west Germany located a man who had a warrant for unpaid fines. They confronted him just as his slot machine struck a jackpot, and he avoided jail time by paying his fine on the spot.
If we assume that only 5% of all the humans that will ever be born…
If we assume that only 5% of all the humans that will ever be born have already been born (about 60 billion), then we can predict that 1.2 trillion humans will ever be born. Assuming that the world population stabilizes at 10 billion at a life expectancy of 80 years, it can be estimated that the remaining 1.14 trillion humans that will ever be born will be born in 9120 years. This is the Doomsday Argument.
The average person will walk approximately the distance of 3 times around…
The average person will walk approximately the distance of 3 times around the planet in their lifetime.
L = Sd x D / C
L = (7500 steps) (0.672 m) x (71 years x 365 days) / 40 075 000 m
L = 3.26 laps
In seasons 9 and 10 of the popular American sitcom ‘Friends’, each of the star…
In seasons 9 and 10 of the popular American sitcom ‘Friends’, each of the star cast members were paid $1 million per episode.
In November 2008, the discovery of an eye-witness account on how…
In November 2008, the discovery of an eye-witness account on how Hitler was treated after being shot on the Western Front during World War I was announced in the press. According to the report, Hitler was monorchid.
When Marlon Brando was studying to become an actor in New York…
When Marlon Brando was studying to become an actor in New York, a teacher instructed his class to act like chickens, and added that a nuclear bomb was about to fall on them. Most of the class clucked and ran around wildly, but Brando sat calmly and pretended to lay an egg. Asked by Adler why he had chosen to react this way, he said, “I’m a chicken – What do I know about bombs?” Brando is hailed for bringing realism to film acting.