The fizzy sensation on your tongue from carbonated drinks is not caused by the tiny bubbles popping; the fizz is our actual taste of carbon dioxide.
Morgan Freeman is against Black History…
Morgan Freeman is against Black History Month. “Dr. Martin Luther King is not a black hero. He is an American hero.”
The ‘G’ on the Green Bay Packer’s helmets stands…
The ‘G’ on the Green Bay Packer’s helmets stands for “greatness,” not Green Bay.
Programmers missed one bug in the Boeing 777 autopilot…
Programmers missed one bug in the Boeing 777 autopilot. Passengers on Flight 124 survived the roller coaster ride.
Dogs have ‘Eureka moments’ and enjoy the experience of solving…
Dogs have ‘Eureka moments‘ and enjoy the experience of solving a problem in order to obtain a reward.
There is a species of pig called “Mangalitsa” which has…
There is a species of pig called “Mangalitsa” which has wool on it which resembles that of a sheep.
Ursula and Sabina Eriksson, two Swedish twin sisters, had a “shared psychosis” and…
Ursula and Sabina Eriksson, two Swedish twin sisters, had a “shared psychosis” and ran into oncoming traffic on a highway while on holiday in the UK.
The Soviet Union attempted to domesticate moose…
The Soviet Union attempted to domesticate moose for use in a cavalry.
The courts in New Zealand allowed a child to be named…
The courts in New Zealand allowed a child to be named ‘Number 16 Bus Shelter’.
There was a woman who survived a gas chamber, three Nazi concentration camps…
There was a woman who survived a gas chamber, three Nazi concentration camps, testing by the infamous Nazi Doctor Josef Mengele, a death march, and shared a barracks with the dying Dutch teenager Anne Frank.