Iceland has such a small population that an Icelandic company has released an “Anti-incest app” which prevents Icelanders from accidentally dating their relatives.
In this insane Russian dashcam video, an unidentified pedestrian…
In this insane Russian dashcam video, an unidentified pedestrian demonstrated incredible survival instinct while avoiding being hit by a car.
A Starbucks grande coffee has 320 milligrams of caffeine, over four times…
A Starbucks grande coffee has 320 milligrams of caffeine, over four times the amount of caffeine in a Red Bull and the Starbucks cinnamon chip scone has more calories than a McDonald’s quarter pounder with 480 calories.
A scientist stationed in Antarctica managed to score a date…
A scientist stationed in Antarctica managed to score a date through Tinder with a girl camping just 45 minutes away.
President Garfield’s assassin chose an ivory-handled gun over a…
President Garfield’s assassin chose an ivory-handled gun over a similar wooden-handled model because he knew it would look better in a museum exhibit.
Hitler used amphetamines to “enhance” his troops, and there was even…
Hitler used amphetamines to “enhance” his troops, and there was even an incident where Russians stumbled upon German troops who wasted all their ammo during amphetamine-induced psychosis.
Coca-Cola was originally sweetened with wine. Before the wine…
Coca-Cola was originally sweetened with wine. Before the wine was switched out for sugar, it was known as “Pemberton’s French Wine Coca”. It was a 1886 prohibition law enacted in Atlanta that caused its inventor, Dr. John S. Pemberton, to rewrite the formula.
Shakuntala Devi, an Indian mental calculator,was asked to give…
Shakuntala Devi, an Indian mental calculator, was asked to give the 23rd root of a 201-digit number; she answered in 50 seconds. Her answer was confirmed by calculations done at the US Bureau of Standards for which a special program had to be written to perform such a large calculation.
A woman accidentally dropped her engagement ring into a homeless man’s…
A woman accidentally dropped her engagement ring into a homeless man’s change cup. The man, Billy Ray Harris, returned the ring to the woman. A fund was started by the woman and her husband to raise money for Harris. Three months later they had raised over $190,000.
Cows enjoy solving problems and have been known to jump into…
Cows enjoy solving problems and have been known to jump into the air excitedly when they finally crack a tough one.