Up until the early ’90’s, appliances sold in Britain were NOT required to have a plug on them. If you purchased a toaster, you were expected to buy a plug and wire it in.
10 Facts About Earthquakes
Although earthquakes of varying magnitude happen hundreds of thousands of times every year, it’s fortunate that only a tiny number of that total are powerful enough to cause damage to property and loss of human life. For thousands of years earthquakes were a mystery to mankind, and only in modern times have we come to […]
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Keiko, the orca who starred in Free Willy was released in the wild in July…
Keiko, the orca who starred in Free Willy was released in the wild in July of 2002 after being in captivity for 23 years. A few weeks after his release, he showed up at a Norwegian fjord in hopes of seeking human contact and would even give children rides on his back.
A jobless Irish lady who won a lotto jackpot of $46m, now plans to donate…
A jobless Irish lady who won a lotto jackpot of $46m, now plans to donate all but $2m to her town and to give local people a chance. She said “I know what it’s like to have nothing …that’s why I’m giving it away – I can’t miss what I never had.”
Mariya Oktyabrskaya, husband died in WW2 so she sold all of her belongings…
Mariya Oktyabrskaya, who’s husband died in WW2 so she sold all of her belongings and built a tank “The Angry Girlfriend” for revenge. Mariya, often disregarding orders not to, would leap out of her tank and repair the tank, amidst heavy fire. She became the first female tanker to ever win the Hero of the Soviet Union award.
Africa’s true size isn’t shown on standard maps and it’s larger…
Africa’s true size isn’t shown on standard maps and it’s larger than China, West Europe, and the US combined.
King Tut was mummified with…
King Tut was mummified with an erection.
There was a death metal band whose lead vocalist…
There was a death metal band whose lead vocalist was a parrot.
10 Facts About The Heart
No organ in your body works as hard as your heart – physically speaking, that is. When you think about the fact that your heart is beating at least once per second, and in most cases, a bit more than that, for your entire lifetime, it gives you somewhat of an idea just how much […]
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In 1995 the Church of Scientology imprisoned…
In 1995 the Church of Scientology imprisoned, dehydrated and starved a mentally ill woman for 17 days until she died.