In the first quarter of 2014, the mobile game Candy Crush made 56% more money than all Nintendo games combined.
A programmer that had previously worked for NASA…
A programmer that had previously worked for NASA, testified under oath that voting machines can be manipulated by the software he helped develop.
In France and Belgium there is a folk character…
In France and Belgium there is a folk character called “The Whipping Father” who accompanies St. Nicholas. He beats naughty children with sticks and carries them away in a bag.
Every bald Russian leader since 1825…
Every bald Russian leader since 1825 has been succeeded by a leader with a full head of hair.
If a person is connected to a high enough…
If a person is connected to a high enough voltage and is cut, blood will spray from the wound rather than flow as normal.
Supreme Court found random drug checkpoints unconstitutional…
Supreme Court found random drug checkpoints unconstitutional in 2000. Since then, police have gotten into the habit of putting signs up warning drivers of upcoming drug checkpoints, and then detaining and searching drivers who make illegal u-turns.
A gallon of gasoline has 31,000,000…
A gallon of gasoline has 31,000,000 calories.
During the Vietnam War, American troops would eat…
During the Vietnam War, American troops would eat small amounts of C4 plastic explosive to get high.
Not arguing in a relationship represents a lack of interest. People who care about one another tend to argue now and again.
More then representing a lack of interest, not arguing in a relationship could in many cases be reflective of the level of comfort between two people. We tend to argue more readily with people with whom we are most familiar and comfortable with, such as our family members and friends we’ve known for years. When the […]
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NASCAR rose in popularity in 1979 after the first nationally…
NASCAR rose in popularity in 1979 after the first nationally televised race ended with the leaders crashing on the last lap, and then proceeding to fight in the muddied infield grass. With only 3 channels, and much of the the East Coast snowed in, it quickly became nationally known.