In 1991 a braindead woman was kept “alive” because she was pregnant. The baby was born alive.
In 2010, when Google replaced their logo with playable…
In 2010, when Google replaced their logo with playable Pacman, users spent an extra 36 seconds on the page. Assuming this time was wasted, it resulted in a $120M loss in man hours.
Immediately after the Challenger explosion, shares…
Immediately after the Challenger explosion, shares of every corporation involved in the Space Shuttle dropped. But by the end of the day, most had rebounded; only Morton Thiokol remained low. This was months before the official investigation found Thiokol to be responsible for the disaster.
No study has shown the food additive MSG…
No study has shown the food additive MSG to be dangerous and the entire public outcry against it in the 1970s was because of one letter sent to the New England Journal of Medicine.
During the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw…
During the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact soldiers, road signs in towns were removed or painted over to confuse invading troops—except for those indicating the way to Moscow.
Chaupadi is a traditional Hindu practice that…
Chaupadi is a traditional Hindu practice that banishes menstruating women — considered unclean — from the rest of the house. Nepali women are not allowed to touch kitchen utensils, share the same water source, go to school, or sleep inside the home during their periods. Instead, they sleep in huts, animal sheds, caves or even in the open.
St Augustine, who lived in the 4th century, advocated…
St Augustine, who lived in the 4th century, advocated that god should have made use of natural, evolutionary, original causes in the production of man’s body. He believed it was the soul that was created through a supernatural process, the body was created through a natural evolutionary process.
Mob boss John Gotti’s youngest son was hit by…
Mob boss John Gotti’s youngest son was hit by a neighbors car while riding a mini bike, and killed. Not long after the accident the neighbor went missing and has never been found.
There is a theory that humans were not fully conscious…
There is a theory that humans were not fully conscious until 3000 years ago, and that instead people heard their consciousnesses as a separate voice that commanded them, and this may have been the source of the beliefs of many ancient gods.
Animal Facts So Cute, They Cheered Selena Gomez Up
Here’s a list of facts that were just so cute, they made Selena Gomez stop crying.
1. A newborn panda weighs as much as a cup of tea.
Selena cries.
2. Squirrels will adopt an abandoned baby if its parents are gone.
Selena cries some more.
3. Honey bees communicate by dancing.
Selena stops crying for a moment.
4. Gentoo penguins propose to their mates with a pebble.
Selena starts to see a bright side.
5. Seahorses mate for life, and when they travel they hold each other’s tails.
Selena cracks a smile.
6. Sea otters hold hands when they sleep, so they don’t float away from each other.
This one makes Selena very happy.
7. Cows have best friends and they spend most of their time together.
Selena laughs hard at this because she can’t believe it.
8. Turtles can breathe through their butts.
Selena’s shocked.
9. Spiders can’t fly.
Selena is happy because, let’s be honest… No one likes a flying spider.
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