There are 8,400 attack helicopters in the world. The US owns 6,400 of them. Also, the US has 10 aircraft carriers. The rest of the world also has 10….combined.
Eating instant noodles two or more times a week has been associated with…
Eating instant noodles two or more times a week has been associated with cardiometabolic syndrome, which raises a person’s likelihood of developing heart disease
A young man impersonated a police officer with an authentic-looking…
A young man impersonated a police officer with an authentic-looking uniform and car and then set up his own fake police station where he kept records of possible crimes and interrogated “suspects” who were handcuffed to a chair.
Christine Maggiore was an activist with HIV who said it didn’t cause AIDS…
Christine Maggiore was an activist with HIV who said it didn’t cause AIDS. She convinced thousands of people not to test for AIDS and to have unprotected sex. When she got pregnant she didn’t use medication to prevent the risk of transmission; her daughter died at age 3. Maggiore died of AIDS.
Cockroaches grown in space became quicker and stronger than…
Cockroaches grown in space became quicker and stronger than their terrestrial counterparts.
Benjamin Franklin designed one of the first American coins, and instead…
Benjamin Franklin designed one of the first American coins, and instead of saying “In God We Trust,” it said “Mind Your Business.”
Three of Nigeria’s wealthiest pastors spent more than $60…
Three of Nigeria’s wealthiest pastors spent more than $60 million on private jets between March 2009 and March 2011.
A Prince Edward Island resident has sent out over 4,800 bottled…
A Prince Edward Island resident has sent out over 4,800 bottled messages into the Atlantic and has received more than 3,100 responses. He typically receives 150 Christmas cards from the people he’s contacted by bottle each year.
If you clap your hands in front of Chichen Itza’s El Castillo…
If you clap your hands in front of Chichen Itza’s El Castillo pyramid, the echo will sound like a chirping bird.
In 1968 big wave surfer Eddie Aikau was selected to be the first lifeguard…
In 1968 big wave surfer Eddie Aikau was selected to be the first lifeguard at Waimea beach in Oahu. Not a single person died during his time as a lifeguard and he rescued over 500 people.