July 2011
Stretching before a workout is bad for you.... →
Stretching before a workout is bad for you. Instead of relaxing the muscles stretching causes the muscles to tighten. Stretching is still good for you. It can help improve your flexibility….
Frank Oz, the actor most famous for playing Yoda... →
Frank Oz, the actor most famous for playing Yoda from the Star Wars films, also performed as at least NINE different Muppets! Believe it or not, Oz was born to a pair of puppeteers, and was…
Apple made their own video game system in the 90s. →
Apple made their own video game system in the 90s. The Pippin, which Apple produced with the help of toy company Bandai, was a $600 CD-based game console that came out in 1995. This would…
For over a decade, players that were featured on... →
For over a decade, players that were featured on the cover of the Madden NFL video games were ‘cursed’ with a serious injury or a dramatic reduction in performance during the following season. Before 1999, most annual iterations of the
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The streets of Victor, Colorado used to be literally paved with GOLD
Victor, Colorado’s modern-day treasures are the results of its rich gold rush history …
Redheads require more anesthesia to get numb. →
Redheads require more anesthesia to get numb.
In an experiment, 10 brunettes and 10 redheads were given an anesthetic and were subjected to electrical shocks. The readheads required an…
Mr. Clean has a first name! →
Mr. Clean has a first name! In its first six months on the market, Mr. Clean became America’s top-selling household cleaner! Despite his ever-growing popularity, the immaculate bald cartoon…
A blind U2 fan got to play guitar on stage with... →
A blind U2 fan got to play guitar on stage with them! Adam Bevell from Mesa, Arizona was already having a good day. He was a huge U2 fan who had already attended 12 live performances from…
A kung fu master is able to hold a power drill to... →
A kung fu master is able to hold a power drill to his head for a full minute without being harmed! Nicknamed “The Unbreakable Body” by his peers, Master Hu Qiong is also able to press the…
In a group of 23 people, its more likely than not... →
In a group of 23 people, it’s more likely than not that at least 2 have the same birthday.
This actually comes from a famous problem known as the “Birthday Problem”. It’s a problem in…
A man pre-ordered Duke Nukem Forever a decade ago! →
A man pre-ordered Duke Nukem Forever a decade ago! Bill, a.k.a. “Slash000”, put down $10 back on August 13, 2001 in anticipation of the game’s release later that year. Little did he know that…
June 2011
Only one of the original Seven Wonders of the... →
Only one of the original Seven Wonders of the World is still standing today.
The Great Pyramid of Giza is still standing. The other six wonders have all been destroyed.
The Temple of…
The Hangoverrsquo;s Ken Jeong is a doctor in real... →
The Hangoverrsquo;s Ken Jeong is a doctor in real life! The son of Korean immigrants, Jeong graduated from Duke University in 1990 and then completed medical school at the University of North…
A narwhalrsquo;s horn is actually its tooth! →
A narwhalrsquo;s horn is actually its tooth!
Narwhals have extra long tusk-like teeth that grow out so long that they pierce through their lips and come out looking like a horn. The male…
King George I didnrsquo;t speak English as his... →
King George I didnrsquo;t speak English as his first language!
Before becoming the King of England, George I was originally from Hanover in what is now Germany. As the closest living…
Ewoks are never actually referred to by name in... →
Ewoks are never actually referred to by name in Return of the Jedi. So THIS explains why I called them “the furry bear things” during my first viewing of the Star Wars trilogy back when I was…
May 2011
Venezuela just suspended its first driver's... →
Venezuela just suspended its first driver’s license EVER!
On the other hand, President Chavez can still drive a 1-seater tractor with 5 passengers.
As the top oil-producing…
Millions of years ago, giant shrimp used to be the... →
Millions of years ago, giant shrimp used to be the largest predators in the ocean. Talk about Jumbo Shrimp: these beasts could range from 2 to 6 feet long! They ruled the seas during the…
