June 2012
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There are a set of conjoined twins attached at the...
There are a set of conjoined twins attached at the head that share brain tissue! Krysta and Tatiana are conjoined twins attached at the head. Conjoined twins are very rare, but their situation is even more unique than most. The girls share neural tissue in their thalamus, which they share.
They are able to see through each other’s eyes and feel what the other one feels. When you tickle one...
Lysol was once advertised as a feminine hygiene...
Lysol was once advertised as a feminine hygiene product and birth control. To be clear, unlike products such as Viagra and Kleenex, which were made for one purpose and were discovered to be highly useful for another, Lysol was always a disinfectant.
Never was it specifically made as birth control, yet from the 1920’s until the 1960’s, it was largely marketed for reasons other than cleaning...
PSA: Men are 24% less likely to go to the doctor...
PSA: Men are 24% less likely to go to the doctor than women. Take dad to get his blood pressure tested this Father’s Day and be eligible to win $4,000! In honor of men’s health week and father’s day, DoSomething.org is launching the largest preventable medicine campaign lead by teens.
Teens will help their fathers get healthy by taking them to their local drug store to get a...
Freddie Mercury recorded âThe Show Must Go Onâ...
Freddie Mercury recorded âThe Show Must Go Onâ in one take! Gerard Way called Mercury “the most inspirational frontman of all time.” Brian May was unsure that Mercury could sing the song. He could barely walk at the time and his health was steadily declining.
May told Mercury that he wasn’t sure he could sing the song due to his health. Mercury took a shot of vodka and said “I’ll F***ing...
On average, blondes take longer to get ready than...
On average, blondes take longer to get ready than brunettes. A study done in 2009 with 3000 participants showed that on average blondes take 7 minutes longer to get ready than brunettes. Brunettes take about 66 minutes to get ready, while blondes take 72 minutes each day.
Natural blondes have more hair than brunettes, too. It makes sense, because hair protects our scalps from the UV rays of...
There is a tree in the desert called the Tree of...
There is a tree in the desert called the Tree of Life! The Tree of Life located in a desert in Bahrain is the only vegetation as far as the eye can see. It is approximately 400 years old. It reaches 32 feet high and it’s about 1.2 miles from Jebel Dukhan, or Mountain of Smoke, which is a famous hill in Bahrain that is the highest point of the country.
The tree is on top of a 25 foot high sandy...
A five year old girl was visited by the cops for...
A five year old girl was visited by the cops for an overdue library books! Officers were sent to 13 houses recently in Charlton, Massachusetts to give notice that they had overdue books that needed to be paid for. At one home, there was a five year old girl who heard the conversation between her mother and the officer.
She began crying, because she thought the police were going to arrest her....
There is an anti-rape condom!
There is an anti-rape condom! Sonette Ehlers, a retired blood technician was extremely alarmed by the high rape statistics in South Africa, which has one of the highest rates in the world. She decided to do something about it and came up with the Rapex.
It is based off of the legend of the vagina dentata, or a vagina with a set of teeth. It comes from South Asian mythology and speculative...
The world's largest sperm bank exports sperm to...
The world’s largest sperm bank exports sperm to over 60 countries around the world.
It might seem kind of crazy that people would go to such lengths to get sperm from a specific place. Part of the reason is because in places all over the UK, there is a shortage of donor sperm.
As a result, Denmark has become the home to the world’s largest sperm bank. The bank is called Cryos, and...
It is possible to literally walk around the world...
It is possible to literally walk around the world in seconds! The Geographical south pole is one of the two places where the Earth’s axis of rotation meets with its surface. It is the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth and lies opposite its jollier brother, the North Pole.
The Geographical North Pole should not be confused the South Magnetic pole, which is nearby but based on the...
Heath Ledger directed the Joker's warning videos...
Heath Ledger directed the Joker’s warning videos in The Dark Knight. If you’ve seen The Dark Knight, you likely know we’re talking about the scenes that show the Joker issuing threats and warnings through recordings done with a camcorder.
The most recognizable line to come from these scenes is when the Joker says “Tonight, people are going to die.” Chris Nolan trusted Heath...
Gaylord Perryâs manger joked that âTheyâll...
Gaylord Perryâs manger joked that âTheyâll land man on the moon before he hits a home runâ â he scored one an hours after Apollo 11 landed. Gaylord Jackson Perry is a former MLB right-hand pitcher. Like most pithers, he was famous for his inability to hit a homerun, which caused his manager Alvin Dark to say “They’ll put man on the moon before he hits a home run.”
There are other...
A bouncing bomb was created during WWII!
A bouncing bomb was created during WWII! Created by British engineer Barnes Wallis, this bomb was one that could bounce on a body of water to its target in such a way that it would avoid obstacles like torpedo nets. The bomb’s speed upon arrival and the timing of its detonation could be predetermined and would remain unchanged. The bomb was used in the RAF’s Operation Chasitise of May 1943. It...
A chemical called Titin has a IUPAC name of 189...
A chemical called Titin has a IUPAC name of 189 819 letters! Titin: derived from the Greek titan (a giant deity, anything of great size). This is a fitting name considering its name. Because it is the largest known protein it also has the longest IUPAC name which starts with “methiony…” and ends with “…isoleucine” and contains about 1.5 thousand letters in between.
This makes...
It would take 11 Empire State buildings stacked on...
It would take 11 Empire State buildings stacked on top of each other to reach the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico! The Empire State Building in New York has 102 stories. Its antenna alone is 204 feet tall. The building and the antenna reach 1,454 feet. Even so, the Gulf of Mexico is so deep, it takes 11 Empire State buildings stacked on top of each other to reach the deepest point of the Gulf of...
Horseback Riding carries higher injury rate than...
Horseback Riding carries higher injury rate than motorcycle riding! Maybe it would be safer if Prince Charming rolled in on a Motocross instead. An estimated 30 million Americans ride horses annually, and more than 23 000 riders under the age of 25 have been hospitalized per year as a result.
Most injuries result from falls, and can have severe and often fatal consequences. This rate of...
Andre the Giant could apparently drink a keg of...
Andre the Giant could apparently drink a keg of beer in one sitting! Andre was a French pro wrestler and actor. He is best known for his role of Fezzik on “The Princess Bride.” His size was a result of acromegaly, which led him to be called “The Eighth Wonder of the World.”
Acromegaly is a syndrome where the pituitary glands produce excess growth hormones. It can cause severe disfiguring and...
âFall Out Boyâ was named after a Simpsons...
âFall Out Boyâ was named after a Simpsons character! Both are extremely famous, both are entertaining and addictive, but who would have thought that they have anything to do with one another. After all, Fall out Boy is an American pop punk band from Wilmette, Illnois. The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom from Fox Broadcasting Company.
Well turns out that the band was nameless for...
Asparagus used to be given to pilots to boost...
Asparagus used to be given to pilots to boost their night vision and attract fish to be caught! Asparagus actually contains chemicals that pass through the body and attract fish through our urine. The asparagus has been used for centuries as food. The ancient Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians all used the plant.
They dried the stems to use in the winter and cooked them and ate them raw in the...
