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Myth Have you ever stood under the CN tower or any tall building for that matter and worry that you might be killed by a … Read more

Myth At some point in your life you’ve probably been told that you are either left-brained or right-brained (*cough cough* careers class). And if you … Read more

Myth You’ve probably had the terrifying experience taking care of an accepting a babysitting request to a sweet little angel, only to find out that … Read more

It’s quite an ego boost to know you’re the only person in the history of the world to have accomplished something, especially when you’ve devoted … Read more

Christopher Nolan has always been fascinated by perception and memory, ideas that have defined his films since Following and Memento. With Inception, he’s made a … Read more

The sun sets before four in the afternoon and the temperatures rarely surge above freezing, and yet winter is Denmark’s favorite season thanks to the … Read more

Robin Williams, Princess Diana, Heath Ledger…you likely never met them but felt pain when you heard about their deaths. Maybe you tweeted about their deaths … Read more

Publishing a novel is a daunting goal, but it is possible. The following authors all have one thing in common: their first books were published … Read more

With Alibi You Always Have A Witness You can never be sure what you may run into over the course of your day. Unexpected occurrences … Read more

OK, this is a weird one, but give the idea a chance: Bioengineers in California are hard at work making cheese — real cheese — … Read more

Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940) was a man who, to this day, is the tallest person in medical history for … Read more

During the Middle Ages people preferred beer over water due to the scarcity of clean drinking water. Brewing process makes beer cleaner than its original … Read more

Most Indians don’t use toilet paper and consider it cleaner to splash water with their left hand in the right location. In some parts of … Read more

Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport is the world’s fastest production car with a top speed of 431 km/h. Bugatti Veryon SS, the 1200 hp monster, … Read more

A whipcrack is produced when a section of the whip moves faster than the speed of sound, thus creating a sonic boom. As early as … Read more

Titanic required only 3 functional funnels, fourth was added to make the ship look more impressive. The Olympic-class liners Olympic, Titanic and Britannic were all … Read more

Starbucks, the multi-national coffeehouse chain, was named after Moby Dick character Starbuck. Originally Starbucks was intended to be named as Pequod, a whaleship that appears … Read more

The shortest war in history lasted only 38 minutes The Anglo-Zanzibar War was fought between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896. The … Read more

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star and the Alphabet song have the same melody Although this fact is quiet obvious, it is rarely noticed. The melody for … Read more

In June 24, 2008 Wazir Muhammand, a Pakistani man, received surgery that made him a little bit lighter. 620g (1.36lb) kidney stone was removed from … Read more

Two Alan Shepard is the only person to hit a golf ball on the Moon. During the Apollo 14 mission, he fitted an 8 iron … Read more

Wayne McLaren, David McLean and Dick Hammer all died from lung cancer and ironically these men also appeared in Marlboro Man advertisements, thus earning Marlboro … Read more

The risk of radiation poisoning can be mitigated by taking Potassium iodide (KI), raising the total amount of iodine in the body and therefore reducing … Read more

During the Norman conquest of England and subsequent occupation of England by an army of Normans and French led by Duke William II of Normandy, … Read more

Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) born in Italy was known as the universal man because of his many and varied talents. Many seem to remember him more for his … Read more

During the Apollo missions astronauts left various items on the moon to reduce the weight of the Lunar Module Ascent stage. Among those items was … Read more

This is a question we get asked a lot so we thought we’d put people out of their misery. Firstly the word robot comes from … Read more

Most historians document the first vaccination to be around 1796 when English doctor Edward Jenner observed that people working in close proximity to cows were … Read more

Footprints planted on Moon’s surface in 1969 by the Apollo astronauts are still there intact. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong put his left foot … Read more

Chareles Osborne’s hiccups first started in 1922, at age of 28, while weighing a hog for slaughter. As he says, “I was hanging a 350 … Read more

No country in the southern hemisphere has ever hosted Winter Olympic Games Because Winter Olympic Games are usually held in February, a time, when it’s … Read more

Who designed nazi uniforms? In 1997 Hugo Boss AG confirmed that they, the German clothing factory that eventually became the international menswear powerhouse, manufactured Nazi … Read more

Genghis Khan came to power by uniting many of the nomadic tribes of northeast Asia. After founding the Mongol Empire, he started the Mongol invasions … Read more

Vesna Vulović, a former flight attendant from Serbia, survived a 10,160 metre (33,330 ft) fall without a parachute. On 26 January 1972, a bomb explosion … Read more

Nike purchased its famous “swoosh” logo for only $35 back in 1971. The “swoosh” was made by Carolyn Davidson, a graphic design student back in … Read more

The earliest accounts of decorating an evergreen tree at Christmas were recorded in Tallin, Estonia in the 15th century The custom of decorating an evergreen … Read more