Reading Time: 2 minutes Achoo. Who hasn’t suffered at the hands of the dreaded sneeze? For some people it can be nothing more than the occasional case of the sniffles, but for others it can be the absolute doldrums. Hay fever sufferers especially cop the short end of the stick, sometimes being exposed to months long episodes of sneezing …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Imagine something becoming do popular it caused a shortage of coins. This was the apparent scenario when Space Invaders in Japan caused a coin shortage. Now, we’re not about to contest the popularity of the vintage video game, but could Space Invaders in Japan really cause a coin shortage? Really? Just think about it for …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Have you ever come across the totally believable claim that hidden in Seinfeld there’s a Superman in every episode somewhere? It’s so possible and plausible that it has become one of the most often quoted “facts” of hidden objects or references in television history. But is there any truth behind the claim that Seinfeld has a …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Start thinking about this right now. Do we only use 10 percent of our brain? That’s 10 percent of every part of our brain to perform every function in our lives. This includes reading, and other complex activities, right through to the mundane, such as breathing and feeling pain. Surely something is amiss if the …
Reading Time: 3 minutes There’s an old factoid that has been circulating online for quite sometime now that says Donald Duck was banned in Finland. The reason for the popular children’s character being placed on the prohibition register was due to a lack of pants. So this begs the question. Is it true or not? Was Donald Duck banned …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Have you ever seen a statue of a horse with both legs in the air? There may be a hidden message in it, and there may not be. This fact is rare in that it bridges both fact and urban legend, and we will do our best to describe it below for you. The factoid that circulates …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Simple enough question. Are polar bears left handed? This is a relatively easy factoid to find, and can be found just about anywhere online. But like so many out there, and believe us when we say that there’s are a lot, this one is just simply wrong. All polar bears are not left handed. It …
Reading Time: 2 minutes This is one of those rare cases where myth and fact cross paths. Have you heard the story that Jeremy Bentham’s corpse attended UCL board meetings? As the old story goes, his corpse was collected from its display case and placed in the board meetings. It also states that he was marked as being present, …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Is it illegal to mispronounce Arkansas while in Arkansas? It may seem illogical and a ridiculous question to ask, but the name of the state, and its spelling has a habit of confusing those less familiar with the US state. For instance Arkansas is pronounced completely differently to Kansas, where Arkansas is formed using the French …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Oh no, yet another interesting, but otherwise false and misleading factoid to contend with. Do hippos have pink milk? No they don’t, not at all, not even a single solitary drop. But as with many of these misleading claims that can raise their heads from time to time on the wonderful internet, they contain just …
