Reading Time: 2 minutes Are you aware that Thomas Jefferson invented the swivel chair? That’s right. Third US president, and lead author of the US Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, invented the swivel chair. But what was his motivation for doing so? It probably won’t come as a surprise for many of you to learn that some of the …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Would you like to know where the original Popeye’s source of strength came from? It’s far from what you would expect, and it’s definitely not as healthy as the remedy that we all know and love. Did you know that originally Popeye may have got his strength from a magical Whiffle Hen and not spinach. Not …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes It might not seem like it to many of us, but the human body was built to run. Not in sprints over short distances, but over long distances, such as in marathons. In fact, humans can outrun any animal in a marathon. Well, nearly any animal that is. Most animals can outrun humans in a …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Throughout all of history there have been very few wars that haven’t resulted in the loss of human life. There have been even less that have resulted in a positive outcome for the human race. But there was at least one, and it was called the war of currents. What was the war of currents? …
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Iranian hostage crisis of 1979 was one of the biggest news items of that year. Lasting until January 20, 1981, it set the scene for diplomatic relations between Iran and the US for the coming decades. You could hardly argue that the Iranian hostage crisis was the best thing that could ever have happened …
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The role of the First Lady is really only a ceremonial one. She receives no salary, has no official duties, and was not formally elected to the role. The position of First Lady has gained significance and has also changed over time. The main role of First Lady is to be the hostess of the …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Have you ever come across the myth that bald eagles mate while flying? It goes several ways. One way is that they free-fall, legs entwines with each other as they plummet towards the earth, managing to end their copulation either quite effectively and with plenty of time to spare, or just in the nick of time. Another …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Sloths do not grab their own arm and fall to their deaths. This is just preposterous to say the least. But it has gained a fair bit of attention and notoriety online over the years, but why? Why is it that such a statement is adhered to as being an actual factually correct assertion? Have you …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes IMDB is one of the oldest sites on the internet. It’s so old that it even predates the first internet browser. IMDB is one of those few internet sites that doesn’t need advertising. EVeryone practically knows about it, and would at some time probably paid the site a visit. It’s useful for finding out information …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes A quarter of all the bones in your body are in your feet. Your feet have 52 bones, 26 in each foot and 33 joints. Your body has a total of 206 bones, which includes the bones in your feet for that total. So by using simple mathematics you can see that a little over …
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