Reading Time: 2 minutes When the unsinkable Titanic sank on April 15, 1912 it shook the world, but the events of the Titanic may have been unwittingly predicted fourteen years earlier. An American author of the late 19th and early 20th century by the name of Morgan Robertson, published a book called Futility in 1898 that had eerie similarities …
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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 Perhaps one of the biggest time waster in the office since the advent of the water cooler would have to be solitaire on Microsoft Windows. Originally a simple one player card game, it made its transition to the digital world as part of a package with Microsoft Windows. But it begs the question. Why did …
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Scotland’s national animal is actually a unicorn which isn’t even a real animal. But why is Scotland’s national animal a unicorn? The unicorn is a symbol of purity and grace. The coat of arms of James VI of Scotland had two unicorns on it. But come on. It’s a creature of myth and legend. Are the Scots breaking …
Reading Time: 2 minutes The popular carbonated beverage 7Up contained lithium, the toxic element used in many popular battery cells. But it’s also perhaps the most widely used medication for bipolar disorder. The therapeutic benefits of lithium are the reason it was first used in 7Up. When it was released for sale in 1929, only a few weeks before the stock …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Would you believe that pinball machines were once banned in New York city? But why on earth were pinball machines banned in New York city, I mean they’re not exactly the hive of criminal activity. Well, it all had to do with a perception of what they were, and that incorrect perception was gambling. Pinball …
Reading Time: 6 minutes The ten deadliest theme park accidents in history. When it comes to theme parks and amuspermt rides we all know that there’s an element of risk involved. That’s part of the thrill. Even though there are plenty of safety features and procedures in place, sometimes the unthinkable happens. Here’s our list of the ten deadliest …
Reading Time: 2 minutes He was the prime example of medieval gluttony. King Henry VIII of England was an over weight, over sexed and it would appear, out of control when it comes to marriages and religion. Most portraits of the king show a man who is clearly obese, or extremely over weight at best. But he wasn’t always …
Reading Time: < 1 minutes The youngest Australian Prime Minister was John Christian Watson at 37 years, 18 days in 1904, the oldest was John McEwen at 67 years, 265 days in 1967. Both served less than 4 months in office. <source>
Reading Time: 2 minutes Well I’ll be. A squirrel broke the NASDAQ stock exchange. This would have to be one of the more humorous, and easiest to repair catastrophes to strike the important stock trading exchange. So would you like to know what exactly happened that caused the NASDAQ to be totally incapacitated by a squirrel? The NASDAQ stands …
