Reading Time: 2 minutesBack in the 1990’s, when the internet was still in the warm up phase of its development, there were very few websites around, especially when compared to today. Pretty much the only TLD that anyone used was the .com. So if you wanted to visit a government site, most people would simply type .com at […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutesDid you know that it’s not illegal to escape from prison in Germany and its neighbour, Austria, also has a similar rule? This is in stark contrast to the rest of the world. In nearly every country around the world it is illegal to escape from prison. Many prisoners try, and when they are either
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Reading Time: 2 minutesKODAK had a secret nuclear reactor stored in a baspermt in Rochester, New York, and no one knew about it. When you think about KODAK it’s hard not to think about cameras. It was their business, and their calling card. Just mention the name KODAK and people the world over know that you are talking about
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Reading Time: 3 minutesDo you know that The Beatles took the worlds largest tech company, Apple Computers to court? But why did The Beatles sue Apple, and what was the outcome? For all intent and purposes, they were essentially in different markets, so there was no competitive value for a legal stouch between the two. But despite this fact, a
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFormer Australian cricketer Don Bradman was so good, and so revered not only have songs been written about him, but also film, landmarks named after him, coins minted of him, a Boeing named in his name, a museum about him, many books written about him, awards in his name, and even a plant named after
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Reading Time: 3 minutesThe youngest person executed in America was Hannah Ocuish, who was only 12 years old. When we are talking about executions, we are talking about legally enforced and recognised by the state. Regardless on the stance you take on capital punishment, to take the life of someone so young, and technically still a child, is
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Reading Time: 2 minutesAny guy who is going on a date knows all about being delayed by the woman they are taking out. It’s almost a part of a ritual for a woman to be running late. But as late as they might be they will never be as late as Mississippi was when they ratified the law
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Reading Time: 2 minutesOn first reading this heading you would think that it would belong in our myths section, but it is true. In some places around the world it really is illegal to die. In most cases the laws, although they sound bizarre, are made for fairly rational reasons. In the Brazilian city Biritiba-Mirim for example the law
Reading Time: 5 minutesWhen it comes to death row last words, some inmates take the opportunity to offer a final apology or to ask for forgiveness, while others choose to make one last joke or offer a message to the world. Here are some of the most interesting death row last words that have been documented. “I’d rather
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Reading Time: 3 minutesNelson Mandela was removed from the US terrorist watch list in 2008! In another case of bureaucracy being way behind the times, the US looks like they were about 20 years behind the times with this late removal. However, the removal of Nelson Mandela from the terrorist list raises a couple of questions that must be answered. Firstly,
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