Reading Time: 2 minutes Saint Patrick, one of the patron saints of Ireland, has never formally been recognized as a saint by a Pope. The reason no Pope has formally recognized him as a saint is because he has never been canonised by a Pope. The process of canonisation is the one in which a deceased person is included …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Why? I mean…. How??? Who could???? Why??? Why oh why oh why? I can’t get my head around this. The late co-founder of Apple, Steve Jobs used to soak his feet in a toilet. I mean, I know the reason he did it, that is, I know his reason why he soaked his feet in …
Reading Time: 3 minutes Most of us are familiar with KFC and its founder, but this is one colonel Sanders story that you may not have heard of before. It’s peculiar because of what he actually did. Would you rubbish or talk crap about an invention that you made? It’s unlikely, but it does happen. In most cases the criticism …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Would you believe that the booming, authoritative voice of Darth Vader, James Earl Jones, was mute as a child? Not only was he mute as a child, but he was that way for eight years, which is a significant amount of time. So this leaves the obvious question beckoning. What caused James Earl Jones to …
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Reading Time: 3 minutes You know, there are some really amazing people in this great big world. Take for instance Jim Cummings. Most of you would probably never have heard of this man, but there’s a good chance that you have heard his voice. Can’t think of it yet? Jim Cummings provides the voice of Winnie the Pooh, as well …
Reading Time: 3 minutes Napoleon Bonaparte was attacked by a pack of rabbits. No, don’t laugh, it actually happened. Not only was Napoleon attacked by rabbits, but it happened when he was the most powerful man in the world. But if you think the French president and general of the army being attacked by rabbits is funny, wait until …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Every child enjoys modelling with play doh. In fact, not only children enjoy modelling with play doh, many adults also enjoy playing with the stuff, and even make a career out of it by way of clay made animation. But did you know that play doh was initially designed to clean wallpaper? When the inventors …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes The longest reigning monarch in the world ever was Sobhuza II, King of Swaziland who reigned for 82 years and nine months. He managed to beat his closest competitor but just over a year. That is of course an insurmountable amount of time to spend as a head of state, spanning much longer than the average …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Steve Jobs signature was inside every Mac. It seriously was. You won’t find it present in any Apple product today, not because he has now passed away, but because it was restricted to a few models. So why exactly is Steve Jobs signature inside a Mac? In short, art. Imagine yourself working on something new …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes How peculiar this is. Benjamin Franklin wasn’t chosen to write the Declaration of Independence because the delegates feared that he would hide a joke in it. But why would the delegates to the Continental Congress fear that such an intelligent man like Benjamin Franklin would hide a joke in such an important document? To put it bluntly, he had …
