Reading Time: 1 minute Do you know the city with the most skyscrapers? The answer may surprise many. As cities grow and available land is devoured by an expanding city limit, there are very few options for developers to deploy in creating more space. But a lack of options doesn’t mean that they have none, and the obvious answers …
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 We have just talked about how Chuck Norris likes the Chuck Norris facts. Do you know how they started though? It seems as though they just started to popup one day. The truth of how they began may surprise you as they originally had nothing to do with Chuck Norris. In March, 2005 a Vin …
Reading Time: 3 minutes Kim Jong Il was an internet expert. I bet that you didn’t know that. Nope, we didn’t make a mistake with this fact, it’s a one hundred percent true statement. Well, that’s according to the former repressive supreme leader of the reclusive socialist state Kim Jong Il who said he was an internet expert. As …
Reading Time: 2 minutes If you navigate to our previous fact about sneezes (the link is above and below his fact to the left) you will be able to read about the spectacular speeds in which people sneeze. Obviously with such an aggressive action that produces these kinds of speeds, there’s danger in the midst. The dangers of sneezing …
Reading Time: 3 minutes The 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 minutes Leonardo DaVinci bought caged animals at the markets just to set them free. This was an unusual trait for a man living in the late 15th to early 16th century. So why was he so different? Leonardo DaVinci is renowned for his intellect and artistic talent, creating masterpieces in art and invention. The intricate detail …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Would you like to know how to earn airline miles almost for free? To be more precise, about four million of them at almost no cost at all. Well keep reading to learn how one man took advantage of a loophole in the system, and find out how to earn airline miles for next to …
Reading Time: 3 minutes Would you believe that Rowan Atkinson was a PhD student, and he got into acting to overcome a mild stutter? It would hardly seem possible that the actor made famous by characters such as Mr Bean and Blackadder could have at one stage had a stutter, let alone been a PhD student. But that was the exact …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Any visitor to Australia will notice a distinct lack of Burger King restaurants. But the eagle eyed tourist will clearly notice that other fast food restaurants have a strong presence in the country. For instance, You will find a McDonald’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Subway, Domino’s or Pizza Hut with relative ease. In some cases, franchises …
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