Reading Time: 2 minutes Annie Oakley could have killed German Kaiser Wilhelm II, and possibly changed the course of history throughout the twentieth century. But how could this be possible? She was a fantastic performer when it came to firearms, but she was no soldier? Annie Oakley was renowned as one of the finest sharp shooters of the late nineteenth century, …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Well what can we say about this? At first glance you must admit it is rather sexist. The law in Florida makes it illegal for single women to parachute on Sundays, but does not mention single men. If it did you could perhaps argue that is a little fairer. Why does Florida have a law …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Did you know that most kangaroos are left handed? As in southpaws like Rocky Balboa. OK, I know. They don’t actually have hands, they have paws. But hands and paws aside, they do have a distinct favor for the left over the right. There’s been a long-standing factoid circulating around the web that all polar …
Reading Time: 2 minutes One of the most insidious and indiscriminate weapons of war have to be landmines. They kill and maim without discrimination or care both during, and for decades after wars have ended. One of the biggest problems is that once laid they are extremely difficult to find and dispose of, and many people and animals encounter …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Can you imagine this? Sea otters holding hands while sleeping. To us as observers, sea otters holding hands while sleeping may seem cute and adorable, but this practice that they exhibit actually serves a genuine, and necessary need for them. So lets investigate this remarkable trait a little further. The cute and cuddly sea otter, …
Reading Time: 2 minutes The loudest noise ever heard was an event so shocking and terrible that not only was it deafening, but also tremendously destructive. It wasn’t exactly the sound that caused the destruction, although it in itself would have had enough power to cause damage, it was the event that caused the loudest noise ever heard that was …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Have you heard the often quoted fact that Mel Blanc was allergic to carrots? I must admit, as the voice of Bugs Bunny it would be fascinating if it were true. But unfortunately, for this internet myth that has been circulating since at least 2008 about Mel Blanc and a carrot allergy, there’s no truth to …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Have you ever put any thought into the lightsabers in a New Hope, the original Star Wars film? I mean, these futuristic laser swords used by hippie knights looked so realistic, and decades ahead of their time, I thought they were real things when I was a kid. I wasn’t really aware of special effects at …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Would you believe that the longest sneezing fit ever recorded lasted a whopping 978 days? As amazing as it sounds, it’s absolutely true. The poor unfortunate woman who suffered for over two agonizing years was Donna Griffiths from Worcestershire, England. For many of us who suffer a bout of the sniffles it usually lasts no more …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Fans of the Harold and Kumar movies undoubtedly know that Neil Patrick Harris has had a recurring role in the films. His role in Harold and Kumar is as Neil Patrick Harris. He plays himself, or does he? Celebrities appearing as themselves in movies and television shows is not a new idea. It does happen …
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