Reading Time: 3 minutes Winnie the Pooh’s real name is Edward Bear. Though it’s probably something that most people are unfamiliar with, he was named after the real Christopher Robin’s (that’s right, there was a real life Christopher Robin) teddy bear. But surprisingly, just as with the fictional character of the books and cartoon series, the teddy bear also had …
Reading Time: 2 minutes How tall was Napoleon Bonaparte? It’s an age old question that is steeped in mystery and myth. For the best part of two hundred years we have all thought that he was really rather short, the “little corporal” as he was affectionately known. There has been plenty of evidence and hearsay to say that he …
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Reading Time: 3 minutes George Washington was afraid of being buried alive. Of all of the things he could have possibly been scared of, it was to be interred while his heart was still beating. Just think about it for a moment and I het it doesn’t seem that odd a phobia. What’s your greatest fear? Is it a …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Have you ever come across the totally believable claim that hidden in Seinfeld there’s a Superman in every episode somewhere? It’s so possible and plausible that it has become one of the most often quoted “facts” of hidden objects or references in television history. But is there any truth behind the claim that Seinfeld has a …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Have you ever heard of the third man syndrome? It’s a fascinating phenomenon that has been reported by people in extreme situations, such as climbers trapped in icy crevasses, explorers lost in the wilderness, and sailors adrift at sea. But what is third man syndrome, and why does it happen? The third man syndrome refers …
Reading Time: 3 minutes Talk about being on the wrong side of history. There was a 1995 Newsweek internet article explaining why the internet was doomed to failure. They could hardly be more wrong in hindsight, but the signs should have been there. Read on to see just how wrong the prediction was. The internet. It has become a part …
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Sometimes in business you have to cozy up to the enemy in order to succeed. In this instance, it’s a case of a massive online legitimate video distribution site keeping close tabs on its illegal competitors to best serve its own interests. What am I getting at here? Perhaps the largest and most successful streaming …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Robert De Niro and gangster films are about as synonymous as Mark Hammil and Star Wars. They really seem to go hand in hand with one another. With films behind him such as The Godfather part II, Goodfellas and Analyse This, it would appear as though the role of a gangster was suited to Robert De …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Have you ever thought that a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame would cost someone money to have their name there? Well it does and it’s a hefty fee. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is one of the many tourist attractions in LA. It has to be among the largest and most well known …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes If you’ve ever ridden in an elevator, chances are you’ve pressed the “close door” button in an attempt to speed up the process. But have you ever wondered if those buttons actually work? According to some reports, the answer may surprise you. In the United States, the Americans with Disabilities Act requires that elevators remain …
