Reading Time: 2 minutes When Napoleon was 25 he was abducted by aliens and had a chip inserted in his head. Well, he was apparently abducted, but he would have had no way of knowing that a microchip was inserted into his head. He wouldn’t even know what a microchip is. The microchip was discovered by French scientists who …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Tom is banned in Portugal, whoever Tom is. No, it’s not some random person or super villain that’s been banned throughout the country, but the name itself has fallen afoul of the countries law makers. It seems pretty odd for such a common name to be deemed illegal in such a democratic country. The name …
Reading Time: 3 minutes When a mother is unable to deliver a baby naturally, she is often rushed or, if trouble was foreseen, booked into theatre for a Caesarean section. A Caesarean section is a surgical procedure where the baby is removed from the mother’s womb through a cut in the lower abdomen. The name for the operation has …
Reading Time: 2 minutes So it’s not exactly the biggest secret in the world that the English language can be as confusing as legal talk. It has so many unique words and rules that it must simply confound non English speakers. There are words that have a similar sound, yet mean different things. Then there are words that sound the …
Reading Time: 3 minutes When you think of the early US presidents, say the first 15 or so, most people would think that the closest living descendant would at best chance be a great grandchild, or great great grandchild. But what many people may be surprised to discover is that the tenth US president, John Tyler, has two living …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Admit it. March 17 every year, Saint Patrick’s day, we all become a little bit Irish. Celebrations the world over mark the day of his death in a way only the Irish would do. By having a massive party, with street parades celebrating the day. But did you know that the shortest Saint Patrick’s day parade …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Eating snot is good for you and actually boosts your immune system. As disgusting as it may sound to eat snot, it does have its benefits. Why eating snot is good for you Think of the nose as the filter of your body. Breathing in through your nose filters many of the natural, and unnatural …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Poor Milhouse. It seems as though even Matt Groening is against him because he chose the name he thought it was the most unfortunate name a child could have. Unlike the family members of the Simpsons who were named after his own family, and Bart was an anagram of brat (Groening himself), Groening decided to …
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Reading Time: 3 minutes There is an often quoted fact that Roman Emperor Caligula once went to war with Poseidon, ordering his troops to throw spears into the sea. While crazy Roman Emperors appear not to be that rare, Caligula has gone down, along with Nero, as one of the most nutty among them. As if he had lost …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Have you ever wondered to yourself how many quills does a porcupine have? Well, it’s a lot. To be precise, the average porcupine has around 30,000 spikes on their back, sides and tail. But did you also know that the porcupine spikes are actually made from hair? The porcupines spikes, otherwise known as quills are …
