The recent outbreak of Ebola started in Guinea during December 2013 and has spread to six countries, including the United States. Its arrival in America has made a number of Americans nervous, with one in five people worried they could catch it. Having a fear of the disease itself is legitimate. It’s a horrible virus…
Author: Robert Grimminck
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association is the body that organizes international soccer games and tournaments, most notably the World Cup. Established in 1904, the non-profit organization is based in Zurich, Switzerland. And at some point since then it was apparently taken over by supervillains. So while it may organize the biggest and most beloved…
Under the rule of Chairman Mao Zadong, the People’s Republic of China implemented a policy which stated that Chinese couples would only be allowed to have one child. The measure, which was started in 1979, was a way to control population, which officials thought was growing too fast. The controversial act is still in use…
Did you know there’s a chance we could be living inside a video game right now? With titles like Sid Meier’s Civilization, The Sims and Grand Theft Auto we already have some amazing life-simulation games, and if computers keep advancing, the simulations will inevitably get better and more realistic, which is why some philosophers and prominent…
Some world records are harmless, while others are downright dangerous. In fact, the Guinness Book of World Records doesn’t even encourage people to compete for dangerous records, out of fear of people killing themselves. With that being said, beyond the beer manufacturers’ bar bet settling book there are other records to be broken and as this…