Wyndham Halswelle is the only guy in Olympic history to win a race by “walkover”,…
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Ben and Jerry’s ice cream is pretty much the best ice cream, or cheapest heroin…
China is an incredibly secretive and mysterious country; as a result, many people have developed beliefs about what’s going on over there that are simply not true. Even the partial truths have a ton of misconceptions and urban mythology surrounding them.
America may not have the highest murder rate on Earth, but its sheer size requires that it have some places that just plain aren’t nice. Here are ten cities where you can make a killing. And where many do.
Although sometimes dismissed as merely “the Dark Continent”, Africa has a rich history full of…
Not every statue is of a heroic warrior, or is a symbol of freedom, love, and hope. Sometimes, statues are just, well, bizarre. They’re the kinds of things that, if you ever learned what the sculptor was thinking about as he chiseled away, you might never sleep again.
Crime is something we’d normally never glorify. Awesome crime on the other hand is something…
In the Amazing Spider-man movie, there’s a scene where Andrew Garfield uses his powers to…
The environment is one of those issues that is only going to get bigger as…
Online dating is very common these days, it’s claimed that a significant percentage of all…
Chances are, if you’re reading this, you’re on the Internet. And while the Net is certainly great and awesome and everything, it has its dark side. And it’s EXTREMELY dark. Here are a bunch of really sobering facts and statistics that might make you consider just shutting off the computer and reading a book instead.
Other than the fact that they existed, pretty much everything Hollywood and TV has taught you about Native Americans is purest fiction, drummed up by racist white people desperate to demonize the people that already lived on the lands that they wanted. Hopefully, we can set at least a few records straight with this article.
The saying goes that, winning isn’t everything, but it sure as hell beats losing. If…
We all like a nice, cold, refreshing Coke after a long hot day, right? Well, after reading about all the not-so-healthy additives that make up the soft drink, you might well think twice, and choose to pour yourself a tall glass of water instead.
Far form just being a bunch of rocks, ancient Stone Age sites are filled with beauty and wonder. How did our ancestors, armed with nothing but basic tools and their hands, create such wonders? We may never know for sure, but we can at least gawk at the results of their handiwork.
It’s probably safe to say that for anyone reading this there was a persistent rumour…
The emo fringe is the hairstyle equivalent of wearing a Nazi uniform to a costume…
Men being funnier than women is a joke so common and overused it doubles as…
Coffee is a word that we borrowed from the Arabic word qahwah, which means power.…
Bacon may be the food of the gods, but that doesn’t mean it goes well with everything. In fact, many foods turn downright disgusting when given the cured pig meat treatment. Here are ten examples of why we’re sticking with simple bacon and eggs from now on.
If you, the person reading this right now just so happens to be a criminal,…
Berlin is one of Europe’s oldest and most historic cities. It has seen more history…
Boxing, AKA, throwing a balled fist at another human being’s face until they look like…
Religion, as you might guess, is a pretty hot-button topic around the world, and it…