My how time flies! 2013 is now officially more than half over. Now that we…
Browsing: Misc
Sometimes we are at a loss for where a top 10 list should go and that means we toss it here. Sure, some lists defy categorization, but Miscellaneous is a category, right?
Onions are like a cruel joke from god, they’re an inanimate object incapable of feeling…
Silly pranks are usually reserved for children and viral videos of random people screwing with each other. The power players of the world don’t bother, right? They’re too busy being powerful, right? WRONG. The’re just as silly and screwy as the rest of us, and here;’s proof.
Celebrities like to project a sanitized image and so we often don’t realize that they…
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.
We all remember JFK’s “Ask Not” speech, and Chuchill’s “We Shall Never Surrender” speech. But many other powerful speeches are often overlooked, probably because they were never given. They only exist on paper and in an alternate universe where circumstances allowed their author to get in front of a microphone and talk.
We all know the names of the great minds of history: Newton, Einstein, Edison, Franklin,…
Rowan Atkinson will likely never live down the accident prone dumbass called Mr Bean he…
Do run-of-the-mill guns and bombs bore you? Are you sick of the same old “mild firepower” that most harbingers of death bring to the table? Then maybe these pointlessly powerful weapons are more your fancy. Don’t just pierce your enemy’s heart and slowly drain their life away; make their entire body explode instead! It’s more sporting that way.
Though Boeing is now synonymous with aeroplanes and jet travel, back in the 1950’s the…
In the good old days, a witch hunt involved complex stuff like a media circus,…
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.
The argument of what to do with the toilet seat after you’ve marked your territory…
The new future King of England is here! But in 2013, does it even matter? Why, of course it does! Despite having no real authority, England without its Royal Family would be like eating chocolate cake without the frosting: technically possible, but far more boring. Here are ten reasons why the House Of Windsor should endure forever.
Cardinal Mezzofanti, or to give him his full and more awesome title, Cardinal Giuseppe Caspar…
In the movies, a case of mistaken identity is oftentimes wacky and whimsical. In real life however, it’s usually far less so. In fact, in many cases it’s downright tragic. Here are ten examples of what really happens when we think one person is somebody completely different.
Over in the UK in late 2011 the police were a little confused about how…
If truth is stranger than fiction, then documentaries have an innate power that fiction films…
Donald “Lofty” Large, despite being the owner of a nickname so non-threatening whispering into the…
Movies can feature some ridiculous crimes, featuring the most over-the-top, elaborately planned executions imaginable. And yet so often real life comes along and trumps it, with crimes so weird and off-the-wall that even Hollywood couldn’t think of them.
The only way the words “bull fighter” could be manlier is if you somehow managed…
We may take days off to celebrate this or that, but history does not. Here are ten times the world changed, for better or for worse, on major holidays such as Christmas and Valentine’s Day.
Ancient Celtic culture has produced some of the greatest, most beautiful artifacts in human history. The fact that they still survive to this day is proof of their durability and of he expert craftsmanship that went into making them. here are ten of the most awesome.
Unlike what some still think, scientific and religious beliefs can exist within the same person. In fact, you can be deeply religious and still appreciate the value of scientific discovery and research. These ten God-fearing scientists are perfect examples.