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.
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,…
If you’re currently scratching your head wondering who the hell Tiny Tina is, then you’ve…
Despite what some may think, Russia has produced way more things than just Tsiolkovsky, communism, and vodka. A lot of popular culture has either coem directly from the Motherland, or at least was influenced by it. Here are ten of the best examples.
Chances are, you’ve never actually seen a pneumatic tube based mail system, however, you’ve almost…
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…
Obsessing over bacon is one of those memes that just will not go away. As such, many facets of our daily life have been cross-bred with bacon, even when it makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. Bacon may be delicious, but when combined with literally everything under the Sun, it simply becomes absurd.
Who amongst us hasn’t made a sock puppet when we were kids? Usually the urge…
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…
Sometimes a simple script isn’t enough to properly convey a character, so it’s up to the actor to make them come alive. On some occasions, this involves being their own writer, and improvising all their dialogue on the spot. Here are ten of the best examples.
Superman is one of the worlds most famous and enduring Superheroes, and why wouldn’t he…