What do you do if you feel disrespected? What do you think is on this list? Give them a thumbs up usually reserved for children attempting basic tasks. Slowly rotate your chair away from them during the conversation. Start acting dramatically disappointed instead of angry, like a betrayed school principal. Start speaking with fake royal …
Continue reading “Weird Things To Do If You Feel Disrespected”
Do you think there are manipulative things restaurants do to get you in the door? Have you ever noticed anything? Serve food on wooden boards or roof tiles to appear trendy and artistic. Put candles on tables to create artificial intimacy between exhausted strangers. Train servers to remove empty plates quickly so tables feel ready …
Continue reading “Manipulative Things Restaurants Do To Get You In”
Space is not the place to be. Unless you’re an alien, no living thing can withstand the horrible conditions of the void. Or so you might think. As it turns out, though, there are plenty of creatures that are perfectly fine with a trip to the orbit – or even long-term exposure to the vacuum …
Continue reading “7 Amazing Animals That Can Survive in Space (Kind Of)”
Turns out some people like summer house places you wouldn’t guess off the bat. Do you think you know all of them? In Sweden and Finland, families often own tiny wooden cottages on private islands where the midnight sun barely sets in summer. Now this makes sense! In Norway, many summer cabins sit on …
Continue reading “Weird Summer Houses In Unsuspecting Places “
Do you know about the first beaches? Tell us in the comments! Environmental movements in the late 20th century raised awareness about beach pollution and coastal conservation. Governments and organizations started protecting marine ecosystems and wildlife habitats. Surf culture grew rapidly during the 1950s and 1960s, especially in coastal regions with strong waves. Beaches became …
Continue reading “20 Historically Wild Facts About The First Beaches”
North Korea is probably the most repressive state on the planet. Everybody knows that the whims of the ruling Kim family dictate everything that happens in the country. That said, not many of us realize just how ridiculously oppressive the North Korean regime is. Many things that are perfectly normal elsewhere can land you in …
Continue reading “14 Weird Things That Are Criminal Offenses in North Korea”
Ghostly islands that appear out of the ocean mists only to disappear again are a staple of maritime stories. It’s no wonder, either, considering such islands really existed. Kind of. Phantom islands are a maritime phenomenon where a sailor, having seen something, marks an island or continent on a map. However, when others later sail …
Continue reading “9 Strange Phantom Islands (That Stayed on Maps for Centuries)”
Do you think you know all these odd restaurant foods? Which of them have you tried? From Italy comes Casu marzu, a cheese containing live larvae that help break down fats, making it extra soft and intense in flavor. Vietnam serves snake wine, with whole snakes infused in alcohol, sometimes displayed dramatically in bottles. In …
Continue reading “Odd Restaurant Foods From Around The World”
Are you really bored and can’t think of anything to do? Here’s a fun way to pass the time: go on Google Maps, turn on satellite imaging, and start looking around. You’d be surprised at how many strange things you can find. And you’d never even know they’re there if you weren’t looking down from …
Continue reading “10 More Weird Things You Can Spot on Google Maps”
You have an ailment and nothing the doctors do seems to cure it. At that point, you might consider turning to some alternative medicine practices. Some of them have a grain of truth to them and may provide some relief. Some are practiced earnestly but do nothing, and some are malicious plots designed to extract …
Continue reading “7 Strange Pseudoscience and Alternative Medicine Practices”