The most popular TV and film shows are the ones that fully immerse you in their world. Preply, a leading provider of language tutors, has been analyzing the popularity of fictional languages on our screens. While great acting, elaborate film sets and extravagant costumes are a must for any successful franchise, there is one other …
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Some time ago, we looked at some of the strangest jobs in human history. But it’s not like there aren’t weird jobs around still today. In fact, modern life and technology have given birth to some truly outlandish professions that people of the olden times couldn’t have even dreamed of. So, if you’re looking to …
Some things are such universal facts that we consider them to be common knowledge. The sky is blue, birds go tweet, and a bear craps in the woods. But there are also some things that we think are common knowledge, but that are actually nothing but myth. Here are eight of the most common misconceptions …
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Earlier this week we took a look a the most bizarre living sharks. Sharks have been around for more than 400 million years, though, and some species have kicked the bucket. To continue our Shark Week celebration, here are seven extinct sharks and more or less shark-related marine predators that once lurked in the world’s …
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It’s Shark Week again. And you know what that means – that’s right, it’s time for shark facts! Sharks have been around for more than 420 million years. That’s a lot of time to spend on evolving, and as a result there are nearly 550 living shark species. Some of them are well-known, like the …
Hollywood has been the spiritual home of the movie industry since it began. It has been the place where countless Oscar-winning movies have been made, and many stars have lived. However, it’s not the only place in the world where movies are made. India has its own powerhouse of a movie industry called Bollywood. Here …
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Literally translated, ‘roulette’ means ‘little wheel,’ and the game is known to have originated in 17th-century France. However, despite Blaise Pascal taking credit for the popular game, there is some evidence to suggest that it dates back much further than previously thought. This post will investigate further into where roulette came from, and how we …
We humans are often way too preoccupied with our genitals. We’re constantly concerned with either how they are or where we’d like them to be. Maybe that’s because deep down we’re aware that our hee-hees and hoo-hahs are pretty boring. At least when you start comparing them to the reproductive organs of some other creatures …
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The famous and infamous don’t stop being that once they kick the bucket – in fact, a suitably sensational death can make a person seem even more mythical. It’s no wonder, then, that people have a weird fascination with famous people’s mortal remains. Yesterday we brought you the strange story of Napoleon’s missing penis. But …
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Napoleon Bonaparte is a man who needs no introduction. The one-time emperor of France is famed for his military genius, almost taking over all of Europe, and his height – which was actually average for the time. These days, Napoleon spends his time primarily in his decorated tomb in Paris. But not all his body …
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