Recently, we brought you a list of people with all kinds of extreme body parts. But all that was needed to be included there was owning the part of the body — you didn’t need to do anything special with it. There are a lot of people whose bodies are seemingly normal, but they can …
The human body is a wonderful thing. But some bodies are just more wonderful than others. It’s just a matter of fact that someone always has the biggest or smallest, longest or shortest… Something. Some people were just born it abnormally sized body parts, while others went through grueling body modification to achieve their (subjectively) …
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As if fireworks on the 4th aren’t enough of a reason to love July, what about picnics, ice cream, grilling, peaches and baked beans, blueberries and hotdogs? Because July is the national month of all these things, so how can it not be the best? But First, Fireworks Because who doesn’t love fireworks? Ok, so …
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Independence Day, Mother’s Day, Memorial Day… Everybody knows the big national holidays, if only because a lot of them mean you might get a day off work. But there are a near-endless number of national holidays that you definitely don’t get to count as paid time off. Many of them lack any kind of official …
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Do you know how long the average person sits at a stop light? Or why it seems like the Coca Cola from McDonalds actually does taste better? The answers are 6 months and stainless steel containers instead of plastic bags. Here’s the explanation on those and more everyday weird fun facts for you. Stop …
If you hear the word “casino” or “gambling,” undeniably, you would associate these words to the gambling capital of the world, Las Vegas. To some degree, there is truth to this statement. However, it should be known that there are numerous excessively expensive casinos across different parts of the globe that not everyone can afford. …
Salt is a wonder mineral, truly. It does it all. Want to whiten your whites, season your food, ward off the devil? All you need is salt, and all these fun facts about salt. No other rocks taste like salt. And if they do, it’s said that it’s from people’s hands, as in they are …
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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