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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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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