What really is better than random fun facts? Nothing, that’s the answer. “Prunes!” Doesn’t really have the same ring to it, does it? In the case of pictures that is, saying ‘prunes’ instead of ‘cheese’ was common in the 1840s. You can sit, lie, stand or dance on the Four Corners monument while being in …
It’s all over! The world is coming to an end, any minute now! Any minute now… Well, we’re all still here, despite the probably thousands of predictions of the imminent end times. While you might think anyone prophesizing about doomsday is a looney, some predictions are decidedly more bizarre than others. Well, we at Oddee …
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These monkey fun facts may surprise you! What do you already know about monkeys? The Golden Snub-nosed Monkeys are the furriest and they live in the cold snowy mountains of China. The loudest monkeys are Howler monkeys, they are also the loudest land animal with howls so loud they are heard up to three miles …
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Do you know these slang kitchen phrases? If you’ve ever worked in the kitchen, they’re probably words you will never forget. In the Weeds If a chef exclaims that they’re “in the weeds” they’re saying that the kitchen is struggling to keep up with orders and it’s snowballing into a stressful and chaos-filled service. No …
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We recently took a look at some things that people think are very common but are, in fact, exceedingly rare. The list ranges from eating wasabi to being hit with a tax audit. But what about the flip side of the coin? Are there any things people think are next to nonexistent but actually, happen …
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Michelangelo’s David, the Statue of Liberty, Rodin’s The Thinker… All of these sculptures are famous for a reason, but wouldn’t you sometimes want to see something different? History is chock-full of more obscure sculptors who created stunning but sadly unknown works of art. We figured we’d take this opportunity to highlight some of them. Particularly …
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Local building codes can be a real pain, especially if they force you to change something about your property that’s been one way for years. Yet, you just have to comply. Sometimes, though, you may be able to give the regulators a piece of your mind while fulfilling their questionable wishes. That’s what this California …
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It’s that time of year again. By which we mean it’s time to compete in who screeches the most like a flipped-out seagull. No, we’re serious. The fourth annual Seagull Screeching Contest took place on April 21 in the town of Adinkerke in Belgium. This more or less illustrious event has grown with each year …
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Oh, Axe body spray and your ridiculous advertisements. You know, the ones where a kissless geek sprays himself all over, and suddenly every girl in his high school wants to rip his pants off. Yet, some guys must’ve believed what they saw in the ads. If you ever had one of these dudes in your …
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All expect the most saint-like of us have that one person. You know who they are — they’re that scumbag who deserve nothing good in their lives. Still, most of us aren’t ready to go out of our way just to spite people. But then you have those people who are. Here are seven cases …
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