When you start a new, exciting project, it’s easy to get carried away. Since you’re thinking about how hard completing your goals will be, it’s easy to overpromise on your results. GRU Space may have done a bit of that. The San Francisco-based space tourism firm has recently started taking reservations for a vacation of …
Do you know these fashion facts? There are so many things we think are one way but it’s because of something else. Early denim fabric was brown, not blue. Then indigo dye was later used because it masked dirt and wear better. Fashion can influence politics and protest and clothing has been used as protest …
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Everybody appreciates a beautiful building, even if they know nothing about architecture. And sometimes, it’s easier to appreciate famous buildings when you don’t understand the science and art behind them. If you did, you’d be either incredibly frustrated or running away in abject terror. Surprisingly many world-renowned buildings are, in reality, garbage at the purpose …
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Have you heard of these seven accidents that changed us? If there’s something missing, add it to the comments! The Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion The Challenger space shuttle exploded shortly after launch in 1986, killing all seven astronauts onboard, including a civilian teacher. Investigations revealed that management ignored engineers’ warnings about faulty O-rings in cold …
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Do you think you know a bunch of these fun facts about frogs? Because some of them are going to shock you. Frogs are amphibians and can live in water and on land. Their lives are shown in this dual water and land life as they are laid in water, hatch in the water and …
People occasionally go into places where they shouldn’t. And sometimes, they can’t get out of there. We’ve brought you stories of people who got trapped or stuck in unusual places before, such as the one about the lady who couldn’t get out of her slipper bathtub. But there are many other such tales out there, …
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Do you know these December fun facts about other countries? The last may be my new favorite. Hide Your Brooms On Christmas Eve, Norwegians traditionally hide their brooms so witches and evil spirits can’t steal them for midnight rides. (Imagine explaining that to guests.) 13 Mischievous Yule Lads Instead of one Santa, Iceland gets 13 …
If you head out of Chicago on State Route 71, you’ll soon enough reach the small town of Ottawa, Illinois. But just before you get there, you’ll pass a small man-made lake on your left. In the middle of that lake is a tiny islet. On that island sits its lone resident — a Volvo …
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These fun post-Thanksgiving traditions have been around for years but why not add them to the tail end of your holiday? Or tell us about your own after holiday traditions. Stuffing Waffles Making waffles out of stuffing to be the basis of a Thanksgiving dinner sandwich has become popular and it makes sense why. You …
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Did you read What People Really Think of 2025: Part One? Because this is part two. I was an adult back in 2015 (millennial here) and i gotta tell ya. it was STILL simpler. I know we all wear rose tinted glasses about the past, but it was real… Early 2000s was filled with war …
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