Did you know that, according to studies, adults who play video games are deemed to have higher levels of happiness and, to some degree, relaxation due to their gaming? There is indeed scientific proof of the fact that videogames can make you happy and there are several reasons for this. Much of adult life revolves …
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1968 was one heck of a year. It saw the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy, the Soviet Union crushing the Prague Spring protest, and increasing resistance worldwide against the Vietnam War. But that’s not all. It was also the year that submarines from the navies of four different countries simply disappeared. …
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The Metropolitan act legislations are a set of by-laws that cover a wide range of topics, from public health and safety to noise control. Many bizarre rules are still in effect under Metropolitan Act legislations as identified by EM Law, such as the following: Carrying a plank of wood along a pavement Section 54 of …
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Just last week we reported on a dead hamster that saved a Singaporean man from death row. Had it been one of these hamsters, it probably would’ve gnawed the man to death on its own. In what sounds like the plot of a B-class horror movie, scientists were messing with the genome of Syrian hamsters. …
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Companies compile reports on all manners of things. And among the mind-numbing financial forecasts and investor communiques, they occasionally manage to also produce something interesting. For example, did you know that Uber makes lists of all the things their clients forget in the drivers’ cars every year? Well, they do, and they’ve been doing it …
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When you’re presented with a digitized version of something that you love, it’s easy to react negatively. The authenticity and novelty of the real deal just seem like it can’t be recreated in such a way, and the fact that technology continues to play a larger and larger role within your life might lead to …
The process by which sportsbooks generate their odds and betting lines has evolved dramatically throughout the years. The traditional Vegas oddsmakers have long dominated the sports betting market. However, much has changed since the introduction of online sportsbooks and the fine-tuning of sports betting software and algorithms. Sports betting is legal in many US states. If …
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Our weird world tour began in Europe, visited Asia, and went through Africa. We’re nearing the home stretch, but the trip isn’t done quite yet. In this fourth part of our Weird Tourism series, we’ll marvel at the strangest sights and sounds of Latin America. There’s a lot of wild and bizarre nature on the …
Help can come from an unexpected direction when you most need it. Like from a dead pet hamster. In an unbelievable series of coincidences, a Singapore man who received a death sentence for drug trafficking has been taken off death row. And it’s all because he made a friend in prison who happened to have …
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We’re always told to watch out for the biggest and baddest animals. And it makes sense to steer clear of something that could swallow you in one gulp. But there’s also the other end of the spectrum. There are many animals that you could step on and not even notice — until you drop dead. …