If you suspect your significant other of infidelity, you might consider setting up cameras to catch the two-timing spouse red-handed. Before you do, though, you should review your local surveillance laws in detail. Otherwise, you’ll risk ending up like this mistreated Taiwanese husband. Our man had suspected his wife was cheating on him for a …
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The internet is full of interfaces that appear ordinary until one small detail changes how a person behaves. A button moves, a number becomes more precise, or an animation lasts just long enough to create suspense. None of these choices needs to be dramatic to influence attention. Some effects are helpful and some are irritating. …
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Do you think you know the things that sound like urban legends but are actually true that are on this list? Like the ship with no one on it? The Man Who Survived a 22,000-Foot Fall In 1972, Serbian flight attendant Vesna Vulovi? survived after the aircraft she was aboard broke apart at approximately 33,000 …
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Do you think you know all the strange maritime disasters on this list? Or maybe you can think of one that should be on this list, too? Mary Celeste — Atlantic Ocean, 1872 The Mary Celeste was discovered sailing near the Azores with its cargo and much of its equipment still aboard—but all people aboard …
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There comes a point at almost every gathering when the usual party games stop being exciting. Someone suggests the same familiar card game, another person reaches for a classic board game, and within minutes everyone knows exactly how the evening is going to unfold. If your goal is to create a party that people actually …
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Some things in our homes have remained virtually unchanged for centuries, if not millennia. Even a peasant from an ancient world would recognize basic tables, chairs, and maybe some toys or sports gear. Many things in our homes, though, would be completely unrecognizable to the people of the past – at least in their modern …
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What do you know about these 7 hoaxes that fooled the world? Do you think you know the things on this list? The Cardiff Giant In 1869, workers digging a well in Cardiff, New York, supposedly uncovered the enormous petrified body of a 10-foot-tall man. Crowds paid to see the “giant,” and scientists argued about …
What do you think are the weird things people do in public? Do you smile at strangers or look at other people’s groceries cart? Walk faster when someone is behind you. Suddenly become aware of your walking. Wonder what your arms are doing. Wonder where you’re supposed to look. Pretend you’re checking your phone. Look …
Do you know about these events of strange human behavior situations? There some panics and some myths. Dancing Mania — Europe, Middle Ages to 16th Century Groups of people sometimes reportedly danced, jumped and moved uncontrollably for prolonged periods. Strasbourg’s 1518 outbreak is the most famous example. Historians believe psychological, social and cultural factors may …
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Hunting for bargains at Goodwill can be a lot of fun. You never know when you might stumble upon a treasure that someone has left there to be sold for pennies. You may also find something absolutely horrific – such as a human skull. That’s what an unidentified woman dropped off at a Michigan Goodwill …
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