We’ve all read stories about sailors or pirates surviving after being marooned on desert islands. They’re often quite incredible, but they have nothing on the real stories. Getting stranded on an uninhabited island during a sea voyage used to be a very real risk. Most people who faced such misfortune didn’t live to tell the …
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What do you know about whale fun facts? Tell us in the comments if you know something to add to the list! Many whale species travel in groups called pods. Sperm whales use powerful clicking sounds for echolocation to hunt deep-sea prey. Fin whales are the second-largest animals on Earth and can swim at speeds …
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For more than 75 years, the newspapers Las Vegas Review-Journal and Las Vegas Sun have been rivals. They’ve been on opposite ends of the political spectrum, and their staffs don’t get along. But, in a strange quirk, the Review-Journal has printed and distributed the Sun — despite them being enemies. The two newspapers have been …
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Buried treasures are just part of children’s stories, right? People don’t actually find that kind of stuff. Well, they do. But most of the treasures people find aren’t buried in the ground. In fact, they can crop up in the most unexpected places. A walk in the park, an impulse purchase at a thrift store, …
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Do you think these are eccentric characteristics? Or maybe they sound more like you than you think! Keeps a sketchbook in every bag or room. Obsessed with art history and references. Keeps a secret stash of snacks for long sessions. Uses humor to overcome creative blocks. Creates rituals to summon creativity. Keeps a “library of …
As World War II began, Hitler’s murderous armies rolled across Europe. In addition to the latest military technology of the time, they were armed with unspeakable supernatural powers. That’s not the plot of some sci-fi B-movie. The German high command really did try its best to put forces beyond this reality under Nazi service. Their …
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Do you know about the history of cheesecake? Do you like it as a dessert? Cheesecake has a long and fascinating history that stretches back thousands of years, evolving across cultures and continents into the dessert we know today. The earliest known version of cheesecake dates back to **ancient Greece**, around 2000 BCE. Archaeologists have …
The rules of staying over at someone else’s place are pretty simple. You don’t disturb the neighbors, and you treat the place with greater care than your own home. And you certainly don’t pee over everything to shoot niche kink videos. That’s what Nicolette Keough is alleged to have done at two Airbnbs. The 31-year-old …
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Do you know about the weirdest things that happened in 1998? Between the toys and the songs it was a whole weird year. A movie about a giant asteroid terrified audiences when in Armageddon, oil drillers were sent into space to stop a massive asteroid from destroying Earth. Te was both thrilling and …
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What do you know all about cheating? These are some of the facts about it. It can also be driven by opportunity, curiosity, or impulsiveness. Physical cheating involves sexual or romantic contact. Not all relationships survive it, and ending one can be a healthy choice. Social stigma around cheating varies by culture. Therapy, such as …