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04/02/2023

Cyber Monday 2017: 10 sick television bargains that will drive you crazy! -Save up to 70%!

Let me guess. It's Cyber Monday 2017 and you're looking to buy a cheap tv. Luckily for you, you've come to the right place! We've (somehow) managed to narrow down the bargains and list the best ones…

04/02/2023

The Cat in the Hat was published in 1957 and used a mere 236 words to tell the quirky feline's fantastical story. However, the book's author, Dr. Seuss, topped that feat with even fewer words when his publisher, Bennett Cerf, bet him that he couldn't write a book using 50 words or less. Green Eggs and Ham hit bookstores three years later and uses exactly 50 words.

04/02/2023

In 1970, Ferrero was looking to replace "Refreshing Mints" as the name of its now iconic mini mouth fresheners. Instead of going with a similarly straightforward approach, the brand says the name we all know now was inspired by the tic and the tac sounds heard when you open and close the little plastic container the mints come in.

03/02/2023

America definitely experiences its fair share of dangerously blustery weather, but England is considered to be the tornado capital of the world. The country, on average, gets hit with 34 tornadoes each year, which is about 2.2 every 3,861 square miles. The U.S., on the other hand, experiences about 1.2 every 2,970 square miles.

03/02/2023

Even when you fall into a deep sleep, the activity inside your head is still buzzing in order to keep your body running while processing your subconscious thoughts—so much so, says National Geographic, that your brain is at times more active while you're sleeping than it is when you're awake.

30/01/2023

Lunar New Year trivia: 55 amazing facts about the Chinese festival

Lunar New Year is essentially Chinese New Year. It is the Chinese festival that celebrates the new year.

30/01/2023

Year of the Rabbit Trivia | 54 facts about the Lunar New Year

“Year of the Rabbit” is the name of the year 2023 according to the Chinese calendar.

30/01/2023

Measuring almost 5-feet tall, the pyramid-shaped tower was made up of 3,100 doughnuts. According to Guinness World Records, the structure was "designed on a number of different software products to ensure its structural integrity." The organizers behind the project enlisted the help of a structural engineer and an architect, who eventually concluded a pyramid shape would give them "the best combination of stability and height."

30/01/2023

Back in 2016, Domino's Japan wanted reindeer to do a little more than just pull Santa's sleigh—they wanted the animals to deliver pizzas to hungry customers. The company released a video of employees tying pizzas to the animals' backs and said customers would be able to track their pies via GPS.

28/01/2023

As National Geographic explains of the non-venomous ladder snake Elaphe scalaris: "First the two heads have to decide they're both hungry at the same time, and then they have to agree to pursue the same prey. Then they might fight over which head gets to swallow the prey. To make it even more complicated, since snakes operate a good deal by smell, if one head catches the scent of prey on the other's head, it will attack and try to swallow its second head."