Oct
3
Who is one of the winners of the Ig Nobel Prize?
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Deborah Anderson is one of this year’s winners of the famous Ig Nobel prize (the annual award given by the Annals of Improbable Research magazine towards unusual scientific achievements). Anderson is an obstetrics and gynecology professor at Boston University’s School of Medicine. She and her team proved that Coca-Cola acts as a spermicide. Also, surprisingly [...]
Sep
20
The list was compiled by LiveScience. 10. Johann Konrad Dippel – 17th-century alchemist, famous for his quest for elixirs of immortality. 9. Wernher von Braun – the brain behind the rockets used in the early space and lunar exploration programs. 8. Robert Oppenheimer – the head of the Manhattan Project. 7. Freeman Dyson – came [...]
Sep
14
Why can’t this weather girl stop laughing?
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This woman is just getting ready to present the weather. As it turns out a technical glitch causes the image of a man to shortly pop up at the beginning of her presentation. Her usual routine takes a comical road as seeing that image makes her burst into laughing. Not only that, but she can’t [...]
Aug
29
How to X-ray an egg?
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…without putting it in the x-ray machine. Well, you take a normal egg and hold it over an open flame so it forms ashes on its shell. When it is all covered by ashes (totally black), just drop it in a bowl of cold water. The ashes will dissolve and you will be able to [...]
Aug
24
How does lightning look in slow motion?
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The following is a video that shows a lightning in slow motion. It is only 25 seconds, but you will be amazed on how the lightning looks like. I think the first couple of seconds are the most miraculous as you see how the lightning is branching.
Aug
9
If you are a Coke fan, you can now design your own Coke bottle. All you have to do is go to Coca Cola’s website and put your artistic gears into motion. There is no software to be installed, just have Flash enabled. They supply you with backgrounds, textures, stamps, shapes, etc. They are all [...]
Jul
21
How many Americans die from cigarette smoking every year?
Category: Educative, Health, How, Interesting Stuff | 2 Comments
400,000 Americans die from cigarette smoking every year. The number might frighten you, but it should also make you want to quit if you are a smoker. It is your choice in the end, but remember that no one wants you to become one of those numbers. The “painting” you see on the left was [...]
Jul
10
Where is the coldest place on Earth?
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The coldest place on Earth is at Vostok, Antartica. On July 21, 1983, the coldest temperature was measured there and it showed -89 degrees Celsius (-129 Fahrenheit). I wouldn’t want to be there.
Jul
8
What is the largest volcano?
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The largest volcano on Earth is the Mauna Loa in Hawaii. It rises 15,200 meters (50,000 feet) from its base which is under the sea level. Its elevation above sea level is 4,170 meters (13,680 feet). var AdBrite_Title_Color = ’3D81EE’; var AdBrite_Text_Color = ‘FFFFFF’; var AdBrite_Background_Color = ’000000′; var AdBrite_Border_Color = ’000000′; var AdBrite_URL_Color = [...]
Jul
5
Where is the hottest place on Earth?
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The hottest temperature ever measured was at El Azizia in Libya. The recorded temperature on September 13, 1922 was of 57.8 degrees Celsius (136 Fahrenheit). You could really cook your eggs on the ground there.
Jul
3
What is the most popular beverage in the world?
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This one is a tosser. Some sources say it is tea, some say it is the soft drink in general, some say it is coffee and a recent survey even says that beer is the most popular beverage in the world. Now how would you measure a beverage popularity (by how many drink it or [...]
Jul
2
Apparently the plural of the word “tip” (as in the amount of money given to someone, such as a waiter, in return for service) was coined in an English coffee house in 1652. A sign reading “To Insure Prompt Service” (TIPS) was placed by a tin cup at its entrance. The customers who desired faster [...]
Jun
30
Where is the world’s longest bar?
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Update: Apparently the New Bulldog bar does not exist anymore so the new world’s longest bar is in Put-In-Bay, Ohio. It is 405 feet and 10 inches long. Quite a bit shorter than the previous one. You can go have a drink on in at the Beer Barrel Saloon. Thank you Kevin! Old post: Thanks [...]
Jun
27
What is the world’s largest foosball table?
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This XXL foosball (see image on the left) table was created by Airworks for an Amstel beer commercial that would air during the European Champions league finals. It can accommodate 22 players, the same amount of players found in a real football (soccer) game. So pick one up, gather your friends and play as your [...]
Jun
24
Numerology is the study of the occult meanings of numbers and their influence on human life. The text on numerology was written by an MIT graduate that goes by the name of Matthew Goodwin. What do you do with numerology? Well, you can have a good chuckle or entertain yourself, but unfortunately many people take [...]
Jun
23
What is the Forer effect?
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We have all experienced it when we were given a reading by a fortune teller, a palm reader or a psychic or when we were reading the horoscope one morning. The Forer effect is the tendency to accept that vague and general personality descriptions are uniquely applicable to oneself without realizing that the same descriptions [...]
Jun
21
Trans-Canada Highway is 7,777 kilometers long. makes you wander if they planned this figure all along. Joking aside, it is actually the longest paved roadway in the world. It was officially opened on 3 September 1962.
Jun
17
How many aluminum cans are used in the US every minute?
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There are 210,000 aluminum cans that are used in the US every minute. A staggering number, don’t you think? Too much soda goes into people’s bellies. Watch this “painting” made by Chris Jordan. It is made entirely from aluminum cans (106,000 to be more exact). pay per click advertising (Click on Read more in order [...]
Jun
10
What is a tachyon?
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Sounds familiar? If you watched sci-fi programs or read Star Trek books, you might have come across “tachyon energy” a few times. So what is a tachyon? A tachyon is a theoretical particle or wave that travels faster than the speed of light. Tachyons only exist in a theoretical world where objects have negative mass [...]
Jun
1
What does this eye test tell you about your sex life?
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The big question is, can you read what its written below? If you can’t, it means that you have a poor sex life. Don’t worry, this is not a serious eye test and in reality it doesn’t mean anything if you don’t see what it’s written from your first glance. Still can’t see it? Try [...]
May
23
What are the Harimagadas?
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A select group of Guanche women at the Canary Island of Tenerife who sacrificed themselves by jumping from a towering cliff into the sea. This act was meant to propitiate the sea-god and prevent him from sinking their island, as long ago happened to an ancestral kingdom. The ritual deaths of these virgins was an [...]
May
17
This is a really funny poke (pun not intentional) at Facebook. If you are part of Facebook, then you will have a laugh watching this video. Enjoy!
May
16
How thick is the ice at the North Pole?
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The thickness of the ice at the North Pole obviously varies. What it can be said though is that it has been measured to a depth of 1.6 kilometers (about 1 mile).
May
4
How does the new US 1 dollar bill look like? (joke)
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Here’s an image of a one dollar bill we got in the e-mail from one of our readers. This image of an obviously fake (but funny) one dollar bill is related to the continuing fall of the US dollar weight on the markets. Have a laugh!
Apr
28
What is the Viridian Room?
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Anyone remember the The Crimson Room game we featured on WWHW a while ago? Well if you liked it, the Viridian Room is its sequel. Again, it is a point and click game and you just have to find a way to escape from this room you find yourself in. If you haven’t played its [...]
Apr
22
Why do cats rub against your leg? (or anything else for that matter)
Category: Animals, Pets, Interesting Stuff, Why | 1 Comment
A cat will rub her head or the side of her chin against your leg or any object, furniture, or wall to deposit her scent on them as part of her territorial marking. She uses her glands on her forehead and around his mouth and chin. These glands produce chemicals called pheromones, which she transfers [...]
Apr
22
What is the Sasquatch?
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The Sasquatch is a hairy wild man or animal said to inhabit remote forested places like the interior of British Columbia. It is all just a myth, similar to the Big Foot.
Apr
21
How to get paid for reviewing a post on this website?
Category: Educative, Entertainment, Finance, Real Estate, How, Interesting Stuff, Internet, Shopping, Where | 10 Comments
It’s quite simple really. All you have to do is click on the title of one of our posts. At the bottom of the post you will see the “get paid to review my post” badge. If you click on it, you will have the choice to sign up with PPP. If you sign up [...]
Apr
21
How to find out what side of the brain you are using?
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If you are seeing this lady spinning clockwise, then it means you are using the right side of the brain. If you are seeing her spinning counter-clockwise, then you are using the left side of the brain. Some people are able to see her spinning in both directions, but most of them see her rotating [...]
Apr
21
I am sure you have heard about the SECRET. Using this secret can give you everything you want in your life. It can provide you more money, a better house, a better business, a better family life or that special someone that you are searching for. The idea behind the SECRET is the universal principle [...]
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