Monthly Archives: August 2021
Textbook costs are up more than…
Textbook costs are up more than 1000% since the 1970’s. Publishers claim that new digital technologies drive down those costs. Affordability advocates tend to blame publishers and claim the new technologies are an attempt to maintain a stranglehold on the textbook industry disguised as reform. The post Textbook costs are up more than… appeared first… Read More »
Fettucine Alfredo was invented…
Fettucine Alfredo was invented by Chef Alfredo Di Lelio for his pregnant wife who had morning sickness. The dish made its way to the U.S. after silent-era film stars Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford ate at the chef’s restaurant during their honeymoon in Rome and asked for the recipe. The post Fettucine Alfredo was invented…… Read More »
An average car is made…
Saddam Hussein’s family were…
Saddam Hussein’s family were such big fans of the movie Scarface that they named their trust fund “Montana Management” after the lead character’s money laundering front. It held a 2% ownership in magazines such as Elle and Woman’s Day. The post Saddam Hussein’s family were… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source
The details of the Manhattan Project…
The details of the Manhattan Project were so secret that many workers had no idea why they did their jobs. A laundrywoman had a dedicated duty to “hold up an instrument and listen for a clicking noise” without knowing why. It was a Geiger counter testing the radiation levels of uniforms. The post The details… Read More »
WTF Fun Fact – Why Humans Enjoy Music
25 Interesting Shower Thoughts – Part 274
Here are this week’s shower thoughts. 1-5 Shower Thoughts 1. Being bored in your own house is somehow better than being bored at someone else’s house. 2. We all probably have a talent for something that we didn’t try yet. 3. If the girl from The Ring made a TikTok she’d kill way more people.…… Read More »
How to Throw the Best Halloween Party
Autumn is in the air, which means that Halloween will be here before you know it. This holiday is great fun for adults and children alike, making the occasion the perfect excuse to throw a party. Here are five tips to help you to throw the best Halloween party ever! Consider Entertainment While everyone will… Read More »
Can Humans Breathe Liquid Like in The Abyss?
At the end of James Cameron’s 1989 underwater thriller The Abyss, oil rig diver Bud Brigman, played by Ed Harris, dons an experimental diving suit in which instead of air he breathes a special oxygenated liquid. This allows him to avoid the lethal effects of extreme water pressure and descend to the bottom of a… Read More »
The Steampunk Flight Simulator That Helped Win WWII
Flight simulators are often an integral part of pilot training, allowing trainees to log hundreds of flying hours and experience in as many emergency scenarios as possible without ever leaving the safety of the ground. But while modern simulators with their advanced computerized displays and motion-simulating hydraulics may seem like a relatively recent development, the… Read More »