Author Archives: WeRaven
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In South Korea, it is illegal to sell phones with unremovable software that is not essential to…
A Boeing 747 burns around 4 liters (0.9 gallons) of fuel every second while flying, equating to…
unbfacts: The father of the baby in the “Success Kid” meme (the…
Matchgirls and the Incredibly Gruesome Story of Phossy Jaw
In May 1855, a 16-year-old girl known to history only as Cornelia called at the office of New York surgeon James Rushmore Wood complaining of severe toothache and swelling in the right side of her lower jaw. Following standard procedure, Wood lanced Cornelia’s jaw, extracted a few teeth, and sent her on her way. But… Read More »
Does Leprosy Actually Make Your Fingers and Toes Drop Off?
If you were a pilgrim or other traveller during the Middle Ages, you would have faced a whole host of dangers on the road, from bandits and pirates to harsh weather to wolves in the forest. But the encounter you would have feared most was with ghostly figures standing at the side of the road,… Read More »
