Author Archives: WeRaven
Heinrich Hertz’s Discovery of Radio Waves and Legacy
Heinrich Hertz, the German physicist, is known for discovering electromagnetic waves, which we now know as radio waves, in 1887. However, when asked about the practical applications of his discovery, he replied, “Nothing, I guess.” He was more interested in studying the fundamental properties of electricity and magnetism. Hertz died at the young age of… Read More »
DARPA’s Study on Coffee Spillage and Human Biomechanics
The US Department of Defense invested $170,000 in a study to investigate the causes of coffee spillage while walking. The findings revealed that any low-viscosity liquid could spill when exposed to human biomechanics, not just coffee. The study was part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) quest to understand human movement and to… Read More »
WTF Fun Fact 13264 – Duck Have Waterproof Feathers
Jack Kirby: From Captain America to Military Scout
The Age Perception Shift: Feeling Younger Than We Are
As per the concept of “Subjective Age,” most children and adolescents perceive themselves as older than their actual age, however, this flips around the age of 25, and by 30, around 70% of people feel younger than their chronological age, with the gap between the two increasing with time. Interestingly, research has shown that feeling… Read More »
Zelenskyy’s ‘body double’ is really his head of security
WTF Fun Fact 13263 – March’s Festival of Mars
Richard Nixon’s Interest in Rap Music
The Lawspeaker: Sweden’s Keeper of the Law a Thousand Years Ago
25 Kickass Random Facts List #813
Cheetos were designed to be addictive. A 2013 investigation found that Frito-Lay spent $30 million a year on 500 chemists and psychologists to attain the perfect mix of crunchiness, aroma, and “mouth feel.” They melt in the mouth immediately, tricking the brain into thinking it hasn’t eaten much. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List… Read More »