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In 1992, a couple donated their egg…
In the Middle Ages there was…
In the Middle Ages there was a belief animals understood the concept of morality and possessed rationality. They were summoned to court, put on trial for a variety of offenses, and given the same punishments as humans. Lawyers defended pigs, rats, and sheep. Even flies and slugs faced judgement. The post In the Middle Ages… Read More »
There is a wire called an eruv…
There is a wire called an eruv that hangs above Manhattan encircling much of the borough, acting as a symbolic boundary that turns the public streets into a private space, much like one’s own home that allows Jewish people to move about freely without having to worry about breaking Jewish law. The post There is… Read More »
Vermont passed a law in 1999 that…
Vermont passed a law in 1999 that the state pie is Apple and one must make a “good faith effort” to serve it with either a glass of cold milk, 1/2 oz. of cheddar cheese, or a large scoop of vanilla. The post Vermont passed a law in 1999 that… appeared first on Crazy Facts.… Read More »
Two regions of the brain, reward…
Two regions of the brain, reward pathways and the hippocampus, physically shrink when we’re clinically depressed and gaming reverses that damage. Gameplay hyperstimulates areas of the brain associated with motivation, goals, learning and memory; making it the neurological opposite of depression. The post Two regions of the brain, reward… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source
Because Wayne Wheeler was stabbed in the….
Yaupon, a holly bush indigenous to the south-east United States…
Yaupon, a holly bush indigenous to the south-east United States, was once the most widely consumed caffeinated beverage in the Americas, so popular that the British East India Company deemed it a threat to their control of the tea market. The post Yaupon, a holly bush indigenous to the south-east United States… appeared first on… Read More »
James Franco once created an invisible…
Adidas bought the iconic three stripe…
Reverse Racing was a huge and…
Reverse Racing was a huge and very challenging motor sport in the Netherlands thanks to the sale of DAF cars that had no speed limit for driving in reverse. It was eventually stopped because those cars were becoming collectors items and the sport was considered too dangerous. The post Reverse Racing was a huge and…… Read More »