Here are this week’s Life Pro Tips. 1. When a job interviewer asks, “What’s your biggest weakness?”, interpret the question in practical terms rather than in terms of personality faults. “Sometimes I let people take advantage of me”, or “I take criticism personally” are bad answers. “I’m too honest” or “I work too hard”, even…… Read More »
Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 322, click here. 1. Greenpeace tries to stop radioactive waste from being dumped in the ocean, 1982. 2. Vladimir Putin at the Age of 5 with Maria Ivanova, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, July 1958. 3. Commandant of Auschwitz Rudolf Höss being escorted to the gallows for…… Read More »
Here are 25 kickass random facts. For part 709, click here 1-5 Kickass Random Fact 1. Lonnie Johnson, the man who created the “Super Soaker” (the world’s best selling toy) was awarded $72.9M in a Hasbro Settlement for unpaid royalties. – Source 2. In 1895, a swarm of Rocky Mountain locusts, measuring 1,800 miles long…… Read More »
Here are 5 things you should know. 1. Don’t buy TurboTax, HR Block, etc. tax software from the company’s websites. They are almost always significantly cheaper on third-party sites, such as Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, and Target. For example, TurboTax Premier is listed for $90 on their official website, but it’s only $54.99 on Amazon.…… Read More »
Gaming board tracks down Las Vegas $229,000 jackpot winner after slot machine malfunction | “The winner of a Las Vegas slot machine jackpot never knew he won more than $229,000 due to a “communications error” in the machine”. The post 25 Uplifting Headlines of the Week – Part 259 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source
Here are this month’s crazy headlines. 1-5 Crazy Headlines 1. A wealthy Silicon Valley town has blocked new affordable housing projects by declaring itself a ‘mountain lion habitat’. – Source 2. Ted Cruz tweets about rising Cancun flight costs ahead of another Texas winter storm. – Source 3. Church sues the city of Brookings for…… Read More »
In 1890, as part of a program to bring all the birds mentioned in Shakespeare’s plays to North America, 60 starlings were released in New York’s Central Park. There are now over 200 million European starlings across the US, causing billions in crop damage and deadly hazards at airports. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts… Read More »
Pixar’s movies have a satisfying, magical feel that makes them unique. Since the release of the first Toy Story, the Pixar creative team has a knack for birthing the most amazing characters the audience can’t help but love by going above and beyond with their character creation. They somehow have made us fall in love…… Read More »
Here are this week’s shower thoughts. 1-5 Shower Thoughts 1. You can tell how bad inflation has been over the years by how much money people steal in heist movies of their times. 2. It’s very convenient that every planet in Star Wars has the same force of gravity. 3. If Pokémon were real we’d…… Read More »
We asked our regular contributors through e-mail What’s something you look forward to every single day? We got many interesting responses. Here are some of them. We have just copied and pasted their responses, not editing them in any way. 1. Working with my son. He’s 23. I’m 50. We spend M-F working together building homes.…… Read More »
Here are this week’s Life Pro Tips. 1. If you need a suit and don’t have much budget then $20 at Goodwill with $50 of alterations will look a hundred times better than a $70 suit. Cheap suits are cheap because the store can sell them to the maximum number of people with the fewest…… Read More »