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25 Kickass Random Facts List #702
Leonardo Da Vinci saved 13,000+ pages of notes and drawings on anatomy, physiology, engineering, mechanics, geometry, mathematics, bird flight, flying machines, botany, proportions, topology, weaponry, musical instruments, art, and more, all in mirrored shorthand written from right to left. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #702 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source
5 Things You Should Know – Part 443
Here are 5 things you should know. 1. If you are a Verizon Wireless customer in the US, a new program is launched called Verizon Custom Experience. It tracks every website you visit and every app you use. The program automatically enrolls all customers, who must specifically opt-out if they don’t want to be tracked.…… Read More »
25 Uplifting Headlines of the Week – Part 255
Here are this week’s uplifting headlines. 1-5 Uplifting Headlines of the Week 1. Conversion therapy is now illegal in Canada. – Source 2. All parts of the James Webb telescope are now fully deployed in space. – Source 3. Newsom signs executive order outlawing price gouging of COVID-19 at-home test kits. – Source 4. Pakistan…… Read More »
25 Interesting Historical Photos – Part 319
Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 318, click here. 1. British schoolboys holding discarded syringes, the 1970s. 2. Bill Clinton & White House intern, Monica Lewinsky, 1998. 3. Ronald Reagan pictured next to Emperor Hirohito, 9 November 1983. 4. A portrait of Buck Colbert Franklin, an attorney who notably defended the survivors…… Read More »
25 Kickass Random Facts List #701
What science fiction or fantasy show is worth watching?
We asked our regular contributors through e-mail What science fiction or fantasy show is worth watching? 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. The Expanse. – An-actual-talkingapp 2. Battlestar Galactica – the one from the early 2000s with…… Read More »
25 Kickass Random Facts List #700
Here are 25 kickass random facts. For part 699, click here 1-5 Kickass Random Fact 1. Owls cannot move their eyes because their eyes are not balls, but cylinders that are held in place by bones called sclerotic rings. This is also the reason that owls have evolved to be able to rotate their head…… Read More »
25 Interesting Shower Thoughts – Part 289
Here are this week’s shower thoughts. 1-5 Shower Thoughts 1. Dogs would love it if dog food makers would put a toy in the bag like cereal. 2. From an extraterrestrial viewpoint, all the space junk and satellite debris in earth’s orbit makes the planet look like a redneck front lawn with a pile of…… Read More »
25 Kickass Random Facts List #699
In 1993, a French man driving a Citroen car in a remote area of the Moroccan desert had a breakdown and became stranded. To survive he tore down the car, built a motorcycle from the parts, and rode it back to civilization. When he arrived he was ticketed for operating an illegal vehicle. The post… Read More »
25 Interesting Historical Photos – Part 318
Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 317, click here. 1. Stoney First Nation member, guide Samson Beaver with his wife Leah and their daughter Frances Louise, 1907. The photo was taken by Mary Schäffer. 2. Rail commuters wearing white protective masks, one with the additional message “wear a mask or go to…… Read More »