Here are 25 Facts You Didn’t Know About UAE and Dubai. 1-5 Facts You Didn’t Know About UAE and Dubai 1. The Dubai police fleet includes a Lamborghini, Ferrari and Bentley. This is to allow them to catch speeders who can outrun other cars – Source 2. When the Founding Father of Dubai, Sheikh Rashid,…… Read More »
Here are 25 Interesting Facts About Billionaires. 1-5 Interesting Facts About Billionaires 1. Just a year ago, J. K. Rowling (author of the Harry Potter books) was wealthier than the Queen of England, and she was the first person to become a billionaire solely through writing. – Source 2. Then J.K. Rowling lost her billionaire…… Read More »
Here are 25 kickass random facts. For part 697, click here 1-5 Kickass Random Fact 1. Frito-Lay ran a market research study in the 90s to rebrand Doritos, which resulted in making the corners of the chips rounded so they broke less and produced fewer scraps at the bottom of the bag. – Source 2.…… Read More »
Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 316, click here. 1. Eiffel Tower under construction, July 1888. 2. 20-year-old Joe DiMaggio having some of his Mom Rosalie’s Spaghetti, 1936. 3. Soviet border guard on duty wearing winter uniform, the 1960s. 4. Liu Shaoqi being subjected to public humiliation during the Cultural Revolution. He…… Read More »
Here are this week’s uplifting headlines. 1-5 Uplifting Headlines of the Week 1. Experimental treatment in Spain puts 18 cancer patients in complete remission. – Source 2. McDonald’s teen employee hopped through the drive-thru window to save a customer choking on a chicken nugget. – Source 3. Denver Museum of Nature & Science receives a…… Read More »
The only person to die playing baseball is Ray Chapman in 1920 at age 29; he was hit by a pitch and died 12 hours later. His death helped lead to the ban on spitballs after the season and requiring umpires to replace dirty balls. It helped lead to the use of batting helmets albeit… Read More »
Here are 5 things you should know. 1. VHS video cassettes degrade over time. Under average conditions, the tapes have a life expectancy of about 30 years. Those tapes laying around from the 90’s with precious family memories are already significantly degraded. You should look to digitize all of your families VHS tapes now. Many…… Read More »
Here are this week’s shower thoughts. 1-5 Shower Thoughts 1. Hunting is more frowned upon than fishing, but they both follow the same concept. 2. If you lose one leg your BMI goes down. If you lose two legs your BMI goes up. 3. The Grinch changed as soon as he stopped listening to the…… Read More »
We asked our regular contributors through e-mail The last thing you googled is hunting you right now and is approaching fast, what’s chasing you? 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. sh*t, all the restaurants near me. –…… Read More »
Here are this week’s Life Pro Tips. 1. When a Nurse asks you to rate your pain on a scale of 1-10, never say 10+. The pain scale isn’t necessarily used only to tell us how bad your pain is, it’s supposed to be used to tell us whether your pain is getting better or…… Read More »