Here are 10 Creepiest Places on Earth. 1. Six Flags New Orleans, USA The New Orleans Six Flags was opened in 2003. Two years later Hurricane Katrina struck and the park was mostly destroyed. It is now littered with graffiti and what is the left of the park has fallen into disrepair. The wreck of…… Read More »
Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 369, click here. 1. A Japanese woman carrying her children in a bucket on her head, Japan, the 1900s. 2. Justin Trudeau, son of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, receives Cuban President Fidel Castro during the state funeral of the former Prime Minister, Notre-Dame Basilica, Montreal,…… Read More »
Six doctors devised an experiment where they each swallow a Lego head as a means to determine the typical transit time of a commonly swallowed object. They then presented their findings with a ‘Found and Retrieved Time’ aka ‘FART’ score. The FART score averaged 1.71 days. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #839 first… Read More »
Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 368, click here. 1. Metallica, 1985. 2. Edmund Hillary took this photograph of Tenzing Norgay as they set foot on the summit of Mount Everest, 29 May 1953. 3. The University of Pennsylvania dental students observing surgery in the Oral Surgery Clinic at the former Philadelphia…… Read More »
Humans can learn to observe their surroundings with echolocation. By snapping or clicking their tongue, humans can bounce sound waves off of nearby objects. The resulting echo reveals the approximate size and distance of the obstacle. Anyone with normal hearing can learn this skill. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #837 first appeared on… Read More »
Lemons are not naturally occurring fruit. They were created in SE Asia by crossing a citron with a bitter orange around 4000 years ago. They were spread around the world after being found to prevent scurvy. Life didn’t give us lemons. We made them ourselves. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #836 first appeared… Read More »
There is a tiny island called “Just Room Enough Island” in the Thousand Islands region of the St. Lawrence What makes it unique is that the island is so small that it only has enough space for a single house and a tree. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #835 first appeared on KickassFacts.com.… Read More »
Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 367, click here. 1. Moloch of War, 1966. Photo of a Soviet war veteran near the Eternal Flame on the anniversary of Victory Day. 2. Sharon Tate showing off the baby clothing she had bought in London, UK in 1969. 3. The first wave of Marine…… Read More »