In the War Between Sharks and People, Humans Are Killing It
A spate of shark attacks off Hawaii raises old fears about the predators of the oceans. But humans are much more dangerous. The media have something in common with sharks:...
Friends Don’t Let Friends Walk Through Revolving Doors Alone
What it says about your friendship when you find yourself squished into a revolving-door with a companion. “Great works are often born on the street-corner or in a restaurant’s revolving...
Grenade hero awarded George Cross
L/Cpl Matthew Croucher with his backpack, torn by the grenade A Royal Marine who threw himself on a grenade to save his comrades’ lives is to receive the George Cross....
How MIT Students Won $8 Million in the Massachusetts Lottery
MIT students figured out how to make winning the Massachusetts lottery a sure thing, and a recent investigation suggests that the lottery commission knew about it. Maybe Uncle Ben was...
More trees than there were 100 years ago? It’s true!
Protection and responsible harvesting are the reasons behind the success story. The numbers are in. In the United States, which contains 8 percent of the world’s forests, there are more...
Edible Six-Pack Rings Feed, Rather Than Strangle, Wildlife
Plastic six-pack rings are the bane of conservationists – images of sea birds and turtles entangled in them serve as constant reminders that consumer culture and the environment don’t get...
Expiry dates on some drugs “meaningless” lawsuit charges
Headache and cold pills and painkillers may be safe well beyond their best before dates class action suit alleges. Three big drug multinationals are bilking billions of dollars from consumers...
Curiosity Sings ‘Happy Birthday’ to Itself On Mars
NASA scientists have commanded one of Curiosity’s instruments to hum out the tune of “Happy Birthday” to commemorate the rover’s first year on the Martian surface. Curiosity is no stranger...
Divide and Profit
CLAIM: President Lyndon B. Johnson once said, “If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell,...
Homeless man learns to code, launches app
After receiving coding lessons from a helpful Samaritan, a homeless man in New York launches Trees for Cars, a new carpooling app with a focus on saving the environment. Back...
How the creators of Airplane! pulled off one of the funniest jokes we’ve ever heard
Holy hell! This is one of the funniest stories we’ve heard in a long time. Ask yourself, “how far are you willing to go for a joke?” Once you’ve determined...
An Overview Guide to Leather Grades
In the world of heritage/reproduction products with a focus on quality and sustainability, leather is right up there as one of the most commonly seen materials. Brands like Tanner Goods...
The Unsolvable Math Problem
A student mistook examples of unsolved math problems for a homework assignment and solved them. EXAMPLE: A young college student was working hard in an upper-level math course, for fear...
Carrier Pigeon Faster Than Broadband Internet
In South Africa, a carrier pigeon carrying a 4GB memory stick proved to be faster than the ADSL service from the country’s biggest web firm, Telkom. Winston the pigeon took...
Eleanor Roosevelt’s License to Pack Heat
At the FDR Library, one exhibit holds the contents of Eleanor Roosevelt’s wallet. While many of the cards and slips of paper from the wallet are fascinating (a Met membership...
Diver Has Visited The Same Friendly Fish For 25 Years
Beneath the surface of Japan’s Tateyama Bay stands a shrine called a torii, sacred to the Shinto religion. But more than being a place of spiritual importance, the underwater site...
Three Words Ben Franklin Crossed out of the Declaration of Independence
“Franklin made only a few changes, some of which can be viewed written in his own hand on what Jefferson referred to as the’rough draft’ of the Declaration. (This remarkable...
George Clooney Uses Nespresso Money for Satellite to Spy on Sudan Dictator
George Clooney is a well-known activist, but this takes things to the next level. At a Nespresso event in Paris on Wednesday, the Oscar winner revealed the curious way he...
Mount Disappointment in Australia
Mount Disappointment is an 800-metre (2,600 ft) mountain, located on the southern end of the Great Dividing Range, 9.5 kilometres (5.9 mi) north of Whittlesea, 60 kilometres (37 mi) north...
Japan, Seeking Trim Waists, Measures Millions
Japan, a country not known for its overweight people, has undertaken one of the most ambitious campaigns ever by a nation to slim down its citizenry. Summoned by the city...