Interesting

We’re no stranger to seeing the surreal and gorgeous images that NASA captures of the universe around us. So far we’ve gotten a good look at a lot of our neighbouring planets as well as what some nearby stars and …

Road Rash I promise you that the fella in this picture is either playing it cool for the camera or is still in shock. The top layer of your skin is completely shredded and your nerve endings are on fire. …

Birch Bark Tar Gum It turns out that ‘gum’ existed over 5,000 years ago. However, it wasn’t chewed to freshen breath, or to blow bubbles, it was chewed in an attempt to treat and prevent mouth infections. The gum fossil …

– Bob Hope, after his wife asked him where he wanted to be buried. – Del Close, Comedian. – Dominique Bouhours, French priest and grammarian, stays technically correct to the end. Donald O’Connor, American dancer and actor. Donald O’Connor, American …

Hopefully you never have to learn this fact for a long, long time, but there’s a whole catalogue of symbols and carvings that you can place on a headstone, to commemorate the life of a loved one. As sad and …

It’s easy to lose perspective nowadays. Technology has provided us unparalleled access to the wonders of our world. Every once in a while, however, it’s nice to step back and look at things from the outside. To remember where we …

Algeria Germany Nepal and China England Scotland and Ireland Romania and Albania Japan Argentina and Mexico Spain Poland and Estonia Greece and Cyprus Hungary Austria and Luxembourg India Australia and New Zealand The USA Belgium The Netherlands Sweden and Finland …

If you took a piece of your brain tissue that was the size of a grain of sand, it would contain 100,000 neurons and 1,000,000,000 synapses, all working with each other. There are approximately 10,000 different types of neurons in …

A snail’s tongue Tapeworm LCD screen Snow Ball pen Silicone dioxide Spider eyes Espresso Vanilla Mouse embryo Laptop screen Sugar Tequilla Gold Polyester Pen Sand Bonus: human lice

While digging in the woods for whatever reason (presumably blitzed off their ass on vodka), some Russian soldiers came across an interesting find. Their shovels hit something metallic that wasn’t a rock. Upon further digging, they saw it was an …

There’s always something in your past that you wish you hadn’t accidentally seen, that’s scarred you moving forward. Man, if you could only take it back, you could save yourself a lifetime of therapy. Feel bad for these guys though. …

Every day, first responders display true strength and courage by putting their lives on the line to protect and save others. Nobody makes them do it; they choose to do it. In anticipation of the upcoming film Only The Brave, …

Billions of dollars each year goes Coca-Cola thanks to their secret formula. They say only two execs know the formula with the original document with the formula written on it is kept in a vault in a permanent interactive exhibit …

Look, I’m not going to debate how trends like this started because there’s no defining it. This is partly because I can’t understand Chinese news outlets and partly because there’s no way I’m really reading anything with this staring me …

Former marine Taylor Winston found and took an idle truck during the Las Vegas shooting 3 days later, he received this response from the commandeered truck’s owner In just 2 trips, Winston managed to drive over 2 dozen people to …

Remember the little Polish village where every house is covered with painted flowers? Well, one 90-year-old resident of Louka, Czech Republic, is aiming to make her hometown just as charming, and spends every spring and summer adorning window and door …

It’s so frustrating when your partner doesn’t reciprocate when it comes to sexual bedroom antics. If this all sounds too familiar, don’t worry, there are plenty of other guys going through the same struggles. I’m guessing this would be an …

Esbeidy Barrera was unhappy with her body, so two years ago she decided to make a change and get into shape.

The boundary between Scottsdale, AZ and the Salt River Indian Reservation A literacy test given to black voters in the 1960s Los Angeles Urban Search and Rescue team on their way to help in Mexico City This is “Frida”, she …

A 6-minute nap can improve alertness for up to 10 hours. NASA found that that military pilots and astronauts who took a 40-minute nap had improved performance by 34% and alertness by 100%. In a study by the National Sleep …

Sometimes wrapping your head around nature is a tricky thing to comprehend. Below are strange happenings that somehow occurred in nature. Take for instance this branch that did not permit the flower permission to blossom. Indeed, birds of a feather …