Archive for August, 2010
10 Skydiving Facts You Didn’t Know
Skydiving has quite the history and the facts are very interesting. Actually, the history dates back all the way to Leonardo DaVinci when in 1485 he sketched the blueprints for the first parachute. It was June 26, 2000 that Adrian Nicholas jumped with an exact replica of DaVinci’s model and had a successful landing. The [...]
Top 10 Interesting Taj Mahal Facts
1. One of the most interesting Taj Mahal facts is that the building will appear to be a different color depending on what time of day it is, and whether or not there is a moon at night. 2. The Taj Mahal is one of the most popular Agra tourist attractions, and the building was [...]
20 Weird Masters Degrees That Actually Exist
As an undergraduate, you probably took one or two strange college courses that allowed you to explore new subject areas and career paths, just because you could. But did you ever consider majoring in something like interpretive dance? Even if you decided to study something more traditional, you may want to shake things up by [...]
12 Extraordinary Egg Facts
Salmonella bacteria found in eggs prompted a nationwide egg recall of 380 million eggs this week. As the FDA works to investigate the how the outbreak occurred, Life’s Little Mysteries has rounded up a dozen of facts you may not know about eggs. 1. An egg shell is made of calcium carbonate, which is also [...]
10 Things You Didn’t Know About George Lucas
George Walton Lucas, Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American film producer, screenwriter, director and founder/chairman of Lucasfilm Ltd. He is best known for being the creator of the epic science fiction franchise Star Wars and joint creator of the archaeologist-adventurer character Indiana Jones. Today, Lucas is one of the American film industry’s most [...]
30 Strange Elvis Presley Facts
33 years after his death, he is still always on our mind. Ed Ceaser pays homage to The King with 30 weird and wonderful facts from the life of the man who embodied rock ‘n’ roll. 1. Elvis was a black belt in karate. He took up martial arts under the shotokan sensei Jürgen Seydal, [...]
Celebrities Portraits by Michel Comte
Artist Michel Comte was born 1954 in Zurich, Switzerland. The professionally trained art restorer approached photography autodidactically. 1979 Comte received his first international advertising assignment from Karl Lagerfeld for the fashion house of Chloe and moved to Paris. Work for the American Vogue lead him in 1981 to New York and later on he took [...]
10 Facts About Condoms
Here’s a list of 10 interesting facts about condoms that you might not know. 1. On average, condoms hold about 4 quarts of liquid. That’s about 16 cups or 1 gallon of liquid or 3.8 litres. That’s larger than most Milk Bottles! 2. Most modern-day condoms (over 90%) are made of latex, the rest from [...]
10 Facts You Might Not Know About… Parmesan Cheese
Stravecchio Parmesan cheese Image credit: pdphoto.org 1. Under Italian law, only cheese produced in the provinces of Parma, Reggio Emilia, Modena, Bologna, and Mantova may be labelled “Parmigiano-Reggiano”. 2. The only additive allowed in real parmesan is salt which is absorbed by the cheese in the first 20 days of curing. 3. Parmigiano-Reggiano is considered [...]
10 Amazing Facts About Honey
Below are 10 amazing facts about honey that most people have no idea about. It is amazing what kind of health benefits can be found in foods given to us by mother nature herself. Simply adding natural foods like honey in place of more fattening options can make your body feel fresh and rejuvenated. Take [...]
12 Surprising Reasons to Eat More Blueberries
1. Catechins found in blueberries activate fat-burning genes in abdominal fat cells to assist with weight loss, and belly fat loss in particular. According to research at Tufts University, regularly ingesting catechins increases abdominal fat loss by 77 percent and double total weight loss. 2. They contain a group of natural phytonutrients (plant nutrient) called [...]
The CSI Effect – Fact vs. Fiction
The popular TV shows portray scientists working in labs and solving crimes at rapid speeds, with technology that isn’t yet available. We take a look at the difference between how real forensic scientists work and how they are shown on TV. View in High resolution Infographic created by ForensicScience.net
Funny Looking Scarecrows
A scarecrow is a device – traditionally a human figure or mannequin dressed in old clothes – placed in fields by farmers to discourage birds such as crows or sparrows from disturbing and feeding on recently cast seed and growing crops. (Source: Wikipedia) Photos via DesignSwan
10 Weird Facts from the 1768 Encyclopaedia Britannica
Image by Joi Ito – Flickr Written in 1768, the very first edition provides insights into how vastly man’s priorities have shifted between the eighteenth century and today. The three-volume book includes, for example, 40 pages devoted to the diseases of horses, and 40 pages about algebra – but no information about children. To inspire [...]
