10 Disgusting Facts About Medieval London
Image: iambrianjones/Flickr 1. The inhabitants of medieval London (human and animal) produced 50 tons of excrement a day. 2. In medieval London, there were no pavements – people had to walk on the bare earth. Except, unfortunately, it wasn’t bare earth – the ground was covered with the excrement of both people and animals, as well as animal entrails and …
Animal Portraits By Morten Koldby
Danish photographer Morten Koldby has an extensive portfolio of works on various topics. He shots animals, architecture, food, portraits of people. He studied at the Danish school of photography before to establish his own studio a year ago. In his spare time Morten likes to cook, ride motorcycles and spend time outdoors.
10 Things About Reba McEntire
Image credit: www.aceshowbiz.com Happy birthday, Reba McEntire! Reba was born on March 28, 1955 in her native state of Oklahoma, outside of the city of Kiowa. She’s come a long way since her humble country roots, and is now one of the best-selling country artists of all time — not to mention managing successful careers in acting and fashion design, …
10 Things About Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor died from congestive heart failure at the age of 79. We all know about those violet eyes, the two Oscars and all those husbands, but as the tributes pour in from across the world of showbiz, it seems appropriate to give you ten lesser-known facts about the screen legend. So, after enjoying some of her famous screen moments, …
10 fun facts about Duran Duran
10 facts about Duran Duran as they issue a new album after 30 years together. 1: The band is named after a character in Barbarella The Fab Five sought inspiration for their name in Roger Vadim’s classic 1968 movie starring Jane Fonda. The villain in the film, played by Milo O’Shea, is called “Dr Durand Durand”. 2: Simon Le Bon’s …
10 Facts About Olive Oil
Image: www.itsfordinner.com Olive oil is a fabulous ingredient with many uses, from medicinal purposes such as preventing heart disease and cancer to beauty benefits such as providing anti-aging properties, amongst the most popular form which is using in cooking and baking. 1. History The olive tree is a crop native to Asia Minor that spread to Iran, Syria, Palestine and …
2 Headed Turtles
Polycephaly is a condition of having more than one head. The term is derived from the stems poly- meaning ‘many’ and kephal- meaning “head”, and encompasses bicephaly and dicephaly (both referring to two-headedness). A variation is an animal born with two faces on a single head, a condition known as diprosopus. In medical terms these are all congenital cephalic disorders.
Gray Wolf
The gray wolf or grey wolf (Canis lupus), often known simply as the wolf, is the largest extant wild member of the Canidae family. Though once abundant over much of Eurasia, North Africa and North America, the gray wolf inhabits a reduced portion of its former range due to widespread destruction of its territory, human encroachment, and the resulting human-wolf …
10 Weirdest Vehicles Used As Wedding Cars
When I was researching this article I couldn’t believe some of the different weird cars people used for their weddings but hey if you want a wedding to remember why not try an ambulance, Tuk Tuk and can you believe it, a submarine? Top 1. Ambulance Are you dieing to get to your wedding? Then the ambulance is the wedding …
Coffee is the World’s Favorite Drink — Here Are 10 Fun Facts for You to Enjoy With a Cup
Coffee is so much a part of our everyday lives that we tend to forget just how special it really is. Worldwide, more than 1 .4 billion cups of coffee are enjoyed by coffee lovers every single day.
The Top 5 Most Expensive Painters in the World. You’ll Be Shocked At These Prices
If you look at the 10 most expensive painting ever sold in auctions, 5 names dominate the list.
Interesting, Weird Facts About Encyclopedias — Yes, Encyclopedias
Okay, I admit, as weird things go, encyclopedias are probably not high on your list.
The Most Popular Body Parts for Celebrity Tattoos
There are a huge number of web searches for celebrity tattoos, tattoo ideas, tattoo designs and tattoo symbols every day. We are talking about millions of searches!
Foggy Landscapes by Vadim Trunov
Vadim Trunov is a great photographer from Voronezh, Russia and here there are some of his artwork. Gallery via BICreative
10 Facts About Periodic Table Of The Elements
Image: www.educationalelectronicsusa.com The Periodic Table is a chart which arranges the chemical elements in a useful, logical manner. Elements are listed in order of increasing atomic number, lined up so that elements which exhibit similar properties are arranged in the same row or column as each other. The Periodic Table is one of the most useful tools of chemistry and …
