There are places on earth that don’t see the sunlight for months at a time. They aren’t full of vampires but they are filled with villagers with seasonal depression. That’s why the town of Rjukan in Norway decided to build something a little crazy to solve their issues: a giant mirror. It sounds like an […]
Here’s one word that most people know, all over the world: Google. Google is probably one of the most powerful companies that currently exists. Luckily, they seem to use most of their data-collecting powers for good (unlike Time Warner or Comcast). Google is so powerful, though, it makes you wonder… What if there was an […]
People on the internet call Rua Goncalo de Carvalho the “most beautiful street in the world,” and you’ll soon understand why. It is a street in Porto Alegre, the capital city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. What you’ll notice about the street isn’t related to the street at all. In fact, […]
Steve Bargeron was fishing in Fort Pierce, Florida one night when he realized he had hooked something big. He had no idea just how big until he wrangled it out of the ocean. At 18”, the size of the catch would have been cause for excitement if it were most any kind of fish, but Bargeron […]
Technology doesn’t seem to be progressing much if you look at it year by year. Compared to its predecessor, the iPhone 6 isn’t exactly wowing anyone. Yet just a few short years ago, having a camera on your phone was CRAZY. Now, it’s expected to be on every new phone (even though I only use […]
Ever wonder which side of the road different parts of the world drive on? How about what Pangea would look like with today’s international borders? What about where the TV remote is located? Well, this post has the answer to the first two questions and more–and they’re all in map form. For the remote, just […]
BerryHappyBodies Münchausen syndrome is a psychiatric factitious disorder where the affected person fakes being ill. Often times, the faux symptoms are concocted to gain attention or fulfill the wish to be taken care of. The people listed below are the extreme, but even mild cases of the syndrome involve a lot more than running a […]
What’s not to love about fast food? It’s fast, it’s food, it’s tremendously bad for you. Okay, well, maybe that part isn’t so great, but at least it tastes amazing (especially when you don’t feel like cooking). Sometimes, you even get a tiny, plastic toy with your meal. You may say that you love fast food, […]
As kids, we were all taught that we had 5 senses: sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell. As it turns out, you were lied to. As humans, we actually have quite a few more extraordinary senses that no one told you about, but I’m about to teach you right now. You probably use most of […]
After tragically losing his daughter at a young age, a father decided to give her one final gift. John Cargill, son of Captain William Cargill, lost his youngest to a rip tide in the 1870s. She drowned and, understandably, it broke his heart. So, he used his grief and chipped away at a sandstone coastline […]