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Facts About Eggs
2011-01-20 12:52:00 Wise Bread has a great post containing 10 facts about eggs. Did you know that there are more egg colors than just brown and white? Different breeds of chickens produce different colors of eggs. In addition to the typical white and brown, some chickens produce blue, blue-green, reddish-brown, or even speckled eggs. A great place ... More About: Food , Facts , Eggs , Animals , Colors
Why Does Airline Food Taste so Bland?
2010-11-10 16:33:00 New research on the affects of background noise and how we perceive taste. While louder noise reduced the reported sweetness or saltiness, it increased the measure of crunch. The research is reported in the journal Food Quality and Preference. It may go some way to explaining why airline food is notoriously bland – a phenomenon ... More About: Science , News , Space , Research
How Old is the International Space Station?
2010-11-05 00:39:00 The International Space recently celebrated its 10th year in full operation. The second decade of a new era in human history — when not everyone lives on our home planet — began Nov. 2, 2010, as the International Space Station crossed the 1.5 billion mile mark of its travels with six residents on board and ... More About: Science , News , Technology
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2010-10-31 04:59:00 Did you know that Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo is a grammatically correct sentence? “Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.” is a grammatically valid sentence in the English language, used as an example of how homonyms and homophones can be used to create complicated linguistic constructs. It has been discussed in ... More About: History , Words , Language
How Many Words Did Shakespeare Know?
2010-10-17 22:26:00 Here is an interesting piece on how two statisticians estimated how many words William Shakespeare may have known. This argument was repeated with a third, fourth, fifth sample, and so on. Each sample corresponds to discovering a new and different complete works of Shakespeare. For each sample, it is possible to estimate the number of ... More About: Science , History , Research , Formula
Apollo Astronauts Life Insurance
2010-07-28 09:51:00 How did the Astronauts of the Apollo missions get life insurance? The answer was provided by NASA in the form of ‘Insurance Covers’, as seen here, a number of which were given to every crew member and subsequently signed by every astronaut involved, as close to launch as possible. Its value would instantly be high, ... More About: Life , Space , History
The Biggest Stars in Space
2010-07-28 08:06:00 Astronomers have discovered the most massive stars known, including one at more than 300 times the mass of our sun ? double the size that scientists thought heavyweight stars could reach. These colossal stars are millions of times brighter than the sun and shed mass through very powerful winds. The stellar discovery, which represents the ... More About: Science , Stars , Nature , Space , Universe
BBC News ? One in 13 people on the planet now use Facebook
2010-07-22 01:37:00 Social network giant Facebook has announced that it has registered its 500 millionth member – one in 13 of the entire global population. The site, which launched in 2004, has gained around 100 million new users in the last six months alone. Facebook said the number was “an important milestone” and added that it was ... More About: News , Internet , Technology , Entertainment , People
Facts About the Declaration of Independence
2010-07-05 03:14:00 To help you celebrate the Fourth of July a few years ago, we posted a list of 5 Obscure Facts About the Declaration of Independence . via 5 Neat Facts About The Declaration of Independence. More About: United States , History
A New Long Distance Shot Record
2010-05-08 20:47:00 A new record has been set for the long distance shot at a distance of 1.52 miles. A British sniper set a world sharpshooting record by taking out two Taliban soldiers in Afghanistan from more than a mile and a half away — a distance so great, experts say the terrorists wouldnt have even heard ... More About: Sports , Guns , War , Army , Shot
Pet Food Sucking Up U.S. Water
2010-04-27 00:16:00 From National Geographic Researchers investigated the hidden costs of water use by estimating the amount of H20 consumed per U.S. dollar of end product by different industrial sectors, including agriculture.For instance, it takes about 270 gallons 1,022 liters of water to produce a dollar?s worth of sugar, about 200 gallons 757 liters to make a ... More About: Food , Pets , Conservation , Animals , Pet Food
What Is the Memory Capacity of the Human Brain?: Scientific American
2010-04-21 00:08:00 The human brain consists of about one billion neurons. Each neuron forms about 1,000 connections to other neurons, amounting to more than a trillion connections. If each neuron could only help store a single memory, running out of space would be a problem. You might have only a few gigabytes of storage space, similar to ... More About: Science , Memory , Human , Storage , American
Earths core has its own pole and its at the equator
2010-04-20 16:55:00 Modern research techniques allow us to not only study the surface of Earth and the heavens above it but also what lies in its depths. Jules Verne wrote about an area alive with mystery and wonder over 146 years ago; modern science indicates that the center of the Earth is a young dynamo powered by ... More About: Science , Research , Core , Magnetic
A Plant That Can Eat Rats
2010-02-10 17:16:00 Scientists have discovered a flesh-eating plant so large that it can swallow and devour rats whole. They are lured into its slipper-like mouth to drown or die of exhaustion before being slowly dissolved by digestive enzymes. Natural history explorer Stewart McPherson, who runs Redfern Natural History Productions, discovered the plant during an expedition to Mount ... More About: Nature , Plants , Animals , Death , Rats
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2010-01-07 09:00:00 BBC News - Japan survivor of both atomic bombs dies, aged 93 More About: Links
1.2 Billion YouTube Videos a Day
2009-07-01 04:35:00 From TechCrunch But the real number of streams/day, we?ve now confirmed with a source at Google, is above 1.2 billion/day worldwide. That matches what we?ve heard from other sources. That pretty much means everyone on the Internet , on average, is watching one YouTube video per day. More About: Video , Videos , Youtube , Entertainment
How Many People Go Whale Watching?
2009-07-01 03:47:00 Did you know that whale watching draws in 13 million people a year from 119 different countries? It also generates over $2.1 billion a year. The Ifaw-commissioned report, compiled by the Australian organisation Economists at Large, found that income from whale watching had doubled over the last decade, with the fastest growth seen in Asia. In 2008, ... More About: News , People , Money , Attractions , Animals
Henry Ford and the Ford Charcoal Company
2009-06-25 20:57:00 Henry Ford came up with the Model T car, but he was also involved in the creation of Kingsford Charcoal. In the production of his cars, scrap wood was produced. Ford made this scrap into charcoal, and created the Ford Charcoal company. But when a new site was needed for the plant, a relative of his, ... More About: Cars , History , Company , Energy
What?s the Least Inhabited Place on Earth?
2009-06-23 23:49:00 A new discovery reveals the least inhabited place on Earth . The seafloor sediments in the middle of the South Pacific have fewer living cells than anywhere else measured, a new study found. Oceanographer Steven D?Hondt of the University of Rhode Island and colleagues took a boat out to the middle of the ocean and collected cores, or ... More About: Science , News , Life
What’s the Biggest Source of Food Poisoning?
2009-06-20 00:32:00 A recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified chicken as the biggest source of food poisoning in the United States. The second largest cause was identified as vegetables, fruits and nuts. Poultry was the most commonly identified source of food poisoning in the United States in 2006, followed by leafy vegetables and fruits and nuts, according to a report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [nytimes.com] More About: Food , Source
Picture City, Florida
2009-06-19 17:31:00 In the early 1920s, when the economy was in its heyday and the real estate business was booming, the Olympia Improvement Corporation drew up plans to turn a small town in Florida named Hobe Sound into the next Hollywood. A downtown was built in Grecian style, with all the streets being named after various Greek gods and goddesses, such as Zeus, Athena, Mars, Saturn, as well as many more. A school was built and named Olympus School and large cement streetlights lined the streets. The town was renamed Picture City and plans were drawn up for a film production studio. But in 1928, plans were halted. The deadly Okeechobee Hurricane swept through Florida, killing 2,500 people. The real estate boom in Florida plummeted, and the flow of people into the state dwindled. Because of this, the plans for Picture City were abandoned. The town was renamed back to Hobe Sound, and no studio was ever built. Today, what is known locally as “Old Hobe Sound” is what remains of the old Pictur...
How Do Migrating Birds Know Where They’re Going?
2009-06-18 17:43:00 Even though we’ve only recently developed GPS systems that give us directions while we’re driving, birds have always been able to find their way during migration. Their sense of direction is dependent on a combination of three “maps” of their own. Birds who migrate during the day can orient themselves by the position of the sun. Obviously, sunrise and sunset will indicate east and west, but even in the middle of the day they can ascertain where they are by the sun’s position in the sky. Birds who prefer to travel at night use not only the moon, but they learn the constellations and navigate by them (just like old sailors). The fixed North Star is the most important, but all of the constellations are useful in figuring out time and location. Finally, birds have a substance called magnetite located just above their beaks. This is a mineral that helps them determine Earth’s magnetic field, so they can navigate using true north. Birds also have very ...
Origin of the Twinkie
2009-06-16 18:35:00 Hostess Twinkies were invented in 1931 by James Dewar, manager of Continental Bakeries’ Chicago factory. He envisioned the product as a way of using the company’s thousands of shortcake pans which were otherwise employed only during the strawberry season. Originally called Little Shortcake Fingers, they were renamed Twinkie Fingers, and finally “Twinkies.” [shelf life of a ... More About: Food , History , Cake , Invention , Snack
The Horned Toad and Squirting Blood Eyes
2009-06-16 04:11:00 It has been shown that if you scare or threaten a Horned Toad it actually squirts blood from its own eyes to attempt to protect itself and distract his predator! But don’t feel bad for the toad, it doesn’t hurt him at all, it just gives him time so he can hop away. [more info] More About: Eyes , Animals , Defense , Blood , Lizard
Volcanoes that Spew Water
2009-06-13 20:40:00 Did you know that Saturn ’s moon Titan has volcanoes that spurt water? Warm is a subjective term on Titan, where the average temperature is -290 degrees Fahrenheit (-179 degrees Celsius). One measure of the cold there is its volcanoes. While those on Earth spew molten rock, liquid water streams from Titan’s volcanoes. [space.com] More About: Science , Space , Moon , Water
Sales of Super Mario Bros.
2009-05-17 00:18:00 Super Mario Bros. was released on September 13, 1985, since then, the game has sold over 40 million copies. The entire Mario series has sold over 160 million copies. [wikipedia] More About: Entertainment , Games , Nintendo , Sales , Super
Titanoboa Cerrejonensis, The Longest Snake in the World
2009-02-05 23:06:00 The fossilized remains of the worlds largest known snake have recently been discovered. The fossilized skeleton of the snake was measured to be 43 feet long, and is estimated to have weighed 2,500 pounds when it lived. This snake belonged to the family of boine snakes, a non-venomous type that includes anacondas and boas. [From Fox News] More About: Snakes , World , Snake , Animals , The World
What Type of Car Receives the Most Tickets?
2009-02-03 02:29:00 What car gets ticketed by police the most? The Hummer H2/H3 comes out on top, followed by the Scion tC, Scion XB and Mercedes Benz CLK63 AMG. A few of the least ticketed vehicles are the Jaguar XJ sedan, Chevrolet Suburban, and the Chevrolet Tahoe. Drivers of Hummer SUVs were 4.63 times more likely to get ... More About: Entertainment , Cars , Research , General , Automotive
Trash Left at the Obama Inauguration
2009-01-24 03:08:00 After the January 20th inauguration of Barack Obama at the National Mall, city workers collected over 100 tons of garbage left by the estimated 2 million attendees. Approximately 300 workers assisted in the effort. The city used 20 mechanical street sweepers and 12 trash packers to compress the garbage, Grant said. More About: News , President , General , Left
What Does ?Manila? in Manila Folder Stand For?
More articles from this author:2009-01-23 17:22:00 Manila folders where originally constructed with the material known as Manila Hemp, a type of fiber that comes from the leaves of the abacá tree. Manila Hemp gets its name from the capital of the Philippines, which happens to be one of the largest growers of the abacá tree. [From Wikipedia] More About: Plants , General , Words , Paper , Definition 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
