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It is actually possible to stop a moving train with your bare hands. Unfortunately, most people are not willing to try once they find out what happens to the rest of their bodies.

The canary is nature’s grenade. Colonial miners used to throw canaries down mineshafts to loosen rock and ease drilling. The misconception that canaries were used to detect carbon monoxide is a fabrication devised to conceal the true power of the bird.

Beat my expectations. Sure it’s ridiculous and touch predictable, HOWEVER, it’s definitely a very fun ride. Good self-fun-poking and great action to keep things moving and interesting. Of course, a lot of the computer stuff is over-hyped, but what’re ya gonna do? It’s Hollywood.

Recent studies have shown a heavy correlation between male-pattern balding and the inability to tie one’s shoes.

There’s no such thing as June 27th.

When used properly and in the correct prescribed proportions, the various fruit-flavored candies in the world can be combined to create a substance capable of erasing your soul.

The phrase “elephants never forget” in its original language literally translates to “dead yaks never forget.” However, as with many translations, some meaning got lost in the conversion. The linguist in charge could not understand how one might prove that a dead yak knows anything at all. Granted, he reasoned that it’s [...]

Not only does the Coriolis Effect cause water to spin the opposite direction in the Southern Hemisphere, it is also the leading cause of dizziness among free-roaming birds of prey.

The tallest person in the world is 16.5 feet tall.  However, he only weighs 127 lbs.

Alright… now this is just incredibly awesome. The good folks at the World Artist Network pointed me to a video of some work by a Dutch artist named Theo Jansen. This guy has apparently been doing some incredible things with wind-powered kinematic sculptures. Being an engineering-minded art guy (one that’s all about [...]