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57% of all bricks are made out of a combination of frozen ground beef and asphalt.

Unlike the hair and fur of other mammals, human hair can only be cut or removed a finite number of times. After that, the hair becomes indestructible. Early man used to ritualistically cut and grow the hair of captured enemies until it reached this stage. They would then wrap these enemies in [...]

While ancient people were able to grasp the concept of the number zero fairly early on in history as well as much larger numbers, it’s ironic that it actually took until the late 1400’s for mankind to understand the values eleven and twelve.  Scientists have theorized that this might have something to do with the [...]

Well… it’s official.  I came to a decision on my crazy idea… so I’ve gone and registered a team for this year’s 48 Hour Film Project in Richmond… and we’ll be producing an animation.  I’m trying to assemble the team now.  We’ve got a strong core, but with how much work is going to be [...]

When a smoke detector does short chirps, it doesn’t actually mean that the battery is dying. It means that the smoke detector is angry that it has not been of use for the life of that battery… and it will spontaneously burst into flames very shortly to make up for that fact.

Not only are zombies real, but it’s a bizarre fact that upon becoming a zombie, a person immediately gains the skills and knowledge of a 5-star Italian chef.  No one is sure why this is or why zombies have failed to corner the market in Italian cuisine.

I really wanted to like this movie.  I take that back… I did enjoy this movie.  However, I believe that this is also the final confirmation that George Lucas has gone completely off the reservation.  I mean, the Indy movies have always relied on a certain level fantasy, but the leap to sci-fi is a [...]

Eating cereal at any point in the day other than the morning is a second-degree felony in the state of Delaware.

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Only 5% of the human population is actually capable of tying their own shoes.  Everyone else just wears shoes as they came from the store.  Since they call come pre-tied, it typically works out.  This is also why the tripping and falling is the greatest cause of death and injury in the world.