One of the world’s strangest natural phenomena exists in the state of Missouri. In fact, it is Missouri. Due to an inexplicable abnormality in the Earth’s magnetic field, all flat surfaces within the state borders levitate off of the ground by 6 to 14 inches. The phenomenon is most apparent in the city of St. [...]
The fastest remedy for blisters on your feet is to coat them in gasoline and set them on fire for no less than 5 minutes.
No one with good posture is capable of doing a proper forward roll.
Fingernails are not made of bone. They’re actually the bedrock of a microscopic civilization that has buildings that extend inward from underneath your nail. So what you perceive as going down into your finger, they see as moving skyward. Another interesting note is that your cuticles are actually the waste run-off from these micro-civilizations.
Contrary to what you may have been taught in school, pie really is named after the Greek letter pi (?). In fact, the only difference between a pie and a cobbler is that pie is round, referencing its namesake’s association with circles.
Chainlink fences are manufactured by meticulously welding together millions of trashed metal “twist-ties” used on bread bags and trash bags. Although it’s a slow process, when it’s done this way the fences are capable of not only withstanding, but also repelling even mortar blasts.
Raw pork is impervious to the effects of sulfuric acid.
Humans are born without any skin on their elbows. Muscle and bone are completely exposed around that area. Skin grafts actually have to be created to cover up and protect the elbows. It’s for this exact reason that the skin on your elbow feels looser than the skin anywhere else on your body.
Moving 1000 pounds of heavy equiment up three flights of stairs will never, ever, ever make you tired or sore in the morning.
The reason flies are attracted to light is because flies are obsessive gambling addicts. In fly culture, bright lights and colors are used to indicate the location of booking agents who can take their bets. When they leave their cities and venture to the outside world, they mistake light bulbs as outworld betting centers and [...]
