In 1986, the night before the Challenger shuttle exploded, Allan McDonald, the Director of the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Motor Project, Refused to Sign the Launch Recommendation over Safety Concerns..
The resulting improvements led to 110 shuttle missions in which the boosters came back pristine.
Scientists Scanned the Brains of Bullies and Found they are Physically Small.
People who exhibited anti-social behavior as teenagers but not as adults showed no such abnormalities. Good news for reformed bullies, bad news for lifers.
2020
'Captain Tom' a 99 Year old man, Raises more than $31 Million for UK Health service by Walking 100 Laps of his Garden...
Everyone can find a way to help
When Cocaine and Ethanol (drinking alcohol) are Consumed simultaneously, a new Compound, Cocaethylene, is Formed in the Blood.
This compound is more pleasurable, longer lasting, and more dangerous than cocaine or alcohol alone.
Crackers are worse for your teeth than sugar.
Tooth decay is caused by acid-producing bacteria in your mouth that feast on carbohydrates, be it sugar from candy or starch from wholesome foods such as bread
2007
Scientists Attached Stilts to the Legs of Ants to Prove that they Return to their Nests by Counting their Steps..
The regular ants walked right to the nest and went inside. The ants on stilts walked right past the nest and got lost.
The inventor of the Frisbee was cremated and made into a Frisbee after he died.
This is not the only time Inventors were preserved as their passions
2012
Figs can contain dead wasps.
Female wasps lay their eggs in male figs that we don’t eat, but sometimes the wasp will accidentally enter a female fig
2020
In Japan, chefs have to train for over two years in order to qualify to serve Pufferfish.
Two years of training followed by a test which a third of applicants fail.
2012
Italian banker, Gilberto Baschiera is Considered a Modern-day Robin Hood..
For 7 years, he secretly diverted 1 million euros to poorer clients from the wealthy ones so they could qualify for loans.
An Eco friendly Variation to Standard Cremation - Hydro Cremation..
The process utilizes a mix of water and sodium to break down the soft tissue of a body and the bones are pulverized to be given to the family. It doesn't utilize formaldehyde, nor does it relase green house gas
Popcorn at the movies isn’t universal.
in Colombia, dried ants are popular. in Norway you can find Dried Reindeer Meat at the drive-in theater for snowmobiles
2016
Sweet drinks can cause dementia.
studies have shown that people who drink one or more artificially sweetened drinks per day were almost three times more likely to develop dementia.
2017
Stairs go counter-clockwise because of castle defenses.
Since most people are right-handed they were able to hold the railing with their left and the sword with their right.
2020
Not all wine is vegan.
traditionally producers have used a variety of aids called ‘fining agents’. The most commonly used fining agents were casein (a milk protein), albumin (egg whites), gelatin (animal protein) and isinglass (fish bladder protein).
2011
Chimichanga means “thingamajig”.
Culinary historians and Arizona restaurants argue about exactly where and who invented the Chimichanga. Two Tucson restaurants claim bragging rights to creating the first Chimichanga.
2018
Eskimos use refrigerators to stop their food from freezing.
Since the climate is very cold in the places where Eskimos reside, food can develop freezer burn easily if left unprotected
2020
Strawberries are not berries, however Banana's are.
Like other berries, bananas are composed of three fleshy layers: the outer skin, the mushy middle and the innermost part with the seeds.
2017
The boa constrictor that has reproduced asexually.
This is only the third confirmed case of virgin births from a single female within any vertebrate lineage.
2020
In Switzerland it is illegal to own just one guinea pig.
They need social interaction to be happy, so owning a single guinea pig is considered harmful to its well-being
2020
In 2007, Hong Kong researchers Warned the "Presence of SARS-CoV-like Viruses in Bats.
Together with the culture of eating exotic mammals in southern China this was a time bomb
2007
Amazon aims to be carbon neutral by 2040.
Raising the stakes in the eco-friendly delivery wars, Amazon said it has ordered 100,000 electric delivery vans
2019
Waldo, a grey parrot, lead singer of a death metal band.
Hatebeak doesn't tour/play live because it would be "absolute torture for the bird to experience decibels at those levels.”
2014
