Brace yourselves, Halloween is coming. And with it, among its many undead manifestations, most people’s dormant (and often not even consciously acknowledged) love of trivia. Which is, obviously not a love for trivia itself, but a love of being a witty, pedantic bastard or bastardette whenever possible. Of course you’re one too. Stop denying it. And […]
9 Things You Didn’t Know About Bill Murray
You know him from “Ghostbusters” (1984), “Groundhog day” (1993), “Lost in translation” (2003) and all the Wes Andersen movies. Bill Murray is not only a Golden Globe and BAFTA award winner, but also a comedian. He debuted on the “Saturday Night Live” and received an Emmy Award. Three out of his eight brothers and sisters […]
7 Darkest Things Professor X Has Ever Done
We’re used to think about Professor X as a mentor and basically a good guy, fighting the villains and saving the weak ones. But if you’ve been in the dark about his less noble deeds, we’ll shed some light on why he’s not the best super hero ever. Keep reading about the 7 darkest things Professor X […]
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About The Dodo Bird
Also known as Raphus cucullatu, the dodo bird used to inhabit the island of Mauritius, East of Madagascar. Studying subfossils showed us the dodo bird was no taller than one meter (a little more than three feet) and weighed anywhere between 10.6 and 21.1 kg (23-47 lb). We only know how it looked like from dodo bird paintings and […]
8 Amazing And Scary Facts About AI
We can thank Alan Turing for coining the term Artificial Intelligence back in the 50s. He came up with the Turing test in which a judge had to determine which of the two subjects he interviewed in different rooms was a machine. If the real person was chosen by the judge less than 50% of the […]
Ten Sibling Actors You Didn’t Know
How good would you say your Hollywood actors and actresses knowledge is? I’m pretty sure you’ve heard of famous actors who have a sibling who’s also into acting, but here are ten sibling actors you didn’t know. Birds of a feather flock together, so it’s no wonder there are some families out there who are made […]
Incredible Mistakes Of The U.S. Military
There is more to the U.S military than meets the eye. What lies behind the discipline of the American troops? According to an active duty officer who spent three years in the 82nd Airborne Division before being deployed to Afghanistan, there’s a lot of place for improvement within the United States Military. Everybody has an […]
10 Most Skillful Snipers Of All Times
While modern technology has improved everything, including shotguns, being a sniper in the past required a lot of skill, patience and strategic abilities. Unlike automatic firearms, if you handled a rifle in the 19th century you had to be quick on your feet and have an impeccable precision if you wanted to survive your enemy. […]