Astronauts can’t just pull off their helmets and take a big whiff to discover what space smells like, but they have discovered that space has a distinct odor when they return to … Continue Reading
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Completely Random Facts of the Week – Issue 69
In this week’s Random Facts edition: A Top-Heavy World, Chipolte Start, DUNE Rejected, The Super Strong Jet Stream, and The Danger of a Lion’s … Continue Reading
Energizer and Duracell Each Have a Battery Bunny
If you live in the U.S., you’re probably familiar with the Energizer Bunny. It’s usually seen beating a drum with the tag line, “It keeps going, … Continue Reading
The World’s Most Peaceful Land Dispute
Hans Island is nothing but a barren piece of rock with an area of only a one-half square mile. It sits in the north Arctic in the Kennedy Channel … Continue Reading
The Airline of Area 51
If you’re ever flying out of McCarren International Airport in Las Vegas, take a look at some of the planes flying out with you. You may spot one … Continue Reading
Completely Random Facts of the Week – Issue 68
In this week’s Random Facts edition: A Misplaced Coin Design, the Domino’s Logo, Disneyland’s Hidden Basketball Court, the Start of Trivial … Continue Reading
The U.S. Senate’s Secret Candy Desk
When a U.S. Senator has a hankering for sweets, they don’t have to go far. There is a desk in the US Senate Chamber known as the “Candy Desk”, … Continue Reading
The Origin of the Paparazzi
What image comes to mind when you hear the word “paparazzi”? If you picture photographers relentlessly following celebrities then you’re probably … Continue Reading
Completely Random Facts of the Week – Issue 67
In this edition of the Random Facts of the Week: Ocean Levels, a Bachelor President, IMAX Projectors, Silent Owls, and a Statue’s Cone … Continue Reading
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A Place to See Sand Dunes in Alaska
Sand dunes are usually associated with the desert, but there is one place far from the heat that has them, and of all places they’re in Alaska.
These sand dunes occupy Kobuk Valley National Park in Northern … Continue Reading
The Rise of the Pet Rock
Who would have ever thought that something you could find anytime you walked out of your front door could be become a million dollar bestseller. It wasn’t something like diamonds or gold; it was a common, ordinary … Continue Reading
Lincoln Logs and Their Slightly Famous Inventor
Lincoln Logs have been around for almost 100 years, and they’ve been a staple of toy boxes around the world. The inventor of Lincoln Logs even had a connection to a famous architect. In fact, they’re were … Continue Reading
Completely Random Facts of the Week – Issue 66
In this edition of the Random Facts of the Week: The Amazing Liver, Ulysses S. Grant’s Real Name, Los Angeles Moving North, Chances of Getting in the NFL, and Brilliant Boss Hogg.
The liver is the only human … Continue Reading
The Reason Hockey Pucks Are Frozen in the NHL
A National Hockey League game can be an exciting event, but something is done to the hockey pucks that keep the games from becoming a little too exciting.
A hockey puck is made of vulcanized rubber, and rubber, … Continue Reading
Where Does Space Begin?
When someone speaks of space, the area above our heads where the stars and planets sit, where are they talking about? Where exactly does space begin after someone leaves the surface of Earth?
Space can be thought … Continue Reading
Completely Random Facts of the Week – Issue 65
In this week’s edition of the Random Facts of the Week: A Cycling Airbag, Never Drunk Hamsters, Button on the Top of a Hat, The Longest Muscle in the Body, and The Pringles Guy.
The Hovding Airbag Helmet doesn’t … Continue Reading
Bubble Wrap as Wallpaper?
Bubble Wrap, those protective sheets that keep things from breaking and are fun to pop, didn’t start their life intended for those uses. Believe it or not, bubble wrap was originally supposed to be used as … Continue Reading