Interesting facts you didn't know

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Rock stars die at 27?

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One of the founders of the "Rolling Stones' Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, lead singer of 'The Doors' frontman Ji...
Friday, July 22, 2011

Longest place name still in use

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The longest place name still in use is: Taumatawhakatangihangaoauauotameteat uripukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenua kitanatahu -- a New Ze...
Monday, July 18, 2011

Clockwise staircases

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Spiral staircases in medieval castles are running clockwise. This is because all knights used to be right-handed. When the intruding army w...
Thursday, July 14, 2011

Theory of Relativity

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According to Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity, it is possible to go slower than light and faster than light, but it is impossibl...
Sunday, July 10, 2011

Confusion

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If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in ...
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Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Left-hand side driving

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Until 1965, driving was done on the left-hand side on roads in Sweden. The conversion to right-hand was done on a weekday at 5pm. All traffi...
Saturday, July 2, 2011

It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye

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The term, "It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye" is from Ancient Rome. The only rule during wrestling matches was...
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