The Yankee Stadium Hex.
a construction worker and Boston Red Sox fan buried a Red Sox jersey underneath the stadium with the objective of placing a "hex" on the Yan
2020
Food tastes different when you’re flying.
The combination of dryness and low pressure reduces the sensitivity of your taste buds to sweet and salty foods by around 30%
2020
In “As We May Think” (1949), Vannevar Bush imagines the “memex”, a desk-like device where people could search through a library of articles.
This is why we created pointpress
1949
Humans DNA is 40% the same as bananas.
think of human DNA as a blueprint of a ranch home and banana DNA as that of a colonial-style home. In each house, a bunch of things are similar but the end products are both quite different.
2019
EF Schumacher, Green economist.
Schumacher's 1973 book Small is Beautiful rewrote the rules by questioning whether the objectives of western economics were desirable
2020
The highest mountain discovered is the Olympus Mons, located on Mars.
Its peak is 16 miles high, making it nearly 3 times higher than Mount Everest
2020
The average person walks the equivalent of five times around the world in their lifetime.
The circumference of the equator is 24,900 miles. If the average person lives until they’re 80, they will walk about 110,000 miles in their lifetime.
2020
Descendants of the Ming Dynasty, who Lost Power in 1644, Still hold Vast Wealth and Power over Modern-Day China.
Occupying top positions in the ruling Communist Party and various state corporations, schools, and societies.
2020
Mike Tyson once offered a zoo attendant 10,000 dollars to let him fight a gorilla.
Tyson got his chance to own powerful animals and wrestle with them in years to come.
2020
Some people with anxiety may actively resist relaxation.
A study suggesting that it's a way to avoid a large jump in anxiety if something bad really does happen
2019
Trying to find a cure for AIDS, the Mayo Clinic made glow in the dark cats.
cats are much better models for AIDS viruses than are mice and other animals.
2011
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 center of the Milky Way smells like rum & tastes like raspberries.
Discovered by the IRAM radio telescope, a chemical called ethyl formate which gives rum its distinct smell and raspberries their distinct flavor.
2020
Violent rival Gangs in South Africa call Truce to Help people during Pandemic..
The country has seen a 75% decrease in violent crime since the pandemic started
As part of military training recruits are sprayed with pepper spray and then required to engage in combat.
This is to familiarize them with the sensation and allow them to handle a real life situation
2015
if adjusted for inflation,The Birth of a Nation(1915) is the first ever film to gross a over a billion dollars.
at 1.8 billion dollars it is the forth highest grossing film ever
2020
Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, reflects 90% of the Sun’s light.
The icy surface reflects sunlight and temperatures reach as low as -201° Celsius
2020
EF Schumacher, Green economist.
Schumacher's 1973 book Small is Beautiful rewrote the rules by questioning whether the objectives of western economics were desirable
2020
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
