Month: January 2017
Lockers just aren’t what they used to be…they’re way better. Check out the soda locker. A Kansas high school student’s use of spare locker space is going viral thanks …
Many people associate the name Orville Wright with the invention of the airplane. However, Orville Wright invented — and patented — a combined mailbox and lamp: The first letter …
A disgruntled woman called police in Australia to complain about the price of marijuana in her community. Guess it was too high? The woman, from Australia’s Northern Territory, reported …
A Russian monarchist says that three uninhabited islands in the Pacific will become the restored Romanov Empire. Bakov himself is Archchancellor of the Imperial Throne and bears the title …
The people who award the Ig Nobel Prizes were surprised to learn that they had awarded a prize to a person named Donald J. Trump. The Ig Nobel Prizes …
For those who like true stories about Kickass Scientists Fighting Evil Whilst Using Nifty Science Tricks: Picture this. The Nazis have taken Copenhagen. They are literally marching through …
What better way to welcome in a New Year than with adorable giant baby pandas? Panda-monium reigns as panda breeding centers celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year. Pandas act like …
Nothing says love like naming a cockroach New York’s Bronx Zoo is offering Valentine’s Day revelers the chance to name cockroaches after their beloved — or their be-hated. The …
Apparently, Japan wants to “spend the whole year with Putin”. That’s putin it about. Published by the Russian tabloid magazine Zvezdi I Soveti (Stars and Advice), the pictures are …
Surprising guests by hiding things in pastry goes back to Ancient Rome. Stuffing one animal inside another was a particular treat. A guest might carve into the belly of …
Got cockrilk? Diploptera punctata, aka the Pacific Beetle Cockroach, gives birth to its young and produces “cockroach milk” for them containing tiny protein crystals. Superfood Researchers have found that this “cockroach milk” is …
You adulted today! You deserve a reward sticker (and maybe a cookie). You know what we don’t get anymore as adults? Reward stickers. We still do good things, hard …
