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Suicide at San Quentin
Written on 9 Aug, 2007 at 14:13 in Featured, Interesting | viewed times and users have made 11 comments so far
San Quentin State Prison is California’s oldest prison. It was opened in 1852 after being built by the same prisoners who were going to populate it. Hundreds of inmates have had their necks broken by hanging or, worse, painfully killed... (Continue reading)
Tallest Man in the World
Written on 8 Aug, 2007 at 17:43 in Interesting | viewed times and users have made 4 comments so far
Mongolia’s Bao Xishun is no longer the world’s tallest man. His title has been replaced by Leonid Stadnyk who stands tall at 8ft 5 inches. That makes him 8 inches taller than Bao Xishun. He may be taller han Bao... (Continue reading)
The Incorruptibles
Written on 6 Aug, 2007 at 15:34 in Interesting | viewed times and users have made 3 comments so far
An Incorruptible is a person whose body is supernaturally being protected by a paranormal force usually after death. Incorruptible bodies have been found mostly by the Catholic Church but they also exist in Hindu, Buddhist and Muslim religions. Here is a... (Continue reading)
New Pilgrimage Location for Pastafarians
Written on 15 Jul, 2007 at 5:18 in Funny, Interesting | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
Holy baths (Kumbh Melas) aren’t just for Hindus any more. Pastafarians can now travel to HAKONE, Kanagawa, Japan to partake in their very own holy bath ritual. HAKONE, Kanagawa — A “ramen bath” has been opened at Hakone Kowakien Yunessun, a local theme park... (Continue reading)
Tallest Person, Meet the Shortest Person
Written on 15 Jul, 2007 at 3:59 in Interesting | viewed times and users have made 2 comments so far
While Khagendra Thapa Magar may be the shortest person in the world (20 inches), he still is not registered in the Guinness Book of World Records because of his young age. That title is held by Madge Bester of South... (Continue reading)
Brain cell
Written on 3 Oct, 2006 at 5:40 in Interesting, Science | viewed times and users have made 4 comments so far
On the left is a picture of a single brain cell. On the right is an image of the universe. Are we in someone’s brain? Are the planets that we are familiar with just atoms for another, much larger, universe? That Pale... (Continue reading)
Human Numbers
Written on 5 Sep, 2006 at 6:53 in Art, Interesting | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
So these gymnasts got together and created numbers by standing in some very uncomfortable poses. Lots of them are believable like: The Number 1: Number 0: But what about number 5? How can that be possible with out breaking that... (Continue reading)
World’s Smallest Person
Written on 29 Aug, 2006 at 6:49 in Interesting | viewed times and users have made 79 comments so far
Khagendra Thapa Magar, a fourteen-year-old boy, weighs only 4.5 kg (10 lbs). He currently holds the world record for being the smallest person in the world. According to the website set up by his supporters, www.khagendratma.org, Thapa weighed only 600... (Continue reading)
Banana Phone
Written on 24 Aug, 2006 at 10:38 in Interesting | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
Ring Ring Ring Ring Ring Ring Ring Banana Phone! [ Create your own Banana phone. Link ] ... (Continue reading)
Slow-mo Home Depot Visit
Written on 24 Aug, 2006 at 10:34 in Funny, Interesting | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
Here is a brilliant little video that a large bunch of people created. They all grouped up and went to Home Depot and shopped in slow motion. After a while all of them froze in place much to the surprise... (Continue reading)