Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Linfen, China has been deemed the most polluted city in the WORLD. How dirty is it?

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Linfen, China has frequently been deemed the most polluted city in the world. Because Linfen is located in the middle of China’s colt belt...
Monday, September 20, 2010

Men’s shirts and women’s shirts have buttons on OPPOSITE sides! Why?

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Men’s shirts and women’s shirts have buttons on opposite sides. Fastening a button left over right (the male way) is supposedly easier fo...

Mathematician William Shanks spent 15 years calculating the value of pi to 707 places…but he made a mistake on the 528th digit.

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Mathematician William Shanks spent 15 years calculating the value of pi to 707 places…but he made a mistake on the 528th digit. Luckily, ...

In China, finishing all the food in a meal is considered to be rude.

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In China, finishing all the food in a meal is considered to be rude. The reason this is regarded as impolite is because, in their view, t...

A chapel in the Czech Republic uses 40,000-70,000 human SKELETONS as DECORATION

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A chapel in the Czech Republic uses 40,000-70,000 HUMAN SKELETONS as decoration. The most prominent decoration is a gigantic chandelier ma...
Saturday, September 18, 2010

It took Leonardo da Vinci at least FOUR YEARS to finish the Mona Lisa. Why?

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It took Leonardo da Vinci at least four years to finish the Mona Lisa. Scientists have recently analyzed the painting with modern techniq...
Tuesday, September 14, 2010

There is actually an ATM in Antarctica! Why?

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  Actually, there are two machines, operated by Wells Fargo & Company. They are located in McMurdo Station, an American research center...
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