Archive for January, 2010
Cats Aren’t Afraid of Bears
Today I found out cats of all sizes aren’t afraid of bears.
Five Interesting Things You Learn From Being a Paramedic
Today I found out five interesting things you learn from being a paramedic. This article is a little change of pace from my normal articles, but I couldn’t resist posting it, as it is very interesting and entertaining. Here are five interesting things I learned from a paramedic working at a fire station. Below is [...]
How to Test a Car Alternator
Today I found out how to test a car alternator. Equipment needed: multi-meter With the engine on: Step 1: Open your hood and so you have clear access to the car battery. Locate your alternator and check to be sure the alternator belt isn’t loose. Step 2: Turn your multi-meter to the 20 V setting. [...]
Twinkies Are Only Good for 25 Days
Today I found out that Twinkies have a shelf life of only 25 days. The popular notion that they “last forever” or for some ridiculously large amount of time is incorrect. Here are some other popular myths concerning Twinkies: Twinkies aren’t baked. The sponge cake instead is made from a chemical reaction that causes a [...]
Jack Nicholson’s Supposed Sister was Actually His Mother
Today I found out that the woman Jack Nicholson thought was his sister for a good portion of his life, turned out to be his mother. In 1974, Jack Nicholson’s movie Chinatown was opening in theaters; Time Magazine then chose to do a cover story on Nicholson. Someone working at Time Magazine called Jack up [...]
Charles Osborne had the Hiccups for 68 Years, From 1922 to 1990
Today I found out that Charles Osborne (1894-1991) had the hiccups non-stop for approximately 68 years, from 1922 to June 5th, 1990, which, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, is the longest attack of the hiccups ever recorded. His hiccups first started in 1922 while weighing a hog for slaughter. As he says, [...]
The Record for the Most Babies Born to One Woman is 69
Today I found out that the record for most babies born to one woman is 69. Yes, you read that correctly 69! Who was this amazing woman with apparently a womb of steel and a vagina her husband just couldn’t say no too? We don’t really know. (anti-climactic I know) Her husband is the one [...]
The Jewel Wasp is Amazing
Today I found out that the Jewel Wasp, also known as the “Emerald Cockroach Wasp”, is a parasitic wasp that injects a drug into a cockroach’s brain, turns it into a zombie, rides it like a horse back to its burrow, and then lets its hatched larvae feed on the cockroaches body from the inside. [...]
Twilight Was Rejected Fourteen Times Before Being Accepted
Today I found out Twilight was rejected by fourteen publishers before finally getting published. In other news, fourteen out of fifteen publishing houses have quality standards on works they accept. Though of course, in this case at least, having no literary standards seems to have paid off for lucky number fifteen. So good on ya [...]
How to Make a Ridiculously Cheap Analog Pressure Sensor
Today I found out how to make a cheap analog pressure sensor. Tired of paying exorbitant amounts for a simple analog pressure sensor? Well here is an easy smeasy way to make an incredibly cheap analog pressure sensor. This pressure sensor won’t be terribly accurate in terms of measuring precise weight or things of this [...]
