##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn About Where the Term “Pipe Dream” Comes From Text Version “Operation Pipe Dreams” was a 2003 nationwide United States investigation which targeted business selling drug paraphernalia. In the end, hundreds of businesses and homes were raided nationwide. Fifty-five people were charged with trafficking of illegal drug paraphernalia and eventually fined and generally […]
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##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn How Many Senses Humans Have, which is Much More than the Traditional Five Text Version Cattle tend to align themselves north-south, which leads some researchers to believe they have a strong magnetoception sense.
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##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn What Causes Ice Cream Headaches Text Version The scientific name for an ice cream headache is “sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia”. This basically just means “nerve pain of the sphenopalatine ganglion”.
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##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn How Deaf People Think Text Version Deaf people typically clap by striking their hands together only when surrounded by hearing people. Otherwise, they use the more expressive motion of raising their hands and twisting their wrists rapidly to “clap”.
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Myth: Tang was invented for the NASA space program. In fact, Tang was actually invented by chemist and occasional playwright William A. Mitchell in 1957 while he was working for General Foods. General Foods introduced Tang to the public in powder form in 1959, but it wasn’t popular initially. This changed when NASA decided to use it in 1962 during […]
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##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn Where the Words Geek and Nerd Came From Text Version Before “geek”, “nerd”, “dork”, etc, the proper terms for these same ragamuffins were “Dewdroppers”, “Waldos”, and “Slackers”. Other common old slang words that were somewhat similar in meaning: pantywaist, oil can, drip, stinkeroo, mullet, roach, schnookle, kook, dimp, dorf, squid, auger, square, […]
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##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn More Interesting Civil War Related Facts Text Version General Lee was offered the position of the head of the Union army by Abraham Lincoln, but decided to lead the Confederate army instead as he couldn’t bring himself to lead troops against his native Virginia. Despite the Confederates being vastly outnumbered and not […]
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##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Find Out How “Spam” Came to Mean “Junk Message” Text Version Before it was called “spamming”, as referring to unsolicited messages in a chat room or forum or the like, the generally used terms for these actions were “flooding” and “trashing”.
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##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn More Interesting Nimoy and Star Trek Related Facts Text Version Leonard Nimoy was the one to come up with the Vulcan nerve pinch. In the first episode this pinch showed up, Spock was originally supposed to club evil Kirk over the head, knocking him out. Nimoy thought this was inconsistent with Spock’s […]
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##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn Why You Can’t Tickle Yourself Text Version The word “tickle” comes from the Middle English word “tikelen”, meaning “to touch lightly”.
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##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn More Interesting Elvis Related Facts Text Version Elvis had a black belt in Karate and loved the martial art so much he gave his instructor $50,000 to start a Karate school in Memphis.
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##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and More Interesting Bacon Facts Text Version The patron saint of bacon is Saint Anthony the abbot. He’s also the patron saint of swine herders, butchers, epilepsy, amputees, shingles, gravediggers, hermits, lost items, and Canas Brazil.
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##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn Why Popcorn Pops Text Version Popcorn kernels that didn’t pop are called “old maids” or “spinsters”. Kernels that don’t contain enough moisture or have cracks in their outer shell that allows the steam to escape will typically become old maids.
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##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn What the Numbers in the Zip Code Signify Text Version The ZIP code system was first introduced because the Postal Service was beginning to be overwhelmed with the volume of mail they needed to process in a timely manner, most of which originally were processed by hand. The ZIP code system made […]
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##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and More Interesting Toilet Paper Facts Text Version Toilet Paper Wiping Methods: 44% of people wipe from front to back; 42% fold the tissue after wiping; 33% crumple; 8% fold and then crumple; 6% wrap it around their hands.
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##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn Why Peppers are Hot Text Version Peppers are a fruit, not a vegetable.
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##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn More Interesting Simpsons’ Facts Text Version The character of Moe Szyslak on The Simpsons was based on Louis “Red” Deutsch, a bartender who was infamous for his profane tirades against prank calls in the mid 1970’s.
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##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn Why Mint Tastes Cold Text Version Mint leaves or mint oil containing high levels of menthol will help repel mosquitoes and can even do more than just repel them; it has been shown that mint oil can actually kill the mosquitoes.
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