Mar 11
After enlightening us with obscure facts about The Simpsons
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Feb 25
The Simpsons is the longest running sitcom in TV history. Their design, personalities and even their voices have changed dramatically through 25 years on the air. We just didn’t notice day after day, just like we forgot about many obscure and interesting factoids. So obscure that, unless you’re a truly obsessive Simpsons’ fan, you won’t know them.
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Feb 05
Sometimes things sound real but are completely fake. Those fake facts are just so convenient sounding and come perfectly wrapped in a bow tie that they spread like a disease. And then there are other facts that sound like complete made up bullshit but are actually real. Those are the scary ones. The shared souls over at Reddit gathered up some of the most ridiculous truthful facts together and they’re amazing.
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Feb 03
The Olympics are coming! The Olympics are coming! And even if it’s only the Winter Olympics, it’s still fun to see countries who know nothing about each other put on colorful spandex to beat each other up for medals. But did you know that the gold medal is actually made from silver? Or that the bronze medal is only valued at 4 bucks? Watch and learn some other Olympic facts in the video above.
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Apr 24
As small businesses grow into large corporations that have to deal with mergers and hostile takeovers, their identities and branding similarly grow, evolve, and often end up being a mish-mash of various names which are then shrunk into acronyms and initialisms to make them easier to remember. A similar thing is done for companies named after their founders, so the folks at Mental Floss did their homework and discovered what several popular acronyms actually stand for. Would Allen & Wright root beer really taste the same? [YouTube via Tastefully Offensive] More »
Mar 26
24 Facts You Didn’t Know About Beer
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If you have the fun kind of drinking problem where the world spins happy songs when you’re buzzing, enjoy this 24-pack of beer facts. Did you know that you probably suffer from cenosillicaphobia? Or that the need for beer brought in awesome inventions? Or that drinking beer is like vitamins? These are all facts you can use on your friends when you find yourself tipsier than typical on a random Tuesday. Like today. More »
Mar 14
Debunking 50 Common Misconceptions
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All the things that you thought you knew? Like that Vikings wore helmets with horns. Or that rice causes birds to explore. Or that Marie Antoinette said ‘Let them eat cake’. Yeah, never happened. John Green of Mental Floss created this video that debunked 50 common misconceptions. Your brain might explode after watching it all. But at least you get to explode other people’s brain after. [Mental Floss] More »
Jan 03
Did you know that the DNA information in a single sperm contains 37.5 MB worth of data? Which means that an average ejaculation almost instantly transfers roughly 1.5 1,500 terabytes of data. Suddenly USB 3.0 doesn’t look that impressive when compared to what Mother Nature’s been using for years. More »
Nov 30
Do You Have Any Questions About Sex? Famed Sexologist Dr. Debby Herbenick Will Answer Them
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This December, famous sexologist and Gizmodo friend Dr. Debby Herbenick—author of Sex Made Easy and Because It Feels Good: A Woman’s Guide to Sexual Pleasure and Satisfaction—will answer your sex questions. Every day, Dr. Herbenick will pick a question and give you a solid, scientific answer. More »
Sep 17
Did you know that YouTube adds over 64 new ‘Did You Know?’-type videos to its archives every minute? Ok, so that number may be completely made up, but the whole trend of cramming as many fun science facts into a couple of minutes worth of animated video is catching on. And compared to the rest of the crap that’s uploaded to YouTube, there’s nothing wrong with that. More »
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