Animal Facts: Dinosaurs weren't the biggest animals to ever exist, and the current champ is still around today!

Blue whales are the largest animals ever known to have lived on Earth. These magnificent marine mammals rule the ocean at up to 100 feet long and upwards of 200 tons.Did you know that a blue whale's member can reach a length of up to 8 feet? That's taller than a professional basketball player!Also, a blue whale's heart is the size of a car, and each of it's lungs the size of a bathtub. Their mouths can hold 100 people inside, and they eat 4 tons...

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Matrix-Like Chicken Farming: Is Removing Chicken Brain the Solution to Animal Cruelty?

Cramped cages. Extreme temperatures. Filthy surroundings. No doubt about it: Our industrial food system treats animal welfare as an afterthought. As a commentary on today's “modern” farming, a London architecture student has created a thought-provoking design for a chicken farm that strips the birds of their mobility—and their brains. Royal College of Art student André Ford created the installation, dubbed The Centre for Unconscious Farming....

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Movie Facts: There was actually a Japanese Spider-Man Movie!

The 1978 "Supaidāman" movie isn't a bootleg; it's the product of Marvel licensing their characters out to Toei, a Japanese production company, to be used however they wanted. It is, however, completely insane. Instead of Peter Parker, this series focused on Takuya Yamashiro, a motorcycle racer whose father, a "space archaeologist," equipped him with a transformation-inducing wristband that gave him control of a giant fighting robot...

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iTunes had a different name before Apple purchased it.

iTunes has not always been property of Apple inc. This software that seems to never reach it's maximum upgrade has a story that backs all the way to the 1990s.SoundJam MP was an early Mac OS compatible MP3 player and Rio-compatible hardware synchronization manager that was released in July 1998 and was available until June 2001.Jeff Robbin and Bill Kincaid developed SoundJam MP with assistance from Dave Heller. Prior to working together on SoundJam...

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A man once ran a newspaper ad asking for men to accompany him on a dangerous journey!

Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton was a polar explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic, and one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.Away from his expeditions, Shackleton's life was generally restless and unfulfilled. In his search for rapid pathways to wealth and security, he launched many business ventures and other money-making schemes, none of which prospered. His financial...

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The world's largest cave wasn't discovered until 1991!

  The Son Doong Cave in Vietnam is by far, the largest cave in the world. The cave is over 5.5 miles long, is home to a jungle, river, and could easily fit a 40-story skyscraper within it! Incredibly, the cave wasn't discovered until 1991. However, the man was frightened by the massive drop at the entrance of the cave, so he didn't further explore it.It wasn't until 2009 that a team of British Cavers decided to explore it. Now, in 2014, a...

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This Chinese man has saved more than 144 lives—and he's not a doctor!

Chen Si is a Chinese good Samaritan who has stopped more than 144 people from jumping off of the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing, China.Since 2003, Chen Si has spent every weekend on the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge, a notorious spot from which to commit suicide. Si patrols the bridge on foot and on his motorbike, looking for people who might be contemplating suicide.To Si, these are people "who look depressed, those whose psychological...

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Interesting Facts: There is an International Treaty that bans controlling the weather!

The Environmental Modification Convention is an international treaty prohibiting the military or other hostile use of environmental modification techniques having widespread, long-lasting or severe effects. It opened for signature on 18 May 1977 in Geneva and entered into force on 5 October 1978. The Convention bans weather warfare, which is the use of weather modification techniques for the purposes of inducing damage or destruction....

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Funny Facts: Google rented goats to replace their lawnmowers!

  Google has a post on it's blog explaining how it has rented a herd of goats to replace the lawnmowers that normally cut the grass in the fields around it's headquarters. This is Google’s “low-carbon” approach to maintaining it's property.Google is renting the goats from a company called California Grazing. Apparently, every so often a herder will bring about 200 of them to the campus and they’ll roam around for a week eating the grass....

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Health Facts: HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN YOU ARE ALONE??

Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack, without help,the person whose heart is beating improperly and who begins to feel faint, has only about 10 seconds left before losing consciousness. However,these victims can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously. A deep breath should be taken before each cough, and the cough must be deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest....

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Funny Facts: A 14-year-old boy faked being a Chicago Police Officer for an entire shift!

A 14 year old boy was arrested for impersonating a cop!The boy walked into his local police station, dressed in a Chicago police uniform and partnered with another police officer for an entire shift.The boy identified himself as an officer from another district, he even had a police radio and a ticket book.After his tour was over, a ranking officer became suspicious of the boy. Police said the officer discovered the teen was not a real police...

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History Facts: People in the Mongol Empire NEVER washed themselves, or their clothes! Why?

  At the height of the Mongol Empire, the world felt the wrath of Khan and his empire. They also probably felt its stench because they were incredibly unsanitary. As it turns out, people of the Mongol empire did not believe in washing their clothes or themselves.They believed that by washing their clothes in water, it would pollute the water and anger the dragons that controlled the water cycle. As a result, clothes were only changed until...

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Hollywood Facts: New Details About Paul Walker's Death... Overspeeding Issue?

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Porsche carrying "Fast & Furious" star Paul Walker may have been going 100 mph or more before it crashed, killing both Walker and the driver, according to a coroner's report released Friday. Investigators found no mechanical problems with the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT or debris or other problems on the roadway. The street forms an approximately 1-mile loop amid industrial office parks and is rimmed by hills...

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Hollywood Facts: Asian Action Star Jet Li is being treated for Overactive Thyroid.

Hong Kong: Jet Li says he's being treated for an overactive thyroid, but he's determined to fight the condition head-on. The Chinese action star known for his kung fu skills discussed his diagnosis during the taping of a talent show he's judging in China. In Tuesday's taping, the 50-year-old Li appeared to have a fuller face and heavier frame. Li was diagnosed in 2010. He kept his condition under control with medication, but it came back...

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Sports Facts: Anderson Silva Greets His Fans a Happy New Year with a Titanium Rod in His Leg.

After undergoing surgery to repair his broken left leg, Anderson Silva is now with his family for the holidays. The long time UFC light heavyweight champion even took time out to thank his fans for the support and wish them a happy new year. “I want to say thank you to all my fans and friends to support me at this moment, I wish a great and happy 2014 to all,” Silva posted on his Twitter account. He also attached a picture of him flanked...

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