Twenty-one grams is an experiment by Dr. Duncan MacDougall based on the hypothesis that human souls have physical weight. He tried to measure the mass change of six dying patients. One of the six patients lost three-quarters of an ounce or 21.3 grams. While MacDougall’s experiment was rejected within the scientific community, it popularized the ...
An altered destiny caused by being accidentally switched at birth with another baby is a common plot used in movies or TV dramas. But it also happens in real life, indirectly causing a lot of heartache. Some people lose the opportunity to know their biological parents, some should have been born into a wealthy family, ...
You may have seen people who know several languages in your circle of friends or workplace. It is not uncommon to come across people who can speak three languages fluently. However, it is rare to meet people who are experts in more than five languages. Such a person is called a polyglot, but Vaughn Smith ...
It may sound like a fairy tale, but Casey Hathaway, a 3-year-old boy, told his family that a local black bear helped him survive three days in the freezing woods. Casey Hathaway disappears into the woods while playing at his grandmother’s small North Carolina home when he was 3 years old. Casey’s odds of survival ...
The well-known Ipsos Business Consulting firm surveyed Reuter News several years ago. The survey inquired as to the respondents’ views regarding the Maya doomsday prophecy, otherwise known as the 2012 phenomenon, and compared the results from 21 developed nations. The survey results revealed that one in five, or 20 percent of the people in China, believed in the Maya doomsday prophecy that the ...
There is hardly any need to elaborate on the popularity and success of Airbnb, the customized property rental system aimed at tourists, but not all Airbnb setups are the same. There exist some unique Airbnb setups that Kristie Wolfe has designed. Also known as the Airbnb queen, she has designed and developed some of the ...
This is a brief story about the life of the legendary Polish mystic and amazing mind reader Wolf Messing. He discovered that he had supernatural and telepathic abilities at a very young age. He quickly found work performing mind-reading acts in theatres and then in a circus with these extraordinary abilities. Wolf Messing became well ...
You may have watched the critically acclaimed movie Rain Man and loved the character played by Dustin Hoffman; however, few people are aware of the real rain man, aka Kim Peek. Peek’s life was more astounding than what you get to see in the movie. Peek was born with a unique brain, but the link ...
Going for an interview for a job can be stressful, so imagine having to go for one with a huge company like Google. The Internet giant would ask some ridiculously off-the-planet questions and brain teasers before the company banned them in 2011. Now, it must be remembered that most of these questions didn’t have an answer; they ...
There are many historic and enticing places to explore in Russia, but cartoon and comic book lovers should not miss exploring a comic book café. The comic book café, formally called Café Bw, has become an Internet sensation after its images were uploaded on social media platforms like Instagram. The comic book café has locations ...
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