20] Heartbeat At Death
On October 31, 1938, John Deering took a last drag on his cigarette, sat down in a chair, and allowed a prison guard to place a black hood over his head and pin a target to his chest. Next the guard attached electronic sensors to Deering’s wrists.
Deering had volunteered to participate in an experiment,...
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To make sure kids go home happy, not horrified, Disney usually has to alter the endings. Read on for the original endings to a couple of Disney classics (and some more obscure tales).
1. Cinderella
Don’t break out your v66iolins for this gal just yet. All that cruelty poor Cinderella endured at the hands of her overbearing...
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You know the toys. You’ve seen the commercials. But you definitely haven’t heard these stories. Listen up as game inventor Tim Moodie reveals the glorious secrets behind your favorite classic toys.
1. How the Slinky got stuck between a cult and a mid-life crisis
In 1943, naval engineer Richard James invented the Slinky. When a...
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Wacky—and maybe financially beneficial—blast from the past: one anonymous nut on a Google Finance message board correctly predicted the day of the crash of 2008. Now that dude has another prediction, exclusively for you!
This guy nailed the September 15, 2008 market crash way back in July. Of course, he also attributed it all...
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How do you know he isn’t keeping an eye out for athiests? Or maybe he prays with his eyes open?
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For centuries, humans have been trying to keep information from other humans. Paradoxically, many have come to the conclusion that the best way to keep a secret is to tell it to a bunch of other people and then swear them all to secrecy.
When this effort is unsuccessful, we call the result a “secret society.” When the...
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