If you have never heard of Leona Helmsley, she was a hotel heiress who left most of her money to her dog and almost nothing to her family. She was known for being a mean woman, and her dog got the bulk of her estate. After she passed, she left a trust fund of $12...
Technology is moving fast. So quickly, in fact, that some experts suggest a possible trend in which artificial intelligence (AI) will reach the singularity within seven years. At this point, there will be no distinction between human and machine or physical and virtual reality. They say this could be by the end of this decade. ...
There is a new sustainable technology for storing energy on the block. It is known as ‘ Underground Gravity Energy Storage’ or ‘ UGES’ – aka gravity batteries. These gravity batteries take advantage of abandoned mines around the world. The researchers propose that this could provide an avenue to more sustainable energy for future generations....
Have you heard of Jack the Ripper? He was an infamous serial killer in London in 1888 with a serious vendetta against women. The creepiest thing is that after his last murder, he was never seen or heard from ever again – no one ever found out who he was. Recently, however, some British police...
Growing up in school, at some point you likely learned global geography using a world map. Perhaps you even had a big world map on the wall in your classroom. While the map you used is useful for many things, one thing it is not is accurate about the actual sizes of each country in...
Most parents will do anything to provide for their children. This 51-year-old veteran and single dad has been doing his best for his kids within the means of his disability paychecks. Since being evicted from their apartment building last year, the family has now been homeless and living in a bus for nearly a year....
Over the last decade or so we have made many advancements in solar technology. Recently, MIT researchers have developed paper-thin solar cells that can essentially turn any surface into a source of power. These cells could change the way we look at solar technology. The Paper-Thin Solar Cells That Can Change Any Surface Into A...
Statins are commonly known for helping to reduce LDL cholesterol and for their role in reducing the risk of stroke from blood clots. Recently, however, scientists have realized that these drugs can also decrease the risk of the deadliest stroke caused by an intracerebral hemorrhage or a brain bleed. The best part? Statins are inexpensive...
When he was 18-years-old, John Galvan was wrongfully incarcerated for a murder that he did not commit. After 35 years in prison, he was finally freed thanks to a detail he noticed while watching a rerun of Discovery Channel’s Mythbusters from 2005. Accused based on a trope you often see in Hollywood films, this is...
Growing up trying to figure out who you are and who you want to be is tough. Thankfully, we live in a world that is more open than it was before. Different gender identities are more accepted and people are more free to be who they are. Some of the identities people are choosing, however,...
Hair really changes a person. It can make you look younger or older, and it can even change the look on your face. Hair, for both men and women, has long been an important part of beauty and physical appearance. This is why hair loss can be so devastating, especially for women with whom baldness...
By the age of eight, Amarjeet Sada of Bihar, India had already murdered three people. He became known as the world’s youngest serial killer. Indian laws, however, protected him because he was a child when he committed his crimes. Now an adult, his whereabouts are unknown. World’s Youngest Serial Killer Now 18 And On The...
