From its bloody origins to its sweet, chocolaty modern day traditions, these are 25 interesting facts you didn’t know about Valentine’s Day. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIacSpKqwBU?version=3&rel=0&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent&w=610&h=374] 25. The most popular theory about Valentine’s Day origin is that Emperor Claudius II didn’t want Roman men to marry during wartime. Bishop Valentine went against his wishes and performed secret…
You probably won’t be able to get through this list without doing some research of your own. These are 25 unbelievably hard to believe facts. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwiyBI6reKc?version=3&rel=0&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent&w=610&h=374] 25. Lobsters don’t grow old and die. In fact, as far as scientists can tell they only die of external causes. 24. Saturn’s rings are only between 30…
Did you know that the Moon is drifting away from the Earth? Every year, the Moon moves 3,8 cm further away from us. Because of this, the Earth is slowing down. Every century, the Earth rotation will be two milliseconds slower. In other words, 100 years from today, the day will be two milliseconds longer.…
1. Sonder: The realization that each passerby has a life as vivid and complex as your own. 2. Opia: The ambiguous intensity of looking someone in the eye, which can feel simultaneously invasive and vulnerable. 3. Monachopsis: The subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place. 4. nouement: The bittersweetness of having arrived in…
It’s about time. BF_STATIC.timequeue.push(function () { if (BF_STATIC.bf_test_mode) localStorage.setItem(‘posted_date’, 1407508592); }); BF_STATIC.timequeue.push(function () { document.getElementById(“update_posted_time_3403472”).innerHTML = “posted on ” + UI.dateFormat.get_formatted_date(1407508592); }); View this image › BBC/Pitris/Tom Phillips/BuzzFeed 1. When he was 13, David Tennant wrote in a school essay called “Intergalactic Overdose” that he was “convinced” he was “going to play the part of…
Via Listverse.com They’re the most iconic rock band of all time—bigger than Jesus, even. But did you know the origins of the Beatles’ best songs? 1. “Happiness Is A Warm Gun”: John Lennon is said to have gotten the idea for this White Album hit when his infant son, Sean, uttered its title as his…
Most people just know the Egyptian pyramids are big, impressive structures built very long time ago in the Ancient Egypt. It is also generally known that the pyramids served as monumental burial sites where the Pharaohs, the Ancient Egyptian kings, were buried. But in fact, there is a lot more interesting things and little known…