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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

A kid hacked his grades and changed them to be salutatorian! In a Nevada high school, high school Senior Tyler Coyner decided that he would change his grades to be Salutatorian of his school! Supposedly, Coyner was also charging other students to change their grades as well, but it was never made clear...

Friday, February 28, 2014

* He doesn’t drink alcohol because it reminds him of the disease that killed his father.*He hasn’t got any tattoo’s on his skin so he is able to donate blood twice every year*Comes from a poor family and lost his dad when he was just 20 years old.*Made big donations for Palestinian schools and gave $3m for...

Monday, February 24, 2014

Venus is suspected to be a chimera, which is when two zygotes fuse into one, leaving the animal with two sets of genetic information. Essentially, she would be her own twin!Others aren't so sure that she is really a chimera and think that she could display mosaicism, which arises when genetic recombination...
The rainbow rose is a rose which has had its petals artificially colored. The method exploits the rose's natural processes by which water is drawn up the stem. By splitting the stem and dipping each part in different colored water, the colors are drawn into the petals resulting in a multicolored rose.With...

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Walt Disney holds the record for Most Oscars! How many does he have?Walt Disney, the man who became a legend through his animation and the lives of children all around the world, is also the record holder for most Oscars!Although, this might not come as a total surprise to you, considering the fact that he...

Sunday, February 16, 2014

A strange phenomena is happening in some Russian forests. People are finding strange, deep holes.They appear in the dense forest, in the places you can’t get on the car or truck to bring any device to drill the ground. There is no soil nearby that should be taken from such deep hole.When people are brave enough...
In 1961, Leonid Rogozov, 27, was the only surgeon in the Soviet Antarctic Expedition. During the expedition, he felt severe pain in the stomach and had a high fever. Rogozov examined himself and discovered that his appendix was inflamed and could burst at any time. With a local anesthesia, he operated...
Here is an interesting historical fact. Just have a look at the calendar for the month of September 1752.Go to Google type "September 1752 calendar" & see for yourself.You will notice, 11 days are simply missing from the month.Here's the explanation: This was the month during which England shifted from...