1. In Ancient Egypt it was believed to be that if you slept with scissors under your bed, you would be free of nightmares Don’t try this at home kids. 2. Cannibalistic gum In Turkey, you shouldn’t chew gum at night because by that time, they believe it becomes the flesh of the dead.…
Oh, English grammar, I love you. From the amazing, quirky website, Mentalfloss, comes an article with seven sentences that sound crazy and nonsensical but are actually grammatically correct. Thinking about how interesting these sentences were, I thought I’d share them on here. Word to the wise, put your thinking caps on; these sentences require a…
YouTube is amazing. I think many of us can agree on that simple statement. Like all stories, my YouTube “obsession” has a beginning. I was over at a friends house and we were chilling as friends do, and she suddenly burst out in excitement and said something along the lines of, “Guess what I found on…
If I told you, you can now get a PhD in chocolate, would you believe me? Would you believe that you could major in a dessert? For all of you with a sweet tooth perhaps this is your perfect opportunity? According to statesman.com this is now a new program being introduced to Cambridge University in the…
Am I the only one that thinks fashion is getting boring? Florals in spring, floppy hats in the summer, fur coats in winter. We get it! I think we need to change up some of these trends. So today, I have compiled five fashion trends I think all of you should follow. 1) The body sock…
Didn’t we all do really strange stuff when we were younger? Some of my fondest memories come from doing things that I would probably not be caught dead doing now. With all this childhood nostalgia, here is my list of the top five odd things that most of us did as kids. Hopefully you can…
The ocean is full of countless bizarre animals, each one weirder than the next. Especially when it comes to their defense mechanisms, which seem alien. One of the weirdest and most spectacular defence mechanisms out there, is that of the mimic octopus. That’s why I’ve officially dubbed the mimic octopus, ninja of the ocean. The…
You know when you’re casually browsing the internet for a new song, or a certain picture? But, before you know it, you’ve spent four hours online and are watching a video on training special breeds of giraffes? Suddenly you’ve found yourself in the weird part of the internet. I got stuck in the deep, dark…
These statistics may not all be true, but It takes only a mere seven pounds of pressure to rip your ears off. The average amount of sesame seeds on a McDonald’s Big Mac is around 178. The odds of being killed by space debris is one in 5 billion. A shark is the single fish…
Illusions trick us into perceiving something differently than it actually exists, so what we see does not correspond to physical reality. Hence, the word illusion comes from the Latin verb illudere meaning, “to mock.” Some illusions show us one thing in a picture, while someone else sees something entirely different in the same picture. Overall illusions…
When I get bored, I often find myself Googling random things to pass time or to temporarily entertain myself. A little while ago, I looked up “things to do when you’re bored.” After scrolling through a few sites and not finding anything even relatively interesting, I stumbled upon “474 Things to Do When You’re Bored.”…
Webcomics that regularly update are rather fun—while it can be slow going (unless you are in the midst of catching up), your favourite can become something to look forward to during the week. These are just some of my own favourites; often good webcomics have links to other good webcomics or you can also browse…
You haven’t experienced awkward until…. – You try to tickle a person who isn’t ticklish -You accidentally touch someone’s hand on transit -You keep singing once everyone has stopped -Your voice cracks in front of everyone you know -You put an item in someone else’s shopping cart, instead of your own – You trip and…
The night was calm; however, through the serenity of night, there I lay dreaming an erratic dream. My dream was unintentionally inspired by The Walking Dead and my yearning to see The Shining. I was the heroine of an isolated hotel, rescuing the inhabitants from man-eating zombies. Then suddenly, Superman appeared in his signature ostentatious…
Many of the Disney princess movies were based on tales from the Grimm brothers’ popular folk tales, such as “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” “Rapunzel,” and “Cinderella.” The brothers (Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm) were born in the late 1700s to a large family undergoing difficult times (as lots of families were). Adding to the…