World’s Deepest Swimming Pool Opens in Poland Posted January 17, 2021 The world’s deepest swimming pool, called DeepSpot, has opened its doors to divers in Poland. DeepSpot has a depth of approximately 45 meters.…
Hawaii Offers Free Hotel Lodging to Travelers in Exchange for Volunteer Work Posted January 12, 2021 Hawaii recently revealed a new initiative that offers travelers a free night in a hotel in exchange for volunteer work. The initiative, called Mālama Hawai‘i, is implemented
Three Toys Enter Toy Hall of Fame Posted January 5, 2021 A Black doll named Baby Nancy, Sidewalk Chalk, and the wooden block game Jenga were inducted into the 2020 National Toy Hall of Fame. Since 1998, The Strong Na…
Anonymous Buyer Purchases $9,600 Crate of Mandarin Oranges Posted December 26, 2020 An anonymous buyer bought a crate containing 100 mandarin oranges for one million yen or $9,600 at an auction that was the first of the season at Ota Market in Tokyo, Japan. Af…
Kazakhstan Adopts Movie Phrase as New Tourism Slogan Posted December 22, 2020 Kazakhstan recently launched a tourism campaign featuring a well-known catchphrase from the mockumentary film series Borat. The Borat movies …
Parents Name Their Baby after Internet Company to Get Free Wi-Fi Posted December 16, 2020 A couple named their baby girl “Twifia” after the Swiss internet company Twifi to get free home internet for 18 years. In an online advertisement, Twifi dared …
Study Finds Dogs’ Personalities Change with Age Posted December 3, 2020 Researchers from the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, discovered that much like humans going through a midlife crisis when they hit middle age, dogs als…
People Less Likely to Finish Reading Articles with Like and Dislike Buttons Posted November 27, 2020 A study by Ohio State University showed that when users have the option to upvote or downvote an article they see online, they tend to spend less time reading its…
Researchers Confirm Effective Way to Communicate with Cats Posted November 19, 2020 Psychologists from the University of Portsmouth and the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom have discovered how humans can effectively communicate with cats. The researc…
Study: Time Travel Possible but Cannot Change Past Posted November 9, 2020 Researchers are claiming that time travel is theoretically possible but cannot change past events. According to theoretical physics, if a person traveled to a …