towjam(25)•in #history•2359 days agoHistory and people are the same...and history shows that to be the caseCredit When I think of some of the things that are believed today, it kind of blows my mind. We live in a time where it takes very little time to get informatio...3towjam(25)•in history•2359 days agoHistory and people are the same...and history shows that to be the caseCredit When I think of some of the things that are believed today, it kind of blows my mind. We live in a time where it takes very little time to get informatio...3
towjam(25)•in #science•2373 days agoArgentinian farmer discovers a huge preserved dinosaur shellIt seems that an egg shell of a dinosaur called a Glyptodont was found buried in mud about 40km (25mi) south of Buenos Aires at their farm in Carlos Spegazzini,...2towjam(25)•in science•2373 days agoArgentinian farmer discovers a huge preserved dinosaur shellIt seems that an egg shell of a dinosaur called a Glyptodont was found buried in mud about 40km (25mi) south of Buenos Aires at their farm in Carlos Spegazzini,...2
towjam(25)•in #history•2378 days agoPrincess Anastasia Romanov escaping assassination 101 years ago!!Anastasia, the Disney movie, highlighted something which was part of most people's historic understanding, that the whole Romanov family was assassinated in Rus...8towjam(25)•in history•2378 days agoPrincess Anastasia Romanov escaping assassination 101 years ago!!Anastasia, the Disney movie, highlighted something which was part of most people's historic understanding, that the whole Romanov family was assassinated in Rus...8
janton(25)•in #art•2379 days agoA Fellow Texan Is One Of Our Best Western ArtistsHowdy folks and greetings from the Great Plains of North Texas! I was delighted to find out that one of my favorite Western artists lives just a couple hours So...61janton(25)•in art•2379 days agoA Fellow Texan Is One Of Our Best Western ArtistsHowdy folks and greetings from the Great Plains of North Texas! I was delighted to find out that one of my favorite Western artists lives just a couple hours So...61
towjam(25)•in #science•2380 days agoLEFT-HANDERS.....are the facts and myths true?I have to admit, I look at lefties as special. Not the asylum 'shpethal', but people that in my experience have above average talents and abilities. I am not a ...10towjam(25)•in science•2380 days agoLEFT-HANDERS.....are the facts and myths true?I have to admit, I look at lefties as special. Not the asylum 'shpethal', but people that in my experience have above average talents and abilities. I am not a ...10
towjam(25)•in #fun•2384 days agoWeird laws - have a little funSeeing kids riding their bikes down the road during the holidays, you're bound to see a few trying their luck out with some wheelies or no hands stunts. It's a ...2towjam(25)•in fun•2384 days agoWeird laws - have a little funSeeing kids riding their bikes down the road during the holidays, you're bound to see a few trying their luck out with some wheelies or no hands stunts. It's a ...2
towjam(25)•in #history•2385 days agoAlexander Graham Bell did NOT invent the telephone?!?!Come on now!!! Surely this is just a load of nonsense. I mean this is information I have grown up with and accepted as a known and accepted truth. But as so oft...7towjam(25)•in history•2385 days agoAlexander Graham Bell did NOT invent the telephone?!?!Come on now!!! Surely this is just a load of nonsense. I mean this is information I have grown up with and accepted as a known and accepted truth. But as so oft...7
towjam(25)•in #history•2388 days agoThe origin of the word "OK"The word OK happens to be one of the most used words in the English language. We all use it and even though we know what it means, we generally have no idea whe...6towjam(25)•in history•2388 days agoThe origin of the word "OK"The word OK happens to be one of the most used words in the English language. We all use it and even though we know what it means, we generally have no idea whe...6
towjam(25)•in #history•2391 days agoThe Titanic did NOT sink because it hit an iceberg!My wife and I were talking about this event a little while ago because she is fascinated by them, and loves the historic stories and even tragedies. So if anyth...4towjam(25)•in history•2391 days agoThe Titanic did NOT sink because it hit an iceberg!My wife and I were talking about this event a little while ago because she is fascinated by them, and loves the historic stories and even tragedies. So if anyth...4
towjam(25)•in #health•2400 days agoCracking knuckles and the consequences of itNow I'm not here to try cause a stir or make people worry about their health futures, but this is to once and for all find out what if this is indeed bad for yo...2towjam(25)•in health•2400 days agoCracking knuckles and the consequences of itNow I'm not here to try cause a stir or make people worry about their health futures, but this is to once and for all find out what if this is indeed bad for yo...2
towjam(25)•in #health•2407 days agoCold weather and coldsI have had the conversation with quite a few people regarding the correlation between BEING in the cold, and actually GETTING a cold. Credit Most parents around...15towjam(25)•in health•2407 days agoCold weather and coldsI have had the conversation with quite a few people regarding the correlation between BEING in the cold, and actually GETTING a cold. Credit Most parents around...15
towjam(25)•in #information•2414 days agoHow many words for snow can you have in a single language....more than you think actuallyThis is a very arbitrary piece of information, but would you believe it when I told you that the Scots were working through the Scottish Thesaurus, they realize...9towjam(25)•in information•2414 days agoHow many words for snow can you have in a single language....more than you think actuallyThis is a very arbitrary piece of information, but would you believe it when I told you that the Scots were working through the Scottish Thesaurus, they realize...9
towjam(25)•in #information•2421 days agoLies told to us that we grew up withDo you remember being told that if you swallowed your gum that it would take 7 years before it would digest? HAHA I remember my aunt and family telling me this ...3towjam(25)•in information•2421 days agoLies told to us that we grew up withDo you remember being told that if you swallowed your gum that it would take 7 years before it would digest? HAHA I remember my aunt and family telling me this ...3
towjam(25)•in #nature•2422 days agoMicrofragmentation: an accidental breakthrough for today's dwindling reefsDid you know, 25% of all marine life is supported by the world's reefs, while they only cover 1% of the seafloor! 9 million species of animals use the reefs as ...5towjam(25)•in nature•2422 days agoMicrofragmentation: an accidental breakthrough for today's dwindling reefsDid you know, 25% of all marine life is supported by the world's reefs, while they only cover 1% of the seafloor! 9 million species of animals use the reefs as ...5
towjam(25)•in #nature•2427 days agoMake your bananas blue....just for funOK there are naturally blue bananas that grow in areas like Hawaii, Fiji and the Philippines. They are known as Ice Cream bananas and apparently taste like vani...5towjam(25)•in nature•2427 days agoMake your bananas blue....just for funOK there are naturally blue bananas that grow in areas like Hawaii, Fiji and the Philippines. They are known as Ice Cream bananas and apparently taste like vani...5
towjam(25)•in #information•2427 days agoDeodorant causes cancer! Um...This last week the wife asked me to get her some deodorant and as a LOVING, AMAZING and GREAT husband I am (I wish), I went and bought her some. Thing is, I mad...7towjam(25)•in information•2427 days agoDeodorant causes cancer! Um...This last week the wife asked me to get her some deodorant and as a LOVING, AMAZING and GREAT husband I am (I wish), I went and bought her some. Thing is, I mad...7
towjam(25)•in #science•2430 days agoWe only use 10% of our brainsI read an article in the Scientific American where one of the lecturers at the Simon Fraser university in Vancouver discussed the above question, because it is ...12towjam(25)•in science•2430 days agoWe only use 10% of our brainsI read an article in the Scientific American where one of the lecturers at the Simon Fraser university in Vancouver discussed the above question, because it is ...12
towjam(25)•in #experiment•2432 days agoWhat would happen if you spent a week in Virtual reality? Someone tested it out!Credit For the non tech people out there, VR is Virtual reality, a headset that has a television of sorts attached directly before the eyes that allows the pers...0towjam(25)•in experiment•2432 days agoWhat would happen if you spent a week in Virtual reality? Someone tested it out!Credit For the non tech people out there, VR is Virtual reality, a headset that has a television of sorts attached directly before the eyes that allows the pers...0
towjam(25)•in #science•2434 days agoDrop a penny from the Empire State building and kill someone!I don't live in the USA, and even I have heard this one. And in some way it makes sense that something that is able to fall from so high up, must come down with...5towjam(25)•in science•2434 days agoDrop a penny from the Empire State building and kill someone!I don't live in the USA, and even I have heard this one. And in some way it makes sense that something that is able to fall from so high up, must come down with...5
towjam(25)•in #science•2435 days agoChameleons DON'T actually change colours to match their surroundingsCredit Perhaps its the bright blue and orange foliage and trees that we are surrounded by that make us think that chameleons use their amazing colour changing a...10towjam(25)•in science•2435 days agoChameleons DON'T actually change colours to match their surroundingsCredit Perhaps its the bright blue and orange foliage and trees that we are surrounded by that make us think that chameleons use their amazing colour changing a...10
