The word factoid was coined by Norman Mailer in 1973, and was described as “facts which have no existence before appearing in a magazine or newspaper”. The word can be used to describe a particularly insignificant or novel fact, in the absence of much relevant context.
Apparently filmed from the front of a cable car moving along Market Street at a stately pace. The cameraman hand-cranking the camera was clearly the center of quite a bit of attention.
The word tattoo is said to has two major derivations- from the Polynesian word ‘ta’ which means striking something and the Tahitian word ‘tatau’ which means ‘to mark something’.
Mankind has the honor of quite possibly being the most destructive force to ever hit mother nature. This list looks at some of the more recent, probably lesser known extinctions.
Millions upon millions of young Americans have completely lost faith in the U.S. economy and are mad as hell that their economic futures have been destroyed. The recent economic downturn has hit those under the age of 30 the hardest. Today, there are hordes of young people that should be entering their most productive years that are sitting home with nothing to do.
Haven’t you ever wondered how, or why, things happen the way they do? Who set up these screwy rules anyway? I know I didn’t. And, why isn’t it easier to change some of this stuff. Geez.
Do people really know what to do with freedom of choice?
Ever wondered how illegal aliens are treated by other countries? Each country has it’s own way of handling this situation, some more harsh than others. See how the United States compares to the rest of the world.
Nearly 100% of the news being reported to you is controlled by just 5 huge International corporations! They are: Time Warner, Disney, Murdoch’s News Corporation, Bertelsmann of Germany, and Viacom.
