Author Archives: divinegeek

More hunters are killed by bear traps than by bears. When the candy “Smarties” first arrived in Uganda confused shopkeepers originally marketed the sweet as a miracle brain enhancer from America. The compound on the head of a matchstick is … Continue reading →

The world’s largest library is the private collection of Fidel Castro. It contains 13 percent more volumes than the Library of Congress. According to the Las Vegas Board of Tourism, 4,300 new decks of cards are used every day in … Continue reading →

One out of three people in the US carries a wallet worth more than the money inside of it. Within two years of its inception, the internet contained more words than every book ever written combined. The color yellow is … Continue reading →

The limiting factor in the shelf life of SPAM is how long the steel can it is stored in will last before rusting away. Army ants can kill a panther if they catch it sleeping. Because of slow mutations in … Continue reading →

Kites were invented as a siege weapon, but were relatively ineffective. It was another 30 years before they were first made as toys. Only one in 20 debit card users change their PIN, but of those that do, 12 percent … Continue reading →