The Cheese Rolling Festival Every year in the West Country one very unusual annual festival takes place. The cheese rolling festival of Cooper’s Hill is infamous for its sheer inexplicable concept, and involves a wheel of cheese battling humans to … Continue reading
An escaped cow made its way to a fast food restaurant Monday afternoon. I like the line: “No word if the cow placed an order”. That’s priceless!
Many states have strange laws that make little sense in today’s world. Whether they are very old or inspired by an unlikely event, you can still face consequences for breaking them. These are the strangest laws California drivers need to … Continue reading
There were some rather strange recalls throughout the automotive industry in 2011. Certain Chevrolet Cruzes were recalled because the steering wheel could have been improperly fastened to the steering column. This could have caused the steering wheel to accidentally detach … Continue reading
A man from Sweden was arrested after trying to start a nuclear reaction in his own kitchen. 31-year-old Richard Handl said that he was only doing it as a hobby and didn’t know that it was illegal. It is illegal … Continue reading
This week, a million fraternity brothers rushed to join NASA. The reason: scientists have discovered beer in space. Well, not beer exactly. But they did find alcohol: ethyl alcohol, to be precise, the active ingredient in all major alcoholic drinks … Continue reading
AMES, IA – The heaviest element known to science was recently discovered by materials researchers at IPRT/ISU. The new element, tentatively named Administratium, has no protons or electrons, and thus has an atomic weight of 0. However, it does have … Continue reading
A massively overcrowded train like this has to be a safety hazard! Continue reading
Nearly everyone is afraid of something. But when the fear is intense and persistent it is called a phobia. Some of those phobias are really weird, such as some of those listed below. Achluophobia: Fear of darkness. Acousticophobia: Fear of … Continue reading
Mimas, a moon of Saturn bears a striking resemblance to the Death Star from the Star Wars movies, due to its huge 130 km wide crater. Read more about it on CosmoBC.com AstroBlog: Mimas And Iapetus, Two Odd Moons Of … Continue reading