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Damn Interesting is a small, independent project dedicated to the dissemination of legitimately fascinating but obscure true stories from science, history, and psychology. We reject the fashionable practices of placing quantity over quality and hyperbole over accuracy; we simply tell intriguing true stories as often as we can manage. Our content is offered in website, ebook, audiobook, and podcast formats. The project was established in 2005 by Alan Bellows, and he is the ongoing designer, developer, head writer, and managing editor. Follow Us Subscribe via EmailSubscribe to the PodcastFollow us on TwitterLike us on Facebook/r/DamnInteresting subredditGoogle+ PageRSS Feed Damn Interesting Elsewhere Our Kiva pageOur SoundCloud page Why don't you post more often and/or on a regular schedule? Four reasons: Reason #1: This project is a hobby for us, not a living. Why didn't you put those reasons into a bulleted list? We couldn't get the formatting right. That is comforting. How can I help?
6 Bizarre Factors That Predict Every Presidential Election
#3. How Vigo County, Indiana, Votes Photos.com If you follow election coverage, you know by now that there are entire swaths of the continental United States that are already in the pocket of one candidate or the other. In fact, Vigo County has correctly picked the winner of every presidential election since 1956, in most cases within 3 percent of the popular vote. wiki"Someone tell Ohio and Illinois to quit hogging the armrests." Every 10 years, the people over at the Census Bureau get high as balls before attempting to answer this completely high as balls question: If you could attach a weight to all of the people in America, where is the point that you could totally balance the whole country? WikiWhereas Florida is America's dick that sometimes leads it to questionable judgment. Why does this matter? What we want to know is, why aren't reporters going door to door RIGHT NOW to find out what Vigo County residents are thinking? #2. Getty #1. Let's not kid ourselves. 1979: In Kramer vs.
The 6 Most Creative Abuses of Loopholes
The best way to get away with cheating isn't to avoid getting caught... it's to technically not do anything wrong, and still get all the rewards. That's where you find the line between lawbreakers and those who simply think outside the box... and that line is very thin indeed. Bar Declares Everyone to be Actors to Circumvent Smoking Ban Back in 2007, Minnesota followed a national trend by passing an anti-smoking law that banned smoking in pretty much every public building, including bars. "...or, we could get stoned and play Xbox." The good owners of the Barnacles Bar were determined to find a loophole that would let their nicotine-addicted clientele feed their deadly vice in peace. There was a line in the law that said if you were an actor in a play, and your character smoked, then you'd get a pass. "Now can I fucking smoke?" The thing was, the law didn't bother to specify what was meant by "stage performances," and really, how do you argue? Man Flies Free Thanks to Pudding
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6 Insane Superstitions That Are Still Shockingly Influential
#3. The Indian Government Declares Astrology to Be Legit Photos.com For the record: Astronomy is the science of studying planets and stars through massive telescopes; astrology is that thing that tells you how much ass you're going to get this week based on your birthday. "It clearly shows right here that you have to sleep with me. If you live in India, however, the answer might not be the one you expected. The (snicker) gravity of the situation is not lost on the astronomers of India: The former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation has gone on record stating that the country's belief in astrology is preventing them from gaining their due recognition in the field of science. wiki"If I wished to make the right amount of "fuck you" for this, from scratch, I'd first have to create two universes." #2. Keystone/Getty"But ... our qi!" Getty"I told you, forget about the lead poisoning. Roads, tunnels, bridges and more have all required cleansing in recent years. #1.
4 Evolutionary Explanations for Modern Annoyances
Soren Bowie is on assignment in the jungles of South America. Filling in for him today is Los Angeles based writer Joe Donatelli. At some point, your appendix was vital to your survival. Well, not yours in particular. Yours is useless. #4. Let me preface this by saying that it comes from first-hand experience. Getty"Wait, there might be someone in the bathroom I haven't said goodbye to." Women say goodbye to the host, to their friends, to people they've met that night and even to strangers. With her friends, it's not enough to say goodbye. Getty"My boyfriend is already in the car. For those of you keeping track, that's two goodbyes apiece for friends and strangers, plus more planning than took place before the Yalta Conference. When I'm at a party with my friends, I do the polite thing: I thank the host and leave. I then drive home safely. GettyPassing out at parties is harder when you have to find couch space for a second person. In research published by Daniel Balliet, Norman P. #3.
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5 Everyday Things That Can Literally Drive You Crazy
We're still living in the Stone Age when it comes to our understanding of mental illness. If you find out that your mom needs pills to control her blood pressure, you shrug and forget about it; if you find out that your mom needs pills to keep from hearing voices in her head, you think you're living in a horror movie. But your brain is just another part of your body, and just as you can get a cold by touching a doorknob somebody sneezed on, there are all sorts of random and innocuous things that can make it go haywire. Like ... #5. Getty Typically, the month you're born in doesn't affect much beyond determining what major holiday will make everyone forget to send you a card. Getty"OK, we'll be there in 20 minutes, for real this time ... 20 to 30. One study found that almost every mental illness was connected to what month you were born in -- if you were born in January, you're more likely to be schizophrenic or bipolar. What the hell? #4. #3. Why? So why does this happen?
