3 Things The Coronavirus Supposedly Does Not Like
Here are some things the virus itself does not like.
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The Truth About Second Waves Of Pandemics
"Pandemics are inherently unpredictable in appearance and severity," so it's by no means guaranteed that waves will occur at all. However, both the Black Death and the 1918 flu had hellacious second waves. So why might these second waves happen?
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How Much Money Are Airlines Losing Per Day Right Now?
The effects of the novel coronavirus are widespread and difficult to overstate. Among the hardest-hit areas of the world's economy is the travel industry.
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The Real Difference Between A Pandemic And An Epidemic
It's pretty clear that information about COVID-19 is, well, going viral. As is the virus itself. Health authorities have repeatedly requested that people do their best to stay calm, and wash their hands twenty seconds at a time. Nonetheless, a lot of people have become ill in a short time period.
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Here's How Much The Disney Family Is Really Worth
If you're not sure about shelling out $6.99 a month for a Disney+ subscription, don't worry: the Disney family definitely does not need your pocket change.
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The Truth About The Average IQs Of Serial Killers
When it comes to acts of unspeakable evil, common knowledge goes that serial killers are either Machiavellian geniuses or an intellectually-stunted oddballs. Think of Jigsaw or Leatherface. However, as is often the case with attempts to assign unflappable truths, this is an oversimplification.
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Televangelist Jim Bakker Sued For Selling Bogus Coronavirus Cure
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads emotional and economic panic across the globe, misinformation has gone viral, as well. However, when it comes to bogus coronavirus cures, disgraced televangelist Jim Bakker takes the cake
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The Truth About The People Who Moved Back To Chernobyl
The Chernobyl incident was the worst nuclear disaster in human history, and as a result, the area around the reactor — known as the exclusion zone — was evacuated. To this day, it remains illegal to live there. However, that didn't stop some resilient inhabitants from remaining.
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How Dangerous Is The Coronavirus For Young People?
COVID-19 is an increasingly worrisome disease for many countries. Sure, the rich might have access to private jets and other means of lowering the risk of contagion, but it looks like everybody else just has to power through and follow the World Health Organization's protective measures.
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Did A Psychic Really Predict The Coronavirus Outbreak Back In 2008?
If the name Sylvia Browne rings a bell, you may recall her as the self-described psychic who routinely appeared on The Montel Williams Show and Larry King Live. Browne, who died in 2013, wrote that, "In around 2020 a severe pneumonia-like illness will spread throughout the globe..."
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How Much Was Grumpy Cat Really Worth When She Died?
Born April 4th, 2012 and affixed with the moniker Tardar Sauce, the mixed-breed dwarf kitten with a perpetually perturbed outer appearance became known to the world at large as Grumpy Cat, an internet celebrity of such ubiquity as to command her own personal brand.
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Can You Get Coronavirus Through The Mail?
Hoping to stem the spread, organizations and individuals are taking steps to get the hell away from each other. With more postal and parcel services will play a vital role in acquiring food and other necessities and paying rent. But what happens if a package handler catches the coronavirus?
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The Biggest Differences Between The Coronavirus And The Flu Explained
With the novel coronavirus at the forefront of the public consciousness, it's only natural to try and put it into context, filing it away with other potentially deadly diseases. And no illness gets compared more frequently to coronavirus than the flu.
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What The Coronavirus Could Mean For The 2020 Flu Season
The beginning of spring typically sees a reduction in flu-like infections, but with the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe could we see a late season resurgence?
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Will The Coronavirus Outbreak Slow Down In The Spring?
What started as a local skirmish in Wuhan has now reached global status has now escalated to a point where the World Health Organization has classified the outbreak as a pandemic. Still, while we might be dealing with this particular virus for a while, surely it must die down at some point?
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The Tragic Life Of Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale invented the modern nursing profession and changed the course of public health forever. But the woman who did so much to improve health care spent much of her own life sickly, reclusive, and averse to media attention. This is the tragic life of Florence Nightingale.
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The Curious Case Of Afghanistan's Two 'Presidents'
In March 2020, Afghanistan learned firsthand that the saying "two heads are better than one" doesn't apply to heads of state.
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The Crazy Real-Life Story Of John Wesley Hardin
One of the Wild West’s most iconic outlaws, John Wesley Hardin shot down rivals, lawmen, and soldiers, and his real-life story was crazy.
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Why People Think We're Living In The Matrix
The notion that we are all organic life forms existing in a universe created through natural processes may seem like an unassailable fact. But there's evidence that points to a different possibility: like Neo before he took the red pill, we might be living inside an artificial simulation.
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The Truth About The Man With The Most Guinness World Records
There is, in fact, a verified holder of the record for most world records. Known to the world as Ashrita Furman, he is a pinnacle of human achievement.
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Coronavirus Myths You Need To Stop Believing
The coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, has caused global upheaval, bogus claims about the illness have spread. While the urge to latch onto any semblance of certainty like a desperate barnacle is understandable, misinformation about the virus can cause immense harm to individuals who believe it.
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The Untold Truth Of The First Woman To Run For President
Being the U.S. head of state is not the best job. But that didn't stop Victoria Woodhull, the first woman to ever run for President of the United States.
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Germany's $1 Billion Jewelry Heist Might Have Been An Inside Job
Art Recovery International founder Christopher Marinello called it "a theft of epic proportions," according to the BBC. In 2019, a pair of men dressed in black ransacked the lavish Green Vault (Grünes Gewölbe) at the Dresden Royal Palace.
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The Taiping Rebellion: The Deadliest Civil War You've Never Heard Of
The deadliest civil war in human history, the Taiping Rebellion broke out in the middle of the 19th century. What started as a small sect of violent Christians quickly transformed into a rampaging army of more than 2 million. And buddy, things got bloody.
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France, Despite Coronavirus Concerns, Breaks Smurf Gathering Record
Code Blue! We have a strange story about thousands of people who dressed as smurfs and gathered in a tiny French village despite the risk of spreading COVID-19.
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The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Mozart
Mozart was a genius with a gross sense of humor, an inability to handle money, and a life filled with tragedy right up to his dying moments. Here are a few heartbreaking facts about him you might not know.
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Bizarre Ozzy Osbourne Quotes That We Can't Believe He Actually Said
The Ozzman cometh, and he's bearing some bizarre words of wisdom. Former Black Sabbath frontman and reality TV pioneer Ozzy Osbourne is known for quite a few eccentric behaviors. Over a lifetime of wild statements, which are the words that stand out the most?
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