There is a giant mushroom in Oregon that is over 2,400 years old, covers 3.4 square miles of land, and is still growing.
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Magic Mushroom
Rat-hair Chocolate
A 100g milk chocolate bar has 24 mg of caffeine and could legally contain 3 rat hairs!
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Factman
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O’Dea Air Force Base
In August, 2007, Aer Lingus chief executive Dermot Mannion announced that it is to cease direct flights between Shannon Airport and Heathrow Airport.
The announcement comes amid growing numbers of U.S. Military Flights through Shannon Regional Airport.
Willie O’Dea (TD) was appointed Minister for Defence in September 2004. He is the local representative for Limerick and although [...]
Vaseline, the Miracle Product
Robert Chesebrough (1837-1933), a British-born chemist who invented petroleum jelly, which he named Vaseline.
When he first invented the product he found it very difficult to convince stores and chemist shops to stock it. It was only his own determination and belief in the product that brought him success. Chesebrough travelled around New York State demonstrating [...]
Hurricane Names
For hundreds of years, hurricanes in the West Indies were named after the particular Saint’s day on which the hurricane occurred.
An Australian meteorologist began giving women’s names to tropical storms before the end of the 19th century. [...]
I’m not a plastic bag
When designer Anya Hindmarch launched her “I’m not a plastic bag” in April, few could have anticipated the level of interest it would attract.
The bag was initially marketed as an eco-friendly cotton bag that would raise awareness of the need to move away from plastic bags. Many countries are moving to reduce the number of [...]
Birds Eye
The Birdseye company was formed in 1912 by Mr. Birdseye – Clarence Birdseye. He had accidentally made once of the greatest food related discoveries of his time. Clarence Birdseye discovered that frozen fish tasted just as good as fresh fish once cooked.
Mr. Birdseye had developed an obsession with frozen foods at an early age. He [...]
Man Marries Goat
In 2006, a Sudanese man was forced to marry a goat after he was caught having sex with the animal. The goat’s owner, Mr Alifi, said he caught the man with his goat and took him to a council of elders. “When I asked him: ‘What are you doing there?’, he fell off the [...]
