Eat & Drink

Ice cream, apple pie, and chocolate… Sugar is tasty, but it’s also claimed to be unhealthy. So, can you live without sugar?

October 23, 2021

Surströmming – The stinkiest food on the planet.

May 18, 2021

Is Coffee an energy booster? And will it keep you awake if you drink it too late in the evening?

May 14, 2020

Ketchup – Is it a genuinely American contribution to World Cuisine?

April 10, 2020

Science

Can you break a glass just by singing for it?

Can you break a glass just by singing for it? Breaking glass with voice. The human voice is a strange and unique instrument. No other species has the capability to vary the sound as much as a human being. That’s, of course, because we communicate with words. And to pronounce words we need a lot … Read more
haunted places

The legendary Inunaki Village – If you go there, you might never come out again.

Inunaki Village The legendary Inunaki Village, Japan – If you go there, you might never come out again. The Inunaki Village The Inunaki Village is supposedly situated somewhere around the Inunaki ridge, Fukuoka Prefecture, some one hundred miles north of Nagasaki in Japan. It’s a fictional village, and it has its name from Inu-Dog and … Read more
History

Was boiling oil used in sieges?

Was boiling oil used in sieges? Though we have seen it in a myriad of Hollywood films… The defending troops await the enemy at the castle. And when they arrive, the soldiers in the stronghold open the secret trap doors above the big iron gate and pour hot oil on their adversaries. So, I set … Read more
haunted places

The Old Arnold Estate

The Old Arnold Estate, Harrisville, Rhode Island. The old Arnold estate, a historic home in Harrisville, Rhode Island, became world famous after the release of the well-known horror movie “The Conjuring.” The real Perron family experienced several strange occurrences while living in the house during the 1970s. These occurrences then became the basis on which … Read more
History

Did the German, French, and British troops on the western front in 1914 join in a spontaneous ceasefire directly on the battlefield to celebrate Christmas?

Did the German, French, and British troops on the western front in 1914 join in a spontaneous ceasefire directly on the battlefield to celebrate Christmas? World War I The truce at Christmas 1914 The first World War lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. It was one of the largest and deadliest conflicts … Read more
History

Did the Polish cavalry attack German tanks at the beginning of WW2? Was the Polish army so outdated, unprepared, and misinformed?

Did the Polish cavalry attack German tanks at the beginning of WW2? Was the Polish army so outdated, unprepared, and misinformed? Polish Cavalry WW2. World War II started on September 1, 1939, at 4.40 am. The German Airforce, Luftwaffe, attacked the city of Wieluń, southwest of Warsaw, Poland. Five minutes later the German Battleship, Schleswig-Holstein, … Read more