Ever wonder why a song like Adel’s Someone Like You can bring a tear to your eye? Here’s a scientific explanation.
Now if someone can tell me why women love movies, books and songs that make them cry…
Thanks, and an extra hankie to Jezebel.
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A Scientific Reason Adel Can Make You Cry
Who is Highest Paid: Coach or Governor?
This infographic surprised me.
In most states, the highest paid state employee is usually a football or basketball coach. I might have thought that in a few states that would be the case, but overwhelmingly, this is the standard.
The good news is that in most cases tax dollars are not paying (the bulk) of the coaches’ salaries. I post this not to indicate my belief that coaches are overpaid, but because I was surprised that in almost every state a football or basketball coach led the way.
Thanks and a “Put me in the game, Coach!” to Deadspin.
30 Twist Endings Movie Characters Should Have Seen Coming
Total Film recently posted a pretty cool piece about movie twist endings that the characters should have seen coming.
Spoilers abound for movies such as Angel Heart, The Village, The Dark Knight Rises, Soylent Green, The Mist, Planet of the Apes and many, many more.
So don’t say I didn’t warn ya if you click on 30 Twist Endings Movie Characters Should Have Seen Coming.
How Well Do You Know Your US Presidents?
I was happy getting 13 out of 16 questions right on the Buzzfeed Presidential Trivia Quiz. If you want to see how well you’d do, then give it a try.
Thanks and a 21 gun salute to Neatorama for the original link.
The Life and Times of Deputy U.S. Marshall Bass Reeves
I’m a bit of a history buff, but I’d never heard of Bass Reeves until I read The Life and Times of Deputy U.S. Marshall Bass Reeves by Miss Cellania over at Mental Floss. Here’s the opening paragraph…
Over his 32-year career as a Deputy U.S. Marshal, Bass Reeves arrested 3,000 felons, killed 14 men, and was never shot himself. His reputation for persistence, his total fearlessness, his skills with a gun, and his ability to outsmart outlaws struck terror into lawbreakers in what we now call Oklahoma. Although other colorful characters made their way into our pop culture, Bass was the real badass of the Old West.
My guess is you’ll want to click over and read the rest of the short, but informative article.
I’m somewhat surprised Bass Reeves’ life story hasn’t been turned into a movie or tv series.
Why a Moon Hoax Would Have Been Impossible
I was never one to buy into the conspiracy theory that we never went to the moon. (Although I must admit that I did enjoy the movie Capricorn One.) Today we have a really well-done video that explains Why a Moon Hoax Would Have Been Impossible.
Thanks and a tip o’ the Space Helmet to Gizmodo for the link.
Her Dad Fought in the American Civil War
If you met a woman and she told you that her dad fought in the war, what war would come to mind?
Depending on her age, you might think Viet Nam, Korea, or World War II. If she was really old, you might even think that perhaps her dad fought in World War I. Of course that would be pushing it a bit since World War I started nearly 99 years ago.
But what if she told you that her dad fought in the Civil War? The American Civil War. You know, North vs South, Grant vs Lee, Abraham Lincoln ending slavery. THAT Civil War.
No way, you’d think. You wouldn’t even need to do the math to figure out that the Civil War started over 150 years ago. There’s no way that her dad could have fought in the Civil War, right?
Wrong.
If the woman is Juanita Tudor Lowery, her dad did fight in the American Civil War. Once you get over that mind-blowing fact, consider this: there are a few others like her. I found that pretty hard to believe until I read this.
Extreme Jumps for Fun
It’s crazy to think that this is a “ride.”
I can remember a time not to long ago when the only folks who would attempt jumps like these were stunt men or suicidal.
10 More Bets You Will Always Win
The video featuring 10 Bets You Will Always Win was so popular that they came out with the follow-up… Another 10 Bets You Will Always Win … unless, of course, you’re betting against someone who reads my blog or Neatorama.com.
Those Fake Crocs are Real!
Remember the stunt in Live and Let Die when James Bond [Roger Moore] ran across the backs of crocodiles?
I had always thought that they were mechanical crocs.
They weren’t. Those crocs were the real thing.
The stuntman, Ross Kananga, had to attempt the stunt several times to get it right. As you can see here, he had a few close calls.
The video makes the stunt, which I had always thought a bit corny, more impressive.
A tip o’ Oddjob’s steel rimmed derby to BoingBoing for the original post.
4 Men & 4 Hats = 1 Life or Death Puzzle
Here’s a pretty cool little brain teaser from MyCoted.com.
I wish I could say that I figured it out before checking the answer. Well, I could say it, but it wouldn’t be true.
- Shown above are four men buried up to their necks in the ground. They cannot move, so they can only look forward.
- Between A and B is a brick wall which cannot be seen through. They all know that between them they are wearing four hats–two black and two white–but they do not know what color they are wearing.
- Each of them know where the other three men are buried.In order to avoid being shot, one of them must call out to the executioner the color of their hat. If they get it wrong, everyone will be shot. They are not allowed to talk to each other and have 10 minutes to fathom it out.
- After one minute, one of them calls out.
- Question: Which one of them calls out? Why is he 100% certain of the color of his hat? This is not a trick question. There are no outside influences nor other ways of communicating. They cannot move and are buried in a straight line; A & B can only see their respective sides of the wall, C can see B, and D can see B & C.
Click here for the answer.
Family Left on the Moon
Forty years ago Charlie Duke, one of only twelve human beings to have ever walked on the moon, left a family photo on the moon’s surface before returning to Earth.
Mr. Duke believes that we should return to the moon and set up a base for humans to live there for months. You can read more about Mr. Duke in this post at BBC News.
