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OMG… Not So New??

The phrase “OMG” is not as modern as you may think.  One of the first documented use of the abbreviation goes back to 1917, when British Admiral John Arburthnot “Jacky” Fisher used it in a written...

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Mark Twain

American writer and humorist Samuel Langhorne Clemens started out as a steamboat pilot, guiding ships up and down the Mississippi River until the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861.  One of the nautical...

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Apollo 11 Mission Verified Alien Life

Three days during the Apollo 11 Mission, the mission crew actually reported a strange flying object from their location. Originally assumed to be a part of a SIV-B rocket, a report that said the object...

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Charlie Sheen Thought Snuff Movie Was True

Charlie Sheen believed a Japanese gore film was a true snuff film. The Flower of Flesh and Blood portrayed an actual disembowelling of a woman who was drugged by a Samurai fanatic. Sheen reported it to...

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First Virtual Chess Player Was Built in 1914

Renowned Spanish engineer and inventor Leonardo Torres Quevedo designed algebraic machines during the early 1900s. Along with all his remote control device inventions and engineering feats, he was also...

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Bill Gates and Family Banned From Using Apple Products

Technological innovator and philantrophist Bill Gates, his wife and his family, including adopted children, are not allowed to purchase, own or use any Apple products. Melinda Gates, the wife of Bill...

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