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Super Mario’s Super Human Jumping Capabilty
Posted On August 19, 2020


The Nintendo mascot Mario has a vertical jumping range of 11’5” within his own world which equates to 27’ upon Earth as Earth has a different gravitational pull than that of Mario’s world. Mario is capable of leaping 2.25x his […]


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The Development of Modern Institutionalized Psychological Torture as a Means of Interrogation
Posted On February 19, 2020


In the 1950’s, Scottish psychiatrist Ewen Cameron started experimenting upon his own patients which ushered in the modern age of the psychological techniques leveraged by governments to extract information from high value targets and low level targets alike. In 1951, […]


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The Odds of Hitting a Hole in One During a Game of Golf
Posted On June 17, 2019



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The Reason Behind Why Body Builders Are Overly Tanned
Posted On May 16, 2019


The reason body builders use fake tanning products is because on stage lights are designed to show the maximum definition possible, as they are not traditional stage lights, rather they are extremely bright lights designed to show every single bump […]


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The Physics of the Pac-Man Universe
Posted On April 29, 2019


The game of Pac-Man allows players to exit the world on one side, and re-enter upon a completely different side without delay. Pac-Man’s universe appears to be a flat, two dimensional, rectangular shape, but in reality it must be cylindrical […]


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The Reason Why Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is Practiced World Wide
Posted On April 12, 2019


Brazilian jiu jitsu is the only martial art in which differing styles are encouraged. With karate, taekwondo, judo etc., instructors expect students to learn the techniques provided and to memorize them so that they become reflex. Brazilian jiu jitsu teaches […]


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The Invention of Roulette
Posted On April 2, 2019



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Chess
Posted On April 6, 2018


Chess was originally a two player game from India referred to as “Chaturanga” and dates back to 600 A.D.. The first chessboard which displayed alternating light and dark squares appeared in Europe in 1090. The phrase “checkmate” comes from the […]


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