©Blue Planet Studio/stock.adobe.com Technology and research have evolved to include in-depth analysis and techniques that were nothing more than pipe dreams a few decades ago. As a result, the off-world discoveries scientists have been making in recent years border on fantastical. Still, they are as real as can be — Continue Reading
The World’s Most Notorious Prisons and What They Really Cost to Run
©josefkubes/stock.adobe.com Although prison is one of those places that none of us would ever want to see in person, it’s still a pretty fascinating place with its own rules, culture, and features. What few people realize is that the world’s prisons struggle heavily with financial challenges, including paying for food, Continue Reading
Most Expensive Wars In History
Expensive Wars ©Matt Gibson / Shutterstock.com Throughout history, wars have been fought for many reasons, ranging from the desire to control oil reserves to the need for power, but people tend to forget that wars are not free. On the contrary, the cost of battle is quite steep – especially, Continue Reading
Odd And Rare Older Cars You Don’t See Everyday
Sometimes there are cars on the street or parking lots that catch us off guard to the point where we can’t help but stare. Throughout automotive history, companies and individuals have made strange driving machines. Other times many great vehicles have gotten overlooked throughout the years. We wanted to highlight Continue Reading
The Who’s Who Behind the Most Expensive Private Jets in the World
© DimaBerlin / Stock.adobe.com Celebrities are used to living lives full of luxurious items that the average Joe can’t afford. From sprawling mansions to top-of-the-line cars, being rich has never looked so good. While driving a fancy car is one thing, every A-lister knows they’ve truly made it when they Continue Reading
Knickers the giant steer gives internet a huge cow
Meet the steer herd around the world. Knickers is a black-and-white Holstein Friesian living on a farm in Western Australian run by rancher Geoff Pearson. Knickers may be a head of cattle, but he’s head and shoulders above all the others. He’s taller than basketball star Steph Curry and weighs as Continue Reading
UK government could police social media with internet regulator
The British government could be preparing to set up an internet regulator that would police the actions of social networks and sanction them if they failed to comply with rules. Buzzfeed News reported on Thursday that it had obtained details of government proposals, which form part of legislation currently being drafted ahead of Continue Reading
China has an actual court dedicated to the internet
With 800 million internet users and counting, China’s got its hands full with online disputes between citizens. So to deal with those raging fires, the country has not one, but two dedicated “internet courts”. On Saturday, the second of those officially opened in Beijing by the name of “Beijing Internet Court”. It deals with Continue Reading
China just got a huge spike in internet users
China’s population is big — 1.4 billion big — and its internet user population is creeping toward similar heights. A government department called the China Internet Network Information Center ran a report to find out just how many citizens were jumping online. The result was 802 million, and the agency Continue Reading