The inventor of the Internet regrets the URL setup. Tim Berners-Lee, who created the main software of the World Wide Web, admitted he regrets one thing: Adding “//” after “https:” in a web address. It was standard for programming but didn’t serve any real purpose, and when looking back in 2009, he said leaving it out would have saved time and space. We guess we can forgive him.
100 Mind-Blowing Looking Facts
The sound of a Star Wars lightsaber is the combined sound of a film projector and noise from an old TV. Sound designer Ben Burtt created the iconic whooshing sound of lightsabers almost accidentally. The sound made when lightsabers make an impact resulted from TV feedback on a shieldless microphone – which Burtt discovered on accident while looking for something to add to the projector hum.
Millie the White House dog earned more than four times as President Bush in 1991. Once known as the most famous dog in White House history, Millie was one of Bush’s family dogs. One of her amazing feats? The $900,000 in royalties earned from Millie’s Book easily outsold the $2,291 earned in 1991 by the President for his 1988 campaign autobiography, “Looking Forward.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger practised with guns every day for a month to prepare for The Terminator. To achieve the mechanical motions of The Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger worked with guns daily for an entire month. During the first two weeks of filming, he practised stripping and reassembly while blindfolded until he was able to do it robotically and with both hands. He also practised using different weapons without blinking or looking at them when reloading.
Hugh Jackman went 36 hours without water for Les Miserables. This caused the actor to lose water weight around his eyes and cheeks and end up looking as gaunt as a prisoner.
American Airlines saved money by getting rid of olives from their meals. About three decades ago the airline started looking into ways how to save money. They started by removing a single olive on their first-class meals which led to an annual savings of $40,000 during the 1980s.
The average American spends 2.5 days annually looking for lost items. This statistic comes from one of the nation’s largest independent lost-and-found surveys. The most commonly misplaced items are phones, keys, wallets, purses, and remotes.
When giraffes fight, they neck it out. Giraffes are a funny-looking bunch. When a viral video broke out of two giraffes fighting, the Internet found it hard to take them seriously. However, neck fights are the natural aggressive behaviour of giraffes. Usually, they get into these fights when competing for a mate.
Starfish eat with their stomachs outside their body. Starfish may not have brains, but they’ve got a hell of a stomach. Mostly feeding on clams and mussels, the starfish wraps its arms around its prey’s shell and squeezes it open. The starfish then pushes its stomach out of its mouth and into the prey’s shell. Once it digests the animal inside the shell, the starfish will retract its stomach back into its body. Who knew these innocent-looking sea creatures were so hardcore?
It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky. The anatomy of a pig’s neck muscles and spine has certain limitations to the movement of their head and restricts them from looking upwards. This makes it impossible for them to look up straight to the sky.
Jennifer Lopez inspired the creation of Google images. After she wore her infamous green dress at the 2000 Grammys, the search engine added the function because so many people were looking for pictures of her outfit!
African buffalo herds display voting behaviour, in which individuals register their travel preference by standing up, looking in one direction, and then lying back down. Only adult females can vote.
“American Shorthair” is the designation reserved for pedigreed cats, while similar-looking cats of mixed or unknown origin are called “domestic shorthairs.”
The more money people spend on their weddings, the more likely they are to get divorced. Maybe it’s time to ditch those plans of a fairytale wedding. It’s not just how much you spend on your wedding, but the engagement and wedding ring too, with bigger spenders finding themselves more likely to be looking for love again sooner than more frugal fiancés. Instead of splashing out on your wedding, it’s better to go all out on the trip of a lifetime!
Raccoons have four times more sensory cells in their paws than most mammals. This allows them to “see” with their hands and get images of the objects they touch without even looking at them.
40% of American couples meet online. Online dating is hugely popular these days, and apparently, it seems to work! 40% of couples who got together in 2017 met online. Looking at a larger scale, meeting through friends declined by 13% from 1995 to 2017.
In 2014, a missing woman on vacation in Iceland was found when it was discovered that she was in the search party looking for herself.
Stop looking for war dead. The British government halted the search for war dead on the Western Front in September 1921 when they were still finding 500 bodies a week.
Ubuntu releases an LTS version every two years, which is supported and updated for five years. These LTS releases are perfect for companies, organisations, and individuals looking for a dependable operating system because they are made for stability, reliability, and long-term deployment in production environments.
If you’re looking to promote your business, YouTube might just be the way to go. Over 70% of viewers bought a product or service after they saw it on the platform.