Category Archives: Amazing fact

Happy Mother’s Day…

You are SUPER in every way imaginable.  Thank you for all you do, for being the glue, for cleaning the poo, for tying the shoes, for hushing the blues, for being the best, for being so great, for cleaning the … Continue reading

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Social Media Facts, Stats and Findings – It’s Official, We Are ALL Spending Too Much Time On The Internet

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10 Ways the Next 10 Years Are Going To Amaze You And Blow Your Mind At The Same Time

Whether you believe in the Mayan prophecy about the end of the world this year or not, there is no denying that we are living in an extremely exciting time in terms of science and technology. Things that have always … Continue reading

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Watch: The History of April Fool’s Day

By Jeremiah Warren. “So I figured I’d do a history of April Fools day, or All Fools day as it is called in some countries. Turns out that we aren’t exactly sure what started it. The popular theory is that … Continue reading

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“Right Place, Right Time”, “Everything Happens For A Reason” Call It What You Want…

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Sit Down…This Isn’t Going To Be Easy….You Are NOT The Center Of The Universe…

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Donate Your Next Birthday and Bring Clean Drinking Water To Those in Desperate Need

Wanna start your day off by doing something good?  Take your funds that you allocated for Starbucks this week and give it to these guys.  Charity: water is a non-profit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in … Continue reading

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30 Years of Music Consumption In Less Than 1 Minute

Here is a great animation showing how we consume music and how it has changed over the past 30 years.  I am fortunate enough to have witnessed this whole timeline personally…and yes, I’m old.

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Adopt A Tiger…

JUST LOOK AT THAT PUNIM!  There could be as few as 3,200 tigers in the wild, most in isolated pockets spread across increasingly fragmented forests, stretching from India to southeastern China and from the Russian Far East to Sumatra, Indonesia. … Continue reading

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Daylight Savings Time: Don’t Forget To Spring Forward Tonight

At 2 a.m. on, Sunday, March 11, 2012, most U.S. residents will set their clocks ahead one hour for the beginning of Daylight Saving Time. However, not all states will observe the time change. Residents of Arizona, Hawaii and U.S. … Continue reading

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U2’s ‘Joshua Tree’ Turns 25 Today (Yet another reminder of my age and how time marches on)

Hands down one of blurppy’s favorite albums of all time.  It seems hard to believe but a mere 25 years ago today U2 launched itself into immortality with the release of  The Joshua Tree . The album received critical acclaim, … Continue reading

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Ten Question True/False Military Technology History Quiz

Just for fun. No time limit, no cheating. And yes in advance, some of them are trick questions. True or false?: The Allies planned to build giant aircraft carriers made of ice during World War Two. The Confederates fired a … Continue reading

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Social Media Explained…With Donuts…

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The Inbound Marketing Process All In One Nifty Infographic

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Amazing Fact…

The launching mechanism of a carrier ship that helps planes take off could throw a pickup truck more than a mile.

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10 Entrepreneurs Who Made A Fortune Before They Were 18

Ok, so this article is sure to frustrate most but hopefully it will inspire many.  Before you say, “Why didn’t I think of that?”, remember, what you should be saying is “What idea can I come up with.”  Creative inspiration … Continue reading

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R.I.P.: John Lennon 10/09/40 – 12/8/80

John Winston Lennon was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Along … Continue reading

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10 GOOGLE Easter Eggs To Fill Your Free Time

Today Buzz Feed posted 10 lil stunts that you can make Google do.  These are simple to activate, all you need to is Google the word… 1. Google: Do a barrel roll 2. Google: Recursion 3. Google: Tilt 4. Google: … Continue reading

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DId You Know The Easter Island “Heads” Have Bodies? (me neither)

Because some of the statues are set deep into the ground, and because the heads on the statues are disproportionately large, many people (myself included) tend to think of them as just big heads. But the bodies (generally not including … Continue reading

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Amazing Book Facts…

Every 30 seconds a book is published in the world. The average publication prints 5000 copies. Every minute 10K books are sent to print. The average reader can read about 240 words per minute. A 300 page book usually takes … Continue reading

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