The Nobel prize was created because Alfred Nobel was ashamed he invented dynamite!

The Nobel prize was created because Alfred Nobel was ashamed he invented dynamite!

The Nobel Prize is one of the most prestigious in the world. It is awarded for work in peace-making, literature, chemistry, physical science and medical science. With it comes a great deal of money. Where does all this money come from? Well from Alfred Nobel of course.

Surprisingly, Nobel was not a peace maker himself. Quite the contrary, he invented dynamite. He named the explosive substance - that would cause many deaths - after the Greek word for 'power.' While not exactly a noble (pun intended) invention, dynamite did bring Nobel a lot of wealth.

In 1888, Alfred's brother died. The newspapers accidentally printed Alfred's obituary though. The obituary said that "the merchant of death is dead" and Nobel "became rich by finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before." Ashamed, Nobel decided he needed to do something to change his legacy.

He set aside 94% of his assets, about $472 million, to establish the Nobel prizes. And thus his legacy lives on.

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NASA Moon Probe Laser-Blasts Europe!

NASA's LADEE probe made history when it communicated with Earth via laser... now it's aiming at a Spanish island. Continue reading →



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Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Nov 05, 2013)

Quick Yet Deadly



I can be quick and then I'm deadly,

I am a rock, shell and bone medley.

If I was made into a man, I'd make people dream,

I gather in my millions by ocean, sea and stream.





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Today's Daily Trivia Quiz (Nov 05, 2013)

Banned Books

Throughout history, many works of literature have been banned by various governments and/or school boards. How many of these books do you know?



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Creativity : Borrow and Steal

Picasso once said that "good designers borrow, great designers steal." Similarly, Einstein said that "the secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources." There are many great ideas out there that are just waiting to be applied in new and exciting ways. Figuring out a novel way to use an idea is just as important as coming up with the idea in the first place. You should always keep a lookout for interesting ideas that you might be able to modify and apply to a new problem. Put these ideas into your notebook.



Since some people believe that all new ideas are simply elaboration on existing ideas, borrowing or stealing is unavoidable!

Memory : Recall

There are generally three different ways that memory recall is studied:



1. Free recall refers to the ability to remember items in any order. An example would be remembering your grocery list. As long as you can remember each item, you are successful.



2. Serial recall applies to remembering items in order. Examples would be memorizing a speech or remembering driving directions to someone's house. Not only do you need to remember each item, but the order matters too. Naturally, this is more difficult than free recall.



3. Paired associate recall defines the type of recall where you are given the first word and must remember the second. Learning foreign language vocabulary is a good example. The benefit of this type of recall is that it is aided. In other words, you are given a clue to jog your memory.



When you are trying to learn something, you should identify which type of recall you will be required to demonstrate. This should affect how you study the material.

Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Carp

carp



verb :: To find fault or complain.



"Please don't carp at the quality of this sentence."

25 Times "South Park" Made You Reevaluate Your Life

You know, in its own South Park -y way.

When Cartman explained how to find worthy companions:

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When Kyle displayed the bond only brothers share:

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When Stan realized he was too negative:

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When Stan was ready to make an important sacrifice:

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There are 10 landlocked countries that still have national navies!

There are 10 landlocked countries that still have national navies!

A navy, by definition, protects a country by patrolling the seas and waging battles on water. It would make sense, then, that countries that are landlocked would not need a navy. However, this is not always the case.

These countries can still use a navy to protect it's lakes, rivers and other bodies of water - especially if that body of water forms a national border.

There are 10 such countries that have navies and yet are landlocked. They include Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Central African Republic, Kazakhstan, Laos, Paraguay and more. In Laos, for example, the navy protects the Mekong River. It operates two to three dozen patrol boats.

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27 Forgotten Early 2000s Fashion Trends

For the love of god, please stop using your dad’s necktie as a belt.

Peasant tops. For further information, see: The O.C.

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Shiny pants. Or worse, shiny cargo pants.

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Neckties as belts. Noooooo!

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J. Lo's Manolo Timberland-esque boots.

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A TSA officer once let the CEO of Sega through saying: “I don't need to see your passport. You're the assh*le that gave away Shenmue to Xbox"

A TSA officer once let the CEO of Sega through saying: “I don't need to see your passport. You're the assh*le that gave away Shenmue to Xbox"

Peter Moore worked his way up the ranks of Sega, the gaming company. He reached the position of President and COO of Sega America.

Moore was proud of the success of the Dreamcast game console and how much fans loved it. He noted that the Shenmue fans in particular were very vocal fans.

Shenmue was a game developed in 1999 by Sega AM2. It utilized "FREE" gameplay: Full Reactive Eyes Entertainment. It allowed the player a great deal of freedom and interactivity. Later, Shenmue sequels were released by Xbox.

Moore reported that a TSA worker at Chicago's O'hare airport stopped him and said "I don't need to see your passport. You're the asshole that gave away Shenmue to Xbox." Talk about loyalty.

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A man claimed to be the consultant that inspired the movie Taken! He was arrested for fraud!

A man claimed to be the consultant that inspired the movie Taken! He was arrested for fraud!

A Maryland man who claimed for years to be a Green Beret was sentenced to nearly two years in federal prison for lying about his military service to obtain numerous contracts with public and private agencies.

William G. Hillar of Millersville, was sentenced to one year and nine months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to court documents. He pleaded guilty to wire fraud as part of a plea agreement.

The FBI, DEA, and many other organizations paid tens of thousands of dollars to William Hillar, who claimed to be the real-life basis for Liam Neeson's character in Taken.

His story of attempting to save his daughter from sex traffickers, and his special-ops resume, were fabrications.

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When Nazi concentration camps were liberated, gays weren’t considered victims and were excluded from reparations!

When Nazi concentration camps were liberated, gays weren’t considered victims and were excluded from reparations!

The Holocaust was horrifying. Jewish citizens were forced to live in unlivable conditions in concentration camps.

Some died, some were killed. After the Allied forces won WWII and the Germans were forced to surrender, concentration camp prisoners were freed. The new German government repealed a number of laws passed before and during the war.

However, while most concentration camp victims were liberated and now safe, some were not. In Germany at that time, it was illegal for a man over the age of 21 to have homosexual relations.

This law - Paragraph 175 - was not repealed after the war. Some homosexual citizens were forced to serve further time in prison. And they were not recognized as official Nazi victims therefore they received no compensation.

Homosexuality was decriminalized in 1969, but homosexuals murdered by the Nazis did not receive public acknowledgement until 1985.

Paragraph 175 was finally abolished in 1990, and in 2002, the German government passed legislation to fully pardon all those homosexual citizens convicted under Paragraph 175.

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Least Known Cat Caught on Camera

The bay cat is seen in a camera trap photo slinking through a Borneo rainforest. Continue reading →



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Microwavable Owl Cozy Hotties

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