koyum wrote a new post, What you don’t see on TV at the olympics. 6 years, 7 months ago
So you’ve made it to the Olympics. No, not as a spectator, although getting tickets to the biggest events is a pretty impressive feat in and of itself, but as an athlete. You’ve worked your butt off for this. […]
koyum wrote a new post, Respected athletes who have done terrible things 6 years, 7 months ago
No one wants their sports heroes to be mere mortals. Not when they can be golden gods, capable of feats the rest of us lowly humans could only dream of. No mere mortal can stick that landing, run that 4.7 40, or […]
koyum wrote a new post, Race car drivers who are actually really weird people 6 years, 7 months ago
Ah, race car driving. The gasoline-powered sweet science. America’s favorite pastime to experience at 200 miles per hour. All the best left turns you could ask for. If competitive sports are an amusement park, […]
koyum wrote a new post, Basketball stars that are really weird people off the court 6 years, 7 months ago
NBA action, it’s fantastic! That’s one of the league’s old catchphrases from the 1980s, and it still rings true. In addition to being fantastic, things in the NBA can also get pretty dang strange, especially once […]
koyum wrote a new post, Messed up moments in White House history. 6 years, 7 months ago
consequential moments in modern human history. Presidents, from the admired to the reviled, have turned its white walls into a beacon of liberty and light for the world. This is the building where Lincoln freed […]
koyum wrote a new post, Albert Einstein stolen brain at princeton hospital. 6 years, 7 months ago
Thomas Harvey, the pathologist on call at the time of Albert Einstein’s death, stole Einstein’s brain, later promising to share it with the scientific community for the sole purpose of scientific study. Harvey sto […]
koyum and Marjon lauronal camillo are now friends 6 years, 7 months ago
koyum wrote a new post, Famous reality TV moments that were completely staged. 6 years, 7 months ago
The notion that reality TV is often staged isn’t the most shocking news, and it may be worth asking yourself: Do you even care? In his book, The Storytelling Animal (via The New Yorker ), Jonathan Gottschall […]
koyum wrote a new post, Bizarre coincidences of events happening on the same day. 6 years, 7 months ago
Sometimes, coincidences just kind of … happen, and don’t really mean anything. Other times, they might be signs of a vast global conspiracy, a magic spell, or extraterrestrial surveillance, depending on who sees t […]
koyum wrote a new post, Images Joaquin Phoenix’s tragic real-life story. 6 years, 7 months ago
Actor Joaquin Phoenix, who went by the name Leaf in his younger years, has been a mainstay in the entertainment industry for decades. He was discovered after he and his four siblings — Summer, Rain, Liberty, and h […]
koyum wrote a new post, The untold truth of Ouija boards 6 years, 7 months ago
We all have fun stories about messing around with a Ouija board, whether it was that one night in college, a Halloween party, or that time we actually summoned a demon who spoke Latin and threatened to set us on […]
koyum wrote a new post, False things about Cuba that Americans believe 6 years, 7 months ago
For decades, Americans have wondered what Cuba is like –- how it looks, how it smells, whether its swanky cigars cause exquisite lung cancer. But political and economic alienation have kept it an alien nation. T […]
koyum wrote a new post, Ridiculously dangerous jobs someone has to do 6 years, 7 months ago
Are you bored of your office job? In search of a rewarding new career? Looking for a little excitement in your 9-to-5? Some people love the predictability and repetition of their cubicle farm jobs. Others might […]
koyum wrote a new post, Unexplained things that happened on military bases. 6 years, 7 months ago
Military bases have always been mysterious places. Some are so mysterious that the military insists they don’t exist, even though Google Earth and all those “Keep Out” signs make it pretty clear they do. Others […]
koyum wrote a new post, When you donate your body to science, this happens 6 years, 7 months ago
So you want to donate your body to science. Or, more accurately, science wants you to donate your body to science. Because let’s face it, when you really stop to think about it, donating your body to science might […]
koyum wrote a new post, Everyday animals that were terrifyingly big in prehistoric times 6 years, 7 months ago
Life in the 21st century is hard enough, but just imagine how much more stressful your commute would be if you had to speed past Incredible Hulk-sized “terror birds” trying to flip over your car, or if your […]
koyum wrote a new post, Famous people who surprisingly lived together. 6 years, 7 months ago
What are the odds two people destined for fame and fortune would wind up as roommates? How infinitesimally small are the chances that a couple of complete strangers, both on the verge of greatness, would begin […]
koyum wrote a new post, False things you’ve been believing about Greek mythology. 6 years, 7 months ago
Television drama is full of heroes, villains, betrayals, abductions, murders, and other fun stuff that we love to see happen to other people. Before television, there was Greek mythology, which was also full of […]
koyum wrote a new post, Musicians who permanently damaged their bodies performing live. 6 years, 7 months ago
They say that rock ‘n’ roll will never die, but playing it on stage could very well kill you. Or at least leave you with lots of aches and pains that will nag you for the rest of your life. The same goes for other […]
koyum wrote a new post, The untold truth of the Big Show 6 years, 7 months ago
After over 20 years of chokeslams, is Big Show ready to hang up his singlet for good? In March 2017, the World’s Largest Athlete told Sports Illustrated he was preparing to retire in February 2018. That, plus the […]
