Gaming VS Movies

Greetings from the anonymity of our group, I trust you are all doing well and I hope you are all learning more about the world. Today's topic is to do with a rather huge part of my life, the world of entertainment.  I have been going back and forth on whether there is a real …

“Modern Art” : The Emperors New Canvas?

A rather posing question has come to me over the years, is what we call "Modern Art", in the contemporary sense, really art? This is not a scientific query, there for it has no basis of fact, but the most popular Art Galleries today are packed with "Contemporary Art" that doesn't really have any vision or creativity.   …

Our member is starting a Channel in Youtube

One of our members has decided to make a Youtube channel, Called First2die, that aims to teach the gaming community how to learn certain aspects of gaming. Here is the link to his introductory video and his first "Learn-as-I-Learn" video, as he described it. Although it is not the greatest video, I would recommend watching …

Interesting Facts about the New Years Eve 2016

Resolutions About half of Americans will make New Year's resolutions promising to change something about themselves in 2016. The most popular resolutions last year were to "stay fit and healthy," "lose weight" and "enjoy life to the fullest," according to Nielsen. About 16 percent of Americans said they resolved not to make any resolutions. One …

Conspiracy Theories that turned out to be True

The Mafia: The Mafia was believed to be a conspiracy theory. They worked in secret until they were finally exposed by the CIA in the 1960s MK-ULTRA: In the 1950s to the 1970s, the CIA ran a mind-control project aimed at finding a “truth serum” to use on communist spies. Test subjects were given LSD and …

Oxford is Older Than The Aztec Civilization

As early as 1096, teaching had already started in Oxford. By 1249, the University of Oxford had grown into a full-fledged university, replete with student housing at the school’s three original “halls of residence”—University, Balliol and Merton Colleges. Oxford isn’t the oldest university, not by a long shot. India’s Nalanda University had already operated for …

A Brief History of Social Media

Tweets, photos, your status, your life, and practically anything you find interesting can now be sent to the world and observed by others. Social media is one of the biggest parts of adults and teenagers lives, but one has to ask, how did it get this way? Well, here is a brief history on Social Media. Six …

Bacteria: A little bit of Biology.

If you pick up a handful of garden soil you will be holding hundreds if not thousands of different kinds of microbes. One single teaspoon of soil contains 1 billion bacteria & 120,000 fungi & 25,000 algae There are 10 times more bacteria in the average human’s digestive system than there are cells in the …

Some Difficult Puzzles: Answers will be released later.

  1. The Fake Coin You have twelve coins. You know that one is fake. The only thing that distinguishes the fake coin from the real coins is that its weight is imperceptibly different. You have a perfectly balanced scale. The scale only tells you which side weighs more than the other side. What is …

Music and the Mind

Source : http://www.unbelievable-facts.com I found a few facts about music that I found interesting, enjoy. 1. The chills you get when you listen to music, is mostly caused by the brain releasing dopamine while anticipating the peak moment of a song. Image source: http://www.wiretotheear.comDopamine is a feel-good chemical released by the brain. This chemical is directly involved in motivation, as well …