Brand blunder refers to the goof ups associated with the branding of a product, especially a new product in a new market. There could be many reasons for such slips. For example, the lack of understanding of the language, culture, consumer attitude etc. Some of those kind of bluders: Coca-Cola: …
A clock tower being constructed in Saudi Arabia is bigger than Big Ben. The Royal Mecca Clock Tower is expected to be the world’s second tallest building and the largest clock tower. Standing at a whopping 1,970 ft tall, it will be over SIX TIMES taller than the former title-holder …
A chameleon can move its eyes in two different directions at the same time. This allows them to have a complete 360-degree range of vision around their body. When they locate prey, they can focus both their eyes in the same direction. This gives them excellent depth perception.
Babies are NOT colorblind at birth. However, they often have difficulty differentiating between similar tones. This is why a lot of babies like to look at black and white patterns and other things that have a high contrast between colors. By the time a baby is four months old, it …
There are only ten human body parts that are 3 letters long. Eye, hip, arm, leg, ear, toe, jaw, rib, lip, gum. Your Scrabble score can thank me later
On the TV show Dexter, the actor who plays Dexter is married to his on-screen ‘sister’. Co-stars Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter were married on New Year’s Eve 2009 at an outdoor ceremony in Big Sur, CA. The couple met 3 years ago during the first season of the …
Ever heard of a Cryovolcano? It’s a volcano that shoots out ICE rather than lava. Cryovolcanoes only exist in outer space. They can be found on icy moons.
Cats that fall from higher than 7 stories get fewer injuries than those that fall from lower levels. A formal study on the effects of falling from building on cats has never been done (could you imagine scientists chucking cats off of a building, in the name of science?) However, …
Sealand claims to be the smallest “country” in the world. It’s not even made out of land. The Principality of Sealand is officially a “micronation”, which is “an entity that resembles a nation or a state, but which for the most part exists only on paper, on the Internet, or …
In the original Super Mario game, the clouds look exactly the same as the bushes except for the color.