February 2012
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The Killer Coaster
In 2010 a roller coaster was designed with the goal of killing its passenger. It was made into a scale model by Julijonas Urbonas who stated that the goal of the ride is to take lives “with elegance and euphoria.” Below are further details taken from the Wikipedia page along with the source link.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthanasia_Coaster
Design:
The design starts...
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Busta Reptar Rhymes
In Rugrats the movie, Reptar was voiced by Bust Rhymes
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reptar
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The Wolphin
A Wholphin or Wolphin is a rare hybrid, born from a mating of a female Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) with a male False Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens). The name implies a hybrid of whale and dolphin, although taxonomically, both are within the “oceanic dolphin” family, which is within the “toothed whale” suborder. Although they have been reported to exist in...
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Dave Grohl the Heartbreaker
Dave Grohl turned down drumming for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers to eventually form the Foo Fighters:
“Following Cobain’s death in April 1994, Grohl retreated, unsure of where to go and what to do with himself. In October 1994, Grohl scheduled studio time, again at Robert Lang’s Studio, and quickly recorded a fifteen-track demo. With the exception of a single guitar part on...
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Kingpin Turkey
Bill Murray really bowled three strikes in a row in the scene where his character, Ernie McCracken does the same. The crowd’s reaction is genuine and is actually for Murray. Woody Harrelson, on the other hand, was a terrible bowler and according to the Farrelly brothers maybe got one or two strikes throughout the filming.
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TRON Snubbed for "Cheating"
The below is in regards to the original TRON movie released in 1982
In the year it was released, the Motion Picture Academy refused to nominate Tron for a special-effects award because, according to director Steven Lisberger, “The Academy thought we cheated by using computers”. The film did, however, earn Oscar nominations in the categories of Best Costume Design and Best Sound...