Ibukun's Blog

The world is a awesome place and, thanks to the Internet, we have access endless information about this crazy place. Is it too much information? I feel like I get my mind blown by something every single day. Here are some facts I learned just from today that you probably never thought about before. 1.) In Uganda there is a tribe called Buganda and their language is Luganda. flickr 2.) If you keep walking east you will always be walking east. But if you keep walking north, eventually you will be walking south. flickr 3.) Eagles mate while in the air. flickr It helps with their courtship process apparently. 4.) Only two accidents have occurred with a Google self drive car. flickr One time it was being driven manually. One time it wasn’t being driven at all. 5.) Canada is a word from one of the original native tribes meaning ‘Big Village’. flickr 6.) If you stretched out all the DNA in your body it would be six times t...

While it seems like the Ebola pandemic is getting under control, the disease is still out there killing people over 4500 has been killed by this bigot disease. Now, if you'd like to get your fix of Ebola without actually having to catch the disease, you can buy your own Ebola plush toy. Yes, that's right. You can get a toy Ebola microbe to cuddle with at night. Heck, you could even let your dog play with it. It actually looks pretty cuddly. Giant Microbes Giant Microbes , the company making the toy, says they've been selling out of their Ebola plushie consistently for the last few months. In case you think the company is being opportunistic, Ebola isn't the only toy they sell. Giant Microbes actually makes a whole line of plush microbes and human body toys. Check out a small sampling below.   Bad Breath. Giant Microbes Fat Cell. Giant Microbes Flu. Giant Microbes   Red Blood Cell. Giant Microbes ...

If you're good at a seemingly useless talent, I'm sure your mom told you to stop doing it and learn how to do something useful. Unfortunately for your mom, there are a ton of competitions for seemingly useless talents. There is also big prize money involved in being the best at those useless talents. So they're not so useless now, eh, mom? 1.) Baby Crawling                              Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on pinterest_share distractify This is a baby crawling race. They happen all across the world, but the largest one happens in China. 2.) Cheese Rolling                              Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on pinterest_share distractif...