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Batman Really Does Carry Shark Repellent Spray

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Few moments in the Batman mythos are treated with as much derision and disdain by fans as that one time in the 1960’s TV show Adam West Batman fends off an angry about-to-explode shark with a can of shark repellent spray. As it turns out though, that scene was actually pretty faithful to the early Batman comics which show that the Dark Knight does indeed carry around a can of shark mace with him at all times. You know, just in case a shark wants to start some shit.

One of the best goalkeepers ever was 5ft 7 (and fabulous as hell)

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In the world of association football (which we have to call it so Americans don’t get confused) the role of goalkeeper is one normally reserved for gangly ladder-men with arms that are 9 foot long. Something nobody apparently told Jorge Campos, a man made up for his lack of height with an abundance of swagger. If you’re an avid of the sports, you can bet on your teams now on slot online for a chance to win some quick cash.

That Time Iron Maiden’s Album Cover Was Too Good

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Iron Maiden are known for three things, thundering riffs, Bruce Fucking Dickinson and album artwork so metal the TSA won’t even let you take a screenshot of an iPhone playing one of their songs onto a plane. In regards to the latter, did you know one of the album artwork for The Number of the Beast was deemed so baller that when the band’s manager found out they were going to use it for a single he was all like, oh no you’re not, this shit needs to be seen by everyone.

The badass way the inventor of the safety elevator sold it

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According to all known statistics relevant to the matter, elevators are quite literally one of the safest forms of transport on Earth. A fact credited largely to one Elisha Graves Otis, the inventor of the safety elevator. A device he inexplicably had trouble selling until he demonstrated how well it workd in the most badass way possible. 

The cast of ‘Predator’ worked out in secret

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During the filming of Predator the principle cast spent more time in the gym than the entirety of your Facebook friends list did in the first week of January combined. Weirdly, none of the actors working on the film realised this because they all worked out in secret.