TorrentFreak wants to know how The Avengers broke box office records when there was several pirated versions of the movie floating around the net a week before the U.S. premier.
Despite the widespread availability of pirated releases, The Avengers just scored a record-breaking $200 million opening weekend at the box office. While some are baffled to see that piracy failed to crush the movie’s profits, it’s really not that surprising. Claiming a camcorded copy of a movie seriously impacts box office attendance is the same as arguing that concert bootlegs stop people from seeing artists on stage.
More and more traffic accidents are due to texting. If we want to reduce the 1.2 million traffic victims worldwide each year, we have to act. How do you convince youngsters not to text while driving?
This infographic by graphic artist Jared Fanning shows the top 10 most popular books by sales over the past 50 years. The results show what people like to read: the Bible, Twilight and Gone With The Wind.
You’ve heard the warnings: If you swallow gum, it will stay in your digestive system for nearly a decade. Which would mean there’s a decent chance you’ve got some hanging out in your gut right now.
