26Theory of ruin value
Hitler's chief architect, Albert Speer, was an adherent of the "theory of ruin value." His architectural goal was constructing buildings that would later collapse into aesthetically-pleasing ruins over the course of thousands of years.
27. Nixon's strategy during Vietnam was called the Madman Theory and it focused on making the enemy think Nixon was insane and if provoked would act irrationally.
28. The theory of an infinite universe was first proposed by a Greek philosopher named Archytas of Tarentum around 400 B.C., reasoning that even if he did reach the end of the universe he would still be able to extend his staff beyond the boundary.
29. Narcotizing dysfunction theory suggests that as mass media inundates people on a particular issue, they become apathetic to it, substituting knowledge for action. Obsessively following news tricks your brain that you are doing something about it, when in reality you are doing nothing.
30. Beer-before-bread theory suggests that early humans were first inspired to settle down and adopt agriculture in order to produce beer, rather than bread.
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31Tickling
One theory on why we are ticklish is that it serves as a mechanism for developing combat skills. Most often practiced from parent to child, tickling activates vulnerable areas on the body that develop a defensive reaction while producing laughter that encourages the 'attacker' to continue.
32. The Sahara pump theory states that in about 10,000 years from now, the change in the orientation of the rotational axis of Earth's poles will move the North African Monsoon far enough north to convert the Sahara back into a tropical climate, as it was during 5,000–10,000 years ago.
33. If the atom was the size of the observable universe, then the theoretical ‘string’ in string theory would be the size of a tree.
34. Three physicists flew around the world twice in 1971 with synced atomic clocks to test out the time dilation theory. Upon meeting up, they found that all 3 of the clocks disagreed with each other.
35. The Type A/B Personality Theory was actually invented by the cigarette industry in the 1950s to prove coronary heart disease and cancer were risks related to high-stress personality types instead of tobacco use.
