2024-04-15 17:46
The conspirators of the Gunpowder Plot
In today’s vernacular, the word “guy” or “guys” can mean a male, a group of men, sometimes even a female, and a group… Read More
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2024-04-12 18:40
The Wilhelm scream is possibly the most famous piece of stock sound footage and has been used in over 400 films and television shows dating back to 1951. It’s a good bet you’v… Read More
2024-03-29 13:20
The marathon originated from the legend of Pheidippides. In 490 BC, after running the distance from Marathon to Athens with news the Greeks had defeated the Persians at the Battle of Maratho… Read More
2024-03-27 13:01
It’s not just a likeness of Darth Vader that adorns the outside of the National Cathedral in Washington DC. It’s indeed a replica of the real thing.
The bust of the Star W… Read More
2023-09-07 18:58
9 de Julio Avenue, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Take care crossing this street because it may take you a long time. The widest avenue in the world is 9 de Julio Avenue (9th of July Avenue) in… Read More
2023-09-06 19:04
It’s another one of those questions that you might not have thought about, but it could make that next great recipe taste just right. It deals with cooking and measurement. In many… Read More
2023-08-09 19:44
There is an area of land between Egypt and Sudan that nobody wants and has been unclaimed by either nation. The 795 square miles of land in the shape of a trapezoid called Bir Tawil is t… Read More
2023-08-08 19:00
McDonald’s is widely regarded as one of the world’s most successful fast food chains, but while the company has had many products that have been hits, such as the Quarter Pou… Read More
2023-08-07 20:45
Did you ever ponder where Bluetooth got its name? It’s okay to think it had something to do with blue teeth, but unfortunately, it doesn’t. The name is derived from a person… Read More
2023-08-04 19:12
San Alfonso del Mar Resort in Chile, the 2nd largest pool in the world
These three pools are so large that you can sail on them, scuba dive in them, and you may even get lost trying to na… Read More
2023-08-02 18:37
Ranch dressing is the most popular salad dressing in America, and it’s probably the most versatile. It’s used as a dip for veggies, chicken wings, and chips. It can go on top… Read More
2023-07-06 19:14
Devils Tower National Monument located in Wyoming, USA
Geographical place names in the United States rarely have one piece of punctuation — the apostrophe. Since 1890, T… Read More
2023-07-05 13:24
Use your superior knowledge and detective skills to figure out if these events are a fact or just a load of fiction. How well will you do? Good Luck!
Walt Disney’s body was cryo… Read More
2023-06-27 19:42
The largest spot of trash on Earth is in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, but there is another area over our heads that holds and continues to gather huge amounts of junk. Space trash is… Read More
2023-06-08 14:23
The YMCA was founded in London, England, in 1844, and came to the United States in 1851. During its long history, three sports were invented at the YMCA that are still played today; bask… Read More
2023-06-01 19:39
Santeri Viinamäki/Wikimedia
Baseball is called America’s pastime, but a very different version is played in Finland. It’s called Pesäpallo or “nest ball,&rdquo&helli…Read More
2023-05-31 13:54
Bacon is one of America’s favorite foods, used in about every way imaginable and a staple at the breakfast table. But what about Canadian bacon? Where did it come from, why is it c… Read More
2023-05-30 18:48
The words carat and karat are similar-sounding words, but they refer to two entirely different things. The carat is the standard unit of measurement for the weight of gemstones, while a… Read More
2023-05-25 15:38
Getting an “F” in school to represent failure or flunking hasn’t always been the case. At one point, an “E” was the lowest grade you could get.
Assigning… Read More
2023-05-24 17:52
If you’ve ever attended a high school or college graduation ceremony, you’ve probably heard the familiar music that accompanies the students as they enter. It is the march, … Read More
2023-05-23 19:13
Peanut butter is an American staple and is eaten by 94% of U.S. households in almost every combination imaginable. Of course, the most common is the PB&J sandwich, but there is no en… Read More
2023-05-19 18:16
It’s a common misconception that brown eggs are somehow better than white eggs. In fact, brown eggs aren’t any healthier than white eggs, but eggs, in general, are not all th… Read More
2023-05-18 18:27
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The Shroud of Turin is a centuries-old linen cloth that appears to be a crucified man, believed by many to be that of Jesus Christ. It has become one of the most studied… Read More
2023-05-17 18:00
If you’re ever in Japan during the winter and happen to see a snowman, it probably would look a bit peculiar to the ones you’re accustomed to if you’re from the West. F… Read More
2023-05-16 14:27
Lightning is one of nature’s most amazing and potentially deadly events. Most lightning lasts for one to two seconds and travels a few miles, but two record-breaking lightning bolt… Read More
2023-05-09 18:28
Got a squeaky door, a rusty hinge, or a bolt that just won’t come loose? There’s a good chance you’ve reached for this product; the liquid that magically loosens things… Read More
2023-05-08 14:35
Daniel Rubio/Flickr
The Gate Tower Building in Osaka, Japan, is a 16-story building that has a unique characteristic unlike other buildings. It has a highway running right through the mid… Read More
2023-05-04 14:29
They have been a mainstay of many rearview mirrors for years, those tiny green trees that give off a pleasant scent to mask the odor inside. Where did these magical things come from, and… Read More
2023-05-03 14:12
The Pantheon in Rome
The Romans were incredibly adept and revolutionary with many aspects of their daily lives, but they also had some beliefs and actions that were more on the stranger s… Read More
2023-04-28 14:35
If you’re in the United States, the ZIP code is something you’ve used countless times throughout your life, but did you ever know what it meant? And more importantly, did you… Read More
2023-04-27 14:24
The first gold rush in the U.S. didn’t occur in California, as many believe. The first significant gold discovery took place in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, in 1799, while the Cali… Read More
2023-04-25 14:06
Sometimes you have to use a little ingenuity to get things done. This was the case in 1916 when William Colthart, the president of a new bank in Vernal, Utah, discovered that the new bri… Read More
2023-04-23 18:59
Orville Redenbacher’s smiling face is iconic on his boxes of popcorn, but his original company may never have become as popular as it is without a simple suggestion about what he s… Read More
2023-04-23 14:12
You’ve probably never wondered what the dot over the letter “i” or “j” is called, but today would be your lucky day. It’s called a “tittle,&rdqu… Read More
2023-04-22 13:00
Replica of the Jules Rimet Trophy Ben Sutherland/Wikimedia
The FIFA World Cup Trophy is one of the most coveted and expensive trophies in sports. It is made of 18-karat gold and valued at… Read More
2023-04-20 14:23
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is an architectural oddity and probably the most famous leaning building in the world. Construction of the tower started in 1173 and wasn’t officially fin… Read More
2023-04-17 14:28
As we have probably often experienced, memories are not always as exact as we remember them. They can be highly suggestible and influenced by others’ recollections, pictures, the p… Read More
2023-04-16 19:33
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the United States has a team that is dedicated solely to art crime. The Art Crime Team is composed of 16 special agents of the Bureau that in… Read More
2023-04-14 18:46
Mobilus in Mobili/Flickr
There is a rather odd place in a field in Croaker, Virginia, where there are 43 huge concrete busts of former presidents of the United States. The busts were once… Read More
2023-04-13 14:32
The Mammoth Camera
George R. Lawrence was an innovative photographer in the late 1800s who designed the world’s largest camera to take the largest panoramic photograph possible of a… Read More
2023-04-12 14:26
It’s hard to fathom, but the United States once chose 00000000 as the password for its computer controls of nuclear-tipped missiles, and it stayed that way for nearly 20 years. Str… Read More
2023-04-11 14:22
Chuck Yeager, easily the most famed test pilot in human history, broke the sound barrier in the Bell X-1 experimental rocket plane. What’s even more amazing is that he did it with… Read More
2023-04-05 18:42
Traveling around the world in the late 1800s was a challenging task, especially when trying to recreate the travels in the famous Jules Verne novel Around the World in Eighty Days. But o… Read More
2023-04-04 14:34
When Hurricane Frances moved toward the Florida coast in 2004, Walmart employed one of its latest pieces of shopping tendency gadgetry, a data program it called “predictive technol… Read More
2023-04-03 14:47
William Wrigley Jr., the founder of Wrigley’s Chewing Gum, started out working in his father’s soap factory in Philadelphia around 1870. After learning the ins and outs of th… Read More
2023-03-31 14:28
U-1206
In 1945, just 24 days before the end of World War II, the German submarine U-1206 was cruising off the coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on its first voyage. The U-boat was cruisi… Read More
2023-03-30 14:34
Acids are dangerous, wondrous things. They help us dissolve food, make products, clean things, just about everything. But the strongest one could dissolve pretty much anything in no time… Read More
2023-03-29 18:43
One of the greatest temperature drop in 24 hours in the United States took place in Browning, Montana, on January 23, 1916. The temperature started at 44 °F (6.7 °C) and dropped… Read More
2023-03-27 13:10
Water is the most abundant substance on Earth and vital to our existence. Here are some facts to think about when you’re enjoying that next cold drink of water.
68.7% of the fre… Read More
2023-03-26 14:30
You’ve awakened from a blissful night of slumber and feel like your eyes have been wrapped in two Triscuits. They’re crusty and look like a dish drain in the back of an old d… Read More
2023-03-25 13:42
Ruppell’s griffon vulture (Gyps rueppellii)
There is a bird that flies so high that it can rival the height of commercial air travel.
This was witnessed in 1973 when a Ruppell&rs&helli…Read More
2023-03-24 17:28
Everything has to have a name, and the toothpaste blob you see on toothpaste packages and in advertisements is no exception. That blob of toothpaste with its perfect curves is technicall… Read More
2023-03-21 14:00
The song “Happy Birthday To You” is easily the most popular song in the world, but there is a strange and complicated history behind this song. You also might not have realiz… Read More
2023-03-20 18:46
Are you superstitious? Do you jump that crack in the sidewalk or maybe toss some salt over your shoulder when you want to ward off a bit of bad luck? Don’t worry, superstitions are… Read More
2023-03-11 00:52
Here’s a look at how some brand of cars got their names and the history that made it so. This third part focuses on more worldwide car companies and how many of them are interwoven… Read More
2023-03-07 18:59
Have you ever thought about how many times you would do things in a lifetime? If not, these numbers may get you to thinking.
Note: All calculations are based on a life expectancy of… Read More
2023-03-06 18:48
It seems everything has a name. The little button on the top of a baseball cap is no exception. The button doesn’t serve any purpose other than covering where the six panels of clo… Read More
2023-03-05 14:48
Marcin Wichary/Flickr
The hit TV show, The Office, ran from 2005–2013 and is now in syndication. The mockumentary about a paper company’s employees and their work lives won th… Read More
2023-03-03 13:58
When a book isn’t returned to a library after the due date, a fine is usually attached to the book. The largest fine ever paid for an overdue library book was $345.14 for the book… Read More
2023-03-02 15:07
Sony is a multinational conglomerate based in Tokyo, Japan, with businesses in electronics, games, music, movies, and finance. They are known for the success of their Walkman and PlaySta… Read More
2023-03-01 14:01
Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest, a previous British Surveyor General of India, in 1865. But Everest didn’t even want it named after him, and it’s believed he… Read More
2023-02-28 14:06
Here’s a continued look at how iconic car brands got their names. This part focuses on worldwide models. Don’t forget to check out Part 1 and Part 3 for even m… Read More
2023-02-15 14:18
Astronomers have long wondered where comets came from. Where would something made of frozen gases, rock, and dust originate only to be observed and then reappear after a very long time o… Read More
2023-02-14 14:43
The opossum often gets maligned as being nothing but common vermin that resembles a large rat. While the image of the opossum doesn’t help its cause, it is a quite fascinating anim… Read More
2023-02-13 14:12
You better think hard before naming your newborn baby in Sweden. So far, you’re not allowed to name your child Superman, Veranda, Metallica, IKEA, or Elvis there. The reason is bec… Read More
2023-02-12 14:02
Statues of famous and noteworthy people are a usual sight in a city or town, but one particular statue of Nikola Tesla in Palo Alto, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley, doesn&rsq… Read More
2023-02-10 14:27
The person with the most active credit cards in the world is Manish Dhameja of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. He has a collection of 1,638 active credit cards and got a place in the Guinne… Read More
2023-02-09 14:28
The F-117 Nighthawk
On July 11, 1986, a military airplane crashed at 2:00 AM in the Sequoia National Forest in California, killing the pilot and causing a 150-acre brush fire. It was a cr… Read More
2023-02-08 13:57
When the run for the presidency begins to heat up, things can get a little strange. While the previous and the current U.S. presidential elections have proved to rank high on the strange… Read More
2023-02-07 14:03
Do you know these famous slogans from the world of advertising? Test your slogan knowledge to see how well the ad companies have done their jobs.
Start me up.
Microsoft had th… Read More
2023-02-06 14:05
We’re all probably familiar with the canned laughter that takes place on television sitcoms, but how and why did this laughter, known as a laugh track, get started?
Added laught… Read More
2023-02-04 14:04
The odds of hitting a hole-in-one is about 12,500 to 1, but even though the odds are low, golfers in Japan don’t like to take any chances and protect themselves if they happen to h… Read More
2023-02-03 14:38
In 1983, an Israeli Air Force pilot successfully landed an F-15 with only one wing after a mid-air collision, a feat that was thought to be impossible. The pilot, Zivi Nedivi, was flying… Read More
2023-01-31 14:45
Maybe you eat cold pizza and Twinkies for breakfast. Those are not on this list, but other popular breakfast foods are. I bet you’ve heard of all of them, though they might not all… Read More
2023-01-30 14:22
Cliffs Notes are the yellow and black study guide that helped us understand wondrous and complicated pieces of world literature. Want to know what the heck Shakespeare was talking about… Read More
2023-01-28 15:42
The Great Loop is a continuous waterway that encompasses parts of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, the Great Lakes, inland rivers, and the Canadian Heritag… Read More
2023-01-27 13:44
The Coco de mer palm, native to the Seychelles off the coast of Africa, has the largest seed in the plant kingdom. A single one of the plant’s seeds can weigh between 30 and 55 pou… Read More
2023-01-26 15:09
Parkes Observatory in Australia
In March 2015, astronomers at Parkes Observatory in Australia were trying to identify the source of radio signals picked up at the observatory and came up… Read More
2023-01-24 16:58
It seems like tennis balls have always been yellow since that’s the color most of us have likely seen in our lives, but that hasn’t always been the case. Not only has the ten… Read More
2023-01-20 16:28
In 2002, astronomers at Johns Hopkins University conducted a study to determine the color of the universe from the light we see. They averaged the light emitted from a large sample of 200,00… Read More
2023-01-19 15:43
The United States tax code is known for being confusing, and the workings of the entity that collects all those taxes, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), can be just as complicated. Her… Read More
2023-01-17 16:21
They could have made school buses any color; red, green, purple, white with stripes, or rainbow. Why, then, are school buses yellow? Was it because yellow is a happy color, and kids just… Read More
2023-01-16 14:49
Penicillin is considered one of the greatest achievements in medicine. This antibiotic allowed doctors to successfully treat and cure patients with deadly infectious diseases. Its discov… Read More
2023-01-15 15:20
London city streets are notorious for being difficult to navigate or understand, but for London taxi drivers who have to ferry passengers to any part of the city without delay, an understand… Read More
2023-01-12 13:30
The Pacific island country of Tuvalu
In 1995, the tiny Pacific island country of Tuvalu received news that it had been assigned “.tv” by the Internet Telecommunication Union a… Read More
2023-01-10 14:37
The design of the telephone keypad didn’t happen by chance but resulted from years of research on the best position of the keys on a new telephone device, the push button phone… Read More
2023-01-08 14:12
CERMA, 1963
It’s well known that dogs, monkeys, and chimps made their way into space, which paved the way for humans to do the same. But did you there know once was a cat that did t… Read More
2023-01-06 14:12
The farms between the taxiways and runway Google Earth
If you’re flying into Tokyo’s Narita International Airport, you might see something unusual between the taxiways. In the… Read More
2023-01-05 13:44
Old Navy College, Greenwich, London, England
It might not seem like the safest spot, but a 17th-century building in Greenwich, a town in southeast London, England, once contained a workin… Read More
2023-01-03 14:07
In the mid-1970s, a tiny island off the Labrador coast of Canada was discovered for the first time through images a satellite far overhead had sent back to Earth. This new land was named… Read More
2023-01-02 14:14
America has been in some sort of debt since its founding, but there was one year, and only one year, where it was debt-free. Unfortunately, it didn’t go that well.
The United St… Read More
2023-01-01 13:24
The phrase “slipping a Mickey” likely originated with Mickey Finn, a Chicago saloon owner known for drugging and robbing customers. Finn owned a bar called the Lone Star Salo… Read More
2022-12-31 14:08
Six degrees of separation is the theory that any person can be connected to any other person through other people, with there being no more than five intermediaries between the two peopl… Read More
2022-12-29 13:56
A View of the 1968 Proposed Everglades Jetport Google Earth
It was an airport that was supposed to be five times the size of New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and the… Read More
2022-12-28 13:32
The Mysterious Purple Streetlights
A strange phenomenon is happening around the United States with the color of streetlights. You may or may not have noticed it in your area, but some str… Read More
2022-12-26 13:48
Edwin Booth as Hamlet
Less than a year before John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln, Booth’s brother, Edwin Booth, saved Lincoln’s oldest son, Robert Todd Lincoln, fr… Read More
2022-12-23 13:51
Moms everywhere have been known to tell their children to keep their heads covered in the cold because that is where most of the heat loss occurs in the body. This advice stems from the… Read More
2022-12-22 13:42
The teddy bear is the namesake of President Theodore Roosevelt and originated in 1902 when the president refused to kill a bear that his hunting party had captured. But there’s muc… Read More
2022-12-21 13:28
LPS.1/Wikimedia
This is one persistent lightbulb. The world’s longest-lasting lightbulb has been burning in a Livermore, California, fire station since 1901. That’s over 120 y… Read More
2022-12-20 13:23
We’ve all seen these symbols, but where did they come from, and how did they start? Some of the answers may surprise you.
The Dollar Sign
The dollar sign is the most… Read More
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