In Liberia’s 1927 election, President Charles D. B. King was credited with about 230,000 votes, even though only around 15,000 to 19,000 people could vote. Guinness later called it the most fraudulent election ever reported.
unbfacts: The entire 1985 Super Mario Bros. game fit inside…
The entire 1985 Super Mario Bros. game fit inside just 40 kilobytes—32 KB held its code and data, while 8 KB held its graphics. This image is 121 kilobytes.
Since 1996, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands has served as an unpaid guest co-pilot for KLM….
Since 1996, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands has served as an unpaid guest co-pilot for KLM….
In 2016, scammers using Uber driver accounts in China added creepy, zombie-like profile pictures to…
In 2016, scammers using Uber driver accounts in China added creepy, zombie-like profile pictures to…
Wales’ Dinorwig Power Station is hidden deep inside a mountain. When electricity demand suddenly…
Wales’ Dinorwig Power Station is hidden deep inside a mountain. When electricity demand suddenly…
In 1990, Toyohiro Akiyama became the first Japanese person in space. He once smoked four packs a day…
In 1990, Toyohiro Akiyama became the first Japanese person in space. He once smoked four packs a day…
unbfacts: Raccoons are brilliant problem-solvers. In a classic…
Raccoons are brilliant problem-solvers. In a classic experiment, they opened 11 of 13 different locking setups, often within 10 attempts. Changing the locks’ positions could confuse them, but they learned to adjust. Later research also suggests raccoons can remember certain problem-solving rules for years.
Germany has around 25,000 castles, palaces and manor houses—far more than America’s 13,706…
Germany has around 25,000 castles, palaces and manor houses—far more than America’s 13,706…
Brazilian microbiologist Mariangela Hungria spent 40 years developing treatments that use bacteria…
Brazilian microbiologist Mariangela Hungria spent 40 years developing treatments that use bacteria…
NASA lost contact with its IMAGE satellite in 2005 and eventually declared the mission over. More…
NASA lost contact with its IMAGE satellite in 2005 and eventually declared the mission over. More…