An insurrection by the Georgian Legion of the German army was the last battle in Europe in WW2 and occurred 12 days after the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany.
A man spend $40,000 buying out two IMAX theaters to prove ex-girlfriend…
A man spend $40,000 buying out two IMAX theaters to prove ex-girlfriend wrong. “His ex-girlfriend dumped him seven years ago because he couldn’t afford two movie tickets for a date”.
A woman made great contributions to Egyptology after hitting her head…
A woman made great contributions to Egyptology after hitting her head as a toddler and claiming to have unlocked a past life as a priestess in Ancient Egypt.
Pistol dueling with wax bullets was a popular pastime in the early…
Pistol dueling with wax bullets was a popular pastime in the early 20th century and even featured as a sport in the 1908 Summer Olympics.
7 Facts About Hamsters
Hamsters are stout-bodied, omnivorous and cute-butt rodents with much more to them than just running on their wheels or being experimented on in scientific laboratories. The following are some facts about these much-in-demand and adorable rodent pets. The discovery of the first ‘one of a kind’ pet Even though all of them look similar, there […]
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The Jerrycan is named for the ‘Jerries’, which was British slang…
The Jerrycan is named for the ‘Jerries’, which was British slang for ‘Germans’ during WW2. Captured Jerrycans were coveted by British soldiers, as they were superior to the leaky and unreliable British models. Jerrycans were so superior to previous designs that the British North Africa campaign was hindered by their inferior version, known as “flimsies”. The Allied forces reverse engineered the jerrycan to replace their ‘flimsies’.
A Chinese theme park has a ride that simulates cremation…
A Chinese theme park has a ride that simulates cremation. It ends with the rider being passed through a ‘womb’ and being reborn.
The Cherokee believed that plants, in response to witnessing suffering in the world…
The Cherokee believed that plants, in response to witnessing suffering in the world, created a medicinal plant to cure each disease. When a Medicine Man did not know which plant to use the spirits of the plants told him.
The Cherokee believed that plants, in response to witnessing suffering in the world…
The Cherokee believed that plants, in response to witnessing suffering in the world, created a medicinal plant to cure each disease. When a Medicine Man did not know which plant to use the spirits of the plants told him.
The fertilizer used by the Tobacco Industry is radioactive…
The fertilizer used by the tobacco industry is radioactive. The plant absorbs it and the smoker inhales it. It gets lodged in the lungs and over time contributes a huge radiation dose to the smoker and could be factor in lung cancer.