In 1914, British WWI soldier Thomas Hughes tossed a beer bottle with a letter to his wife into the English Channel. He was killed two days later. In 1999, a fisherman dredged up the bottle in the River Thames. Although Hughes’ wife had died in 1979, it was delivered to his 86-year old daughter.
There is a surviving fantasy novel written in the 2nd century AD in Roman Syria that features…
There is a surviving fantasy novel written in the 2nd century AD in Roman Syria that features explorers flying to the moon, a first encounter with aliens, interplanetary war between imperialistic celestial kingdoms, and the discovery of a continent across the ocean
The lyrics of the no. 1 singles on the Billboard charts over…
The lyrics of the no. 1 singles on the Billboard charts over the past 10 years average at a third-grade reading level.
For a science fair experiment in 1969, a 14 year old scientist used genes to change…
For a science fair experiment in 1969, a 14 year old scientist used genes to change chicken feathers from white to partially black, which his teacher said was playing God.
Fish do not have a 3 second memory – They can be taught to evade a trap…
Fish do not have a 3 second memory – They can be taught to evade a trap and will remember how to do so a year later.
A 1650-year-old bottle of wine found in Germany has been called…
A 1650-year-old bottle of wine found in Germany has been called the world’s “oldest existing bottle of wine”.
A embalming fluid in the sarcophagus of King Tabnit kept him unusually well-preserved…
An embalming fluid in the sarcophagus of King Tabnit kept him unusually well-preserved for over two millennia, but its secret was lost when workmen poured it out.
The world’s most expensive pizza listed by Guinness World Records is…
The world’s most expensive pizza listed by Guinness World Records is a seafood pizza that costs CA$450.
Luftwaffe fighter pilot Karl-Gottfried Nordmann later became…
Luftwaffe fighter pilot Karl-Gottfried Nordmann later became president of Mercedes-Benz in North America.
In 2006, it took Akira Haraguchi, a retired Japanese engineer, 16 hours to recite…
In 2006, it took Akira Haraguchi, a retired Japanese engineer, 16 hours to recite the first 100,000 digits of pi from memory only. To prove that the exercise was legitimate, everything was filmed, even his trips to the toilet. Despite this, he has yet to receive a Guinness World Record.