“Hedgehog’s dilemma” describes hedgehogs’ inability to cuddle for warmth due to their spikes, and is a metaphor for the challenges of human intimacy.
Butterfly McQueen, one of the stars of “Gone with the Wind,” was unable…
Butterfly McQueen, one of the stars of “Gone with the Wind,” was unable to attend the film’s premiere because it was held in a whites-only theater.
Butterfly McQueen, one of the stars of “Gone with the Wind,” was unable…
Butterfly McQueen, one of the stars of “Gone with the Wind,” was unable to attend the film’s premiere because it was held in a whites-only theater.
Some languages have a distinct style of speech that is only used when
Some languages have a distinct style of speech that is only used when the speaker is in the presence of their mother in law, called “avoidance speech”.
There is an area in the middle of the Pacific Ocean where no longer needed spacecraft…
There is an area in the middle of the Pacific Ocean where no longer needed spacecraft are and have been routinely deposited. It is known as the “Spacecraft cemetery”, and notably it is also the place where the defunct Mir space station rests.
In 2010 Kodak discontinued the famed Kodachrome film. The last roll was shot…
In 2010 Kodak discontinued the famed Kodachrome film. The last roll was shot by acclaimed National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry best known for his portrait ‘Afghan Girl’. The last 36 slides captured images around New York and a tribe in India on the verge of extinction.
The phrase “to turn a blind eye” comes from British Vice Admiral Nelson…
The phrase “to turn a blind eye” comes from British Vice Admiral Nelson, who was blind in one eye; in one battle, when he was signaled to stop attacking a fleet of Danish ships, he held up a telescope to his blind eye, saying “I really do not see the signal,” and attacked anyway.
There’s a strong correlation between people who buy bird seed…
There’s a strong correlation between people who buy bird seed and people who usually pay their debts. Inversely, people who buy chrome accessories for their car tend to not pay their debts in full.
The current CEO of YouTube, Susan Wojcicki, is the woman who rented her garage…
The current CEO of YouTube, Susan Wojcicki, is the woman who rented her garage to Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998 when they were creating Google.
In 1849, Henry “Box” Brown, a 33 year-old slave born in slavery, mailed…
In 1849, Henry “Box” Brown, a 33 year-old slave born in slavery, mailed himself to freedom in a 3’x2’x2’8″ (91x61x81cm) wooden crate. To get a day off, he burned his hand to the bone with sulfuric acid. Brown paid 86$ to be shipped from Richmond, Virginia to Philadelphia in 27 hours.