One liter of gasoline can deliver 35 megajoule of energy. This is the amount of energy one square meter of land receives from the sun, in the best conditions, in approximately ten hours.
An Indian man traveled from India to Sweden on a bicycle to meet…
An Indian man traveled from India to Sweden on a bicycle to meet his Swedish wife in 1978. The journey took him 4 months and through eight countries.
Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation in Latin…
Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation in Latin. The Vatican reporter who broke the story was the only one in the room who could actually understand the announcement.
Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein published a best-selling romance…
Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein published a best-selling romance novel that spawned a twenty-episode TV series and a stage musical.
The name Gary has almost died out. In 2013…
The name Gary has almost died out. In 2013 there were only 450 new Gary’s in the US, in the UK just 28.
More than 10,000 American toddlers 2 or 3 years old are being…
More than 10,000 American toddlers 2 or 3 years old are being medicated for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder outside established pediatric guidelines.
There is an Octopus species that cares for her eggs…
There is an Octopus species that cares for her eggs for 53 months, apparently not eating during this time, then dies. This brooding period is the longest known for any animal.
The alternative history novel “The Man in the High Castle”…
The alternative history novel “The Man in the High Castle” features a “novel within a novel”. While the actual book is about Nazis winning WWII, the in-book novel is about an alternate universe in which the Nazis lose the war.
Dr. Seuss’ first publication was a book…
Dr. Seuss’ first publication was a book entitled The Pocket Book of Boners.
President Grover Cleveland avoided the draft…
President Grover Cleveland avoided the draft by paying a Polish immigrant to fight in his place during the Civil War.