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.
Liberty, President Gerald Ford’s dog, was trained to create…
Liberty, President Gerald Ford’s dog, was trained to create diversions in meetings. If Ford wanted to end a conversation in the Oval Office, he would signal Liberty and she would go to the guest wagging her tail, creating a natural break.
There is something called Genetic memory, an example are butterflies…
There is something called Genetic memory, an example are butterflies who remember their migration route even though it takes three generations to complete.
When Huckleberry Finn was first published, it was banned…
When Huckleberry Finn was first published, it was banned not for being racist as it is many times today, but for NOT being racist. It showed the friendship between a black man and a white boy.
A man memorized the French dictionary to win the French…
A man memorized the French dictionary to win the French Scrabble Championship, he does not speak French.
The Day After, a 1983 made- for- TV movie about nuclear war and it’s…
The Day After, a 1983 made- for- TV movie about nuclear war and it’s horrific effects, was watched by about 100 million people when it aired. President Reagan was left deeply depressed after viewing it, the film is now seen as having pushed him to start advocating nuclear disarmament.
A deaf 45 year old North Carolina man was repeatedly…
A deaf 45 year old North Carolina man was repeatedly stabbed after he was walking down the street, signing to his friend and a gang member mistook their signing conversation for gang signs.