The price of a bottle of Coca-Cola stayed at a nickel for over 70 years. As a result, vending machines only took nickels, and before raising prices to a dime the president of the company asked President Eisenhower to mint 7.5 cent coins to keep the increase reasonable.
Olympians who took home a bronze medal are happier…
Olympians who took home a bronze medal are happier than those that won a silver. Silver medalists are disappointed to have come so close to being the best, bronze medalists are happy just to have made it to the awards podium.
A man dedicated his life to preserving the memory…
A man dedicated his life to preserving the memory of a former concentration camp in Chile living there alone and guarding it. After his death another man replaced him and currently lives there alone as well.
The Ouija board got its name after being asked what is should…
The Ouija board got its name after being asked what is should be called. When asked what it meant, the board allegedly replied, “good luck.”
Black roses occur in nature in only one…
Black roses occur in nature in only one tiny village in Turkey.
“Knock on wood” derived from Pagans touching, tapping…
“Knock on wood” derived from Pagans touching, tapping or knocking on trees believing they were the homes of fairies and dryads who would wake and bless them with luck.
An Elephant, Kosik, can speak 5 words in Korean…
An Elephant, Kosik, can speak 5 words in Korean, “sit, no, yes and lie down.” He creates the words by putting his trunk in his mouth and vibrating it. He is the only elephant scientifically proven to speak human words.
The first airline stewardess were all registered nurses…
The first airline stewardess were all registered nurses, but this requirement disappeared when many nurses left to enlist during WWII.
The movie Waterloo included 15,000 Soviet foot soldiers…
The movie Waterloo included 15,000 Soviet foot soldiers and 2, 000 cavalrymen as extras. And to recreate the battlefield , the Russians bulldozed two hills, laid five miles of roads, transplanted 5,000 trees, sowed fields of rye, barley and wildflowers and reconstructed four historic buildings.
A witness in a Scottish court who had answered “aye”…
A witness in a Scottish court who had answered “aye” to confirm he was the person summoned was told by the Sheriff that he must answer either “yes” or “no”. His name was read again and he was asked to confirm it, he answered “aye” again, and was imprisoned for 90 minutes for contempt of […]