‘The Mountain’ actor from Game of Thrones beat the 1,000-year-old world record for taking 5 steps with a 10-meter log that weighed 1,430 lb. 00
The two sons of Archduke Franz Ferdinand were sent…
The two sons of Archduke Franz Ferdinand were sent to Dachau and made to clean toilets for objecting to Hitler’s annexation of Austria. 00
From 1933 to 1974, it was generally illegal…
From 1933 to 1974, it was generally illegal for individuals and corporations to possess gold in the United States. 00
During the 2000 US census, more than 87,000 Americans…
During the 2000 US census, more than 87,000 Americans listed their home state as their ancestry. Texas had the most, with over 32,000. 00
Taylor Swift was born into wealth. Her father is…
Taylor Swift was born into wealth. Her father is “a descendant of three generations of bank presidents” and worked for Merrill Lynch. At the age of 14 her family moved to Nashville where her father purchased a stake in Big Machine, the label to which Swift first signed. 10
The phrase “The First World War” was used…
The phrase “The First World War” was used as early as 1918, by a journalist who felt it would not be the last. 10
The trollface meme “(Problem?)” is copyrighted….
The trollface meme “(Problem?)” is copyrighted. At the meme’s height, when it was plastered on t-shirts the creator would would pull in between $10,000 and $15,000 every few months. 10
Trevor Richards, a 16-year-old South African immigrant…
Trevor Richards, a 16-year-old South African immigrant, got suspended from his Omaha, Nebraska school when he nominated himself for a “Distinguished African-American Student of the Year” prize. He was the only pupil in this school to have ever lived in Africa. 00
Breast milk saved 16 people lost at sea…
Breast milk saved 16 people lost at sea. 2 days after their food ran out a woman told her sister to try her milk. She felt better and offered it to everyone else. The 8 men and 7 women took turns sucking her breasts and were able to survive for 7 more days until currents […]
In 1958 two pilots flew an aircraft for more than two…
In 1958 two pilots flew an aircraft for more than two months without landing, refueling by matching speed with a truck driving down a road. Their record has not been broken. 00