Private VIP tours are available at Walt Disney World in Florida for a fee ranging from $450 to $900 per hour, with a minimum booking requirement of 7 hours. It is important to note that all participants must purchase their own theme park admission separately.
Sandwich, England
John Montagu, from the town of Sandwich, England, is credited with inventing the sandwich. Montagu’s gambling obsession left him little time for seated meals, leading him to request his valet to bring him a piece of meat placed between two slices of bread, which eventually became known as a sandwich.
Ashtrays on commercial aircrafts
Despite smoking being prohibited on commercial aircraft, ashtrays are still required to be installed on the doors of airplane lavatories. This is to provide a safe means of disposal for smokers who may choose to break the rules.
the pilot episode of LOST
At the time of its production, the pilot episode of LOST held the record for being the most expensive pilot episode in television history. However, the network president who approved the pilot faced consequences and was terminated from their position due to the high cost of the episode.
Acclaim
The video game maker “Acclaim” was named by its founders in such a way that it would appear before their former employer “Activision” and “Accolade,” another company established by ex-Activision employees, in alphabetical listings, following the same logic as that behind the establishment of Activision itself by ex-Atari employees.
Adoption of the metric system by the USA
The adoption of the metric system by the USA was hindered when pirates hijacked the ship transporting the standardized meter and kilogram in 1793, preventing the delivery of the measurements to the country. Consequently, the USA did not fully transition to the metric system.
The first public toilet
George Jennings created the public toilet which was first unveiled at the Great Exhibition in 1851. It was available for use at the cost of one penny, and this led to the popularization of the phrase “To spend a penny” as a euphemism for using the toilet in the United Kingdom. During the exhibition, the […]
Great Emu War
During the Great Emu War in Australia in 1932, the Australian military used machine guns to fight against an army of emus. Despite the use of heavy artillery, the emus proved too elusive and only a small number were killed, leading to the military’s defeat in the so-called “war”.
Novella vs Novel
A piece of fiction that falls within the word count range of 20,000 to 49,999 is typically referred to as a novella. On the other hand, once the word count of a book reaches 50,000, it is generally classified as a novel.
Ghosts vs UFOs
A study conducted in 2019 revealed that among Americans, there has been a rise in the belief in ghosts and UFOs since 2007. It is interesting to note that men tend to have a higher belief in UFOs, while women tend to have a stronger belief in ghosts and witchcraft compared to the opposite gender.