The first combat submarine to sink a warship also simultaneously sank itself.
The Norwegian archipelago…
The Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard which is roughly the size of Ireland is an entirely visa-free zone, meaning anyone may live and work on Svalbard indefinitely regardless of country of citizenship.
About 85 percent of…
According to a study, about 85 percent of the things you worry about never happen.
The only real world example….
The only real world example of sky pirates happened in 1917 when a Norwegian ship was captured by a German raiding party who boarded and seized the ship from a Zeppelin.
In 1368, the town of Monção, Portugal…
In 1368, the town of Monção, Portugal was besieged by the Spanish. When food stocks were nearly gone, the locals were said to have thrown some fresh bread over the walls in a show of false confidence in their dwindling supplies. The disheartened invaders left.
The jacuzzi was invented…
The jacuzzi was invented by Candido Jacuzzi to provide pain relief for his 15-month-old son, Kenny Jacuzzi, who was born with rheumatoid arthritis.
Serbian artist Uroš Predić…
Serbian artist Uroš Predić made a painting of drunks in his village returning home from the pub at dawn. He hoped the painting would convince them to change their ways but instead they ended up loving it. Some even complimented how accurate it was.
When a painting was stolen…
When a painting was stolen from the Museum of Bad Art, the museum initially offered a reward of $6.50 for its return. This was latter upped to $36.73. Ten years later, the thief contacted the museum and demanded a $5000 ransom for the painting. No ransom was paid, but it was returned anyway.
It’s possible to die from…
It’s possible to die from being too sad due to the stress hormones that get released.
When America’s first rocket scientist…
When America’s first rocket scientist, Robert Goddard, theorized that rockets could reach the moon, the New York Times harshly criticized him and wrote that he “lacked the knowledge ladled out daily in high schools.” 49 years later, Apollo 11 succeeded and the NYT published a retraction.