Christoper Robin, the kid whose teddy bear inspired the Winnie the Pooh stories, was credited with killing 28 Wehrmacht soldiers in the Battle of the Bulge. 00
There is Russia’s “spacecraft graveyard” in the Altai…
There is Russia’s “spacecraft graveyard” in the Altai region, where over 2,500 tons of space debris — some dozens of feet long — have rained down since the start of the Space Age. As new space junk falls, locals rush to raid the wreckage for precious metals they can sell. 00
In ancient Hawaii it was forbidden…
In ancient Hawaii it was forbidden for men to eat with women and women were not allowed to eat certain food. The taboo was broken in 1819 when King Kamehameha II had a dinner party with women. They named this festive dinner a Luau. 00
Vaclav Bozdech, a soldier in WWII…
Vaclav Bozdech, a soldier in WWII, found a puppy while on the run and planned to kill it so its barking would not alert the Germans. Unable to bring himself to do so, he took it with him, and the dog later helped find survivors of an air raid and saved Bozdech’s life during the […]
The scientific name…
The scientific name for the western lowland gorilla is Gorilla gorilla gorilla. It is a subspecies of the western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla). 00
In 2005, a New York Judge jailed…
In 2005, a New York Judge jailed 46 people when a cell phone rang in Court and no one took responsibility. 00
A lemon is actually a hybrid…
A lemon is actually a hybrid between a bitter orange and a citron, meaning life never gave us lemons, we invented it ourselves. 00
This is the new version of Affetto…
This is the new version of Affetto, the robot child head that’s a testbed for synthetic facial expressions. According to the Osaka University researchers who birthed Affeto, their goal is to “offer a path for androids to express greater ranges of emotion, and ultimately have deeper interaction with humans.” 00
In 2018, Japan’s new cybersecurity…
In 2018, Japan’s new cybersecurity minister admitted that he never used a computer. 00
Housewarming parties were literally…
Housewarming parties were literally thrown for people to bring wood and warm houses when moving in. 00