In South Korea, airliner traffic is modified to not disturb students writing their college entrance exam. They also delay people going to work that day so that there’s no traffic jams as students are en route to take the exam.
A parking garage in Miami Beach was described as having a “stunning” design…
A parking garage in Miami Beach was described as having a “stunning” design and has hosted weddings, wine tastings, and dinner parties.
During World War II, the multi-national Alsos Mission captured and dismantled…
During World War II, the multi-national Alsos Mission captured and dismantled a German experimental nuclear reactor.
The runic insignia of the Schutzstaffel, like the sig-runes worn on SS uniforms…
The runic insignia of the Schutzstaffel, like the sig-runes worn on SS uniforms, stood for Nazi values but were actually inspired by the neopagan occultism of mystic Guido von List.
Most of the paintings by Adolf Hitler, which he painted in his youth and sold to…
Most of the paintings by Adolf Hitler, which he painted in his youth and sold to a glazier ’s store during his Vienna years, were bought by Jewish customers.
The Thousand-year Rose that grows on a wall of a Catholic cathedral…
The Thousand-year Rose that grows on a wall of a Catholic cathedral in Hildesheim, Germany is believed to be the world’s oldest rose.
A homeless man in NYC who would regularly order an expensive dinner at a restaurant…
A homeless man in NYC who would regularly order an expensive dinner at a restaurant and refuse to pay for it in order to be sent to prison where he would receive 3 meals a day and a clean bed. He refused to commit more serious crimes to get longer sentences as he did not want to hurt anyone.
In 1914, British WWI soldier Thomas Hughes tossed a beer bottle with a letter to his wife…
In 1914, British WWI soldier Thomas Hughes tossed a beer bottle with a letter to his wife into the English Channel. He was killed two days later. In 1999, a fisherman dredged up the bottle in the River Thames. Although Hughes’ wife had died in 1979, it was delivered to his 86-year old daughter.
There is a surviving fantasy novel written in the 2nd century AD in Roman Syria that features…
There is a surviving fantasy novel written in the 2nd century AD in Roman Syria that features explorers flying to the moon, a first encounter with aliens, interplanetary war between imperialistic celestial kingdoms, and the discovery of a continent across the ocean
The lyrics of the no. 1 singles on the Billboard charts over…
The lyrics of the no. 1 singles on the Billboard charts over the past 10 years average at a third-grade reading level.