Americans work more than any other major countries — 137 hours per year more than Japanese, 260 per year more than the UK, and 500 hours per year more than France.
Early Sears catalogs were made…
Early Sears catalogs were made smaller than Montgomery Ward catalogs so that neatnik housewives would stack them on top.
The legendary Johnny Cash fought…
The legendary Johnny Cash fought for the rights of Native Americans and dedicated an entire album to them. Radio stations refused to play any of the album. In retaliation, Cash bought an ad on Billboard asking: “Where are your guts?”
In Finland some children read…
In Finland some children read to dogs and cows because they actually like listening and are extremely attentive.
Nikola Tesla planned to make…
Nikola Tesla planned to make school children smarter and healthier by saturating them unconsciously with electricity, wiring the walls of a schoolroom with high-voltage lines. The plan was provisionally approved by then superintendent of New York City schools, William H. Maxwell.
Henry Lee III was a Calvary officer…
Henry Lee III was a Calvary officer during the American Revolution who helped the US secede from Great Britain. His son Robert E. Lee, was a Confederate general who tried to help the Confederacy secede from the US.
The world’s only scuba diving…
The world’s only scuba diving pizza delivery service is available to visitors of Jules’ Undersea Lodge, the US’s only underwater hotel.
When Bill Gates’ daughter started…
When Bill Gates’ daughter started kindergarten, he dropped her off at school in the mornings to help out his wife, Melinda. Within a few weeks, seeing this, other dads at the school began to drop their children off in the mornings instead of their wives.
There was a comic book series…
There was a comic book series chronicling an alternate Superman timeline where he lands in the Soviet Union instead of the United States.
Once a year in parts of England…
Once a year in parts of England flying ants migrate. Seagulls catch and eat them and then become drunk off the ants’ formic acid, causing them to crash into buildings and moving cars.