A New Orleans restaurant has been owned by the same family since 1840. Antoine’s, famous for Oyster Rockefeller and Baked Alaska, has had five generations of the family run it, and a sixth is preparing to take over. It is the US’s oldest continuously family-run restaurant. 10
In 1954 Soviet prisoners overthrew their guards and…
In 1954 Soviet prisoners overthrew their guards and, for 40 days, established a gulag republic with a democratically elected provisional government, marriages between male and female prisoners, indigenous religious ceremonies and a general flowering of art and culture. 10
A lot of famous directors begin their careers by making…
A lot of famous directors begin their careers by making weird, experimental films. For instance, there’s the case of Martin Scorsese and his odd, six-minute film The Big Shave that he made in 1967. It had an alternative title, Viet ’67, because it was apparently a metaphor for the war in Vietnam, even though the […]
Pope Fabian who served as Pope from 236-250 he was…
Pope Fabian who served as Pope from 236-250 he was not under any serious consideration during the election until a dove landed on his head which signaled to everyone present that the Holy Spirit had marked him as the next Pope. 00
In 1988, a man named Robert W. Faid published a book mathematically…
In 1988, a man named Robert W. Faid published a book mathematically “proving” that the Antichrist was Mikhail Gorbachev, with odds of exactly 710,609,175,188,282,000 to 1. He later won an Ig Nobel prize for it. 00
Eight-year-old Gabi Mann of Seattle, Washington…
Eight-year-old Gabi Mann of Seattle, Washington receives gifts from crows in her garden. She feeds the crows regularly and little “treasures” are given in return including a miniature silver ball, a black button, a blue paper clip, a yellow bead, a blue Lego piece, and a pearl colored heart. 00
CNN once had two reporters talk to each other…
CNN once had two reporters talk to each other via satellite while they were standing in the same parking lot. 00
HMS Thetis has the rare and unwanted honor of a submarine…
HMS Thetis has the rare and unwanted honor of a submarine to have twice sunk and killed her crew. She sank during trials in 1939, drowning 99 men, before being raised and renamed. Sunk again during battle in 1943, her entire second crew was also lost. 00
Over 500 years ago, Leonardo da Vinci made an interesting…
Over 500 years ago, Leonardo da Vinci made an interesting observation about trees. He concluded that the total thickness of a tree’s branches is equal to the total thickness of the tree trunk. Trees across many species obey this rule. Explanations involve hydrological and structural theories. 00
By 1932, Mickey Mouse had lost his edge since becoming…
By 1932, Mickey Mouse had lost his edge since becoming a role model for children. Disney wanted to create a character to portray more negative character traits, which could no longer be bestowed on Mickey. That’s when Disney started working on a short-tempered character named Donald Duck. 00