If you look at the little gas indicator on your dashboard, you should see a tiny arrow next to it. That arrow actually points to the gas tank side of your car. Older models may not have the indicator, but new cars do. 00
Only 18% of Americans…
Only 18% of Americans can drive a stick. 00
Most Americans opposed landing on the moon…
Most Americans opposed landing on the moon during the 60’s, feeling that the money could be much better spent addressing problems at home. 00
A German U-boat mysteriously disappeared..
A German U-boat mysteriously disappeared in 1945 and the sole survivor of its crew, who missed the voyage due to illness, found out about the fate of his shipmates in 1999 by watching a NOVA episode about the submarine. 00
In the original story Pinocchio squished…
In the original story Pinocchio squished the cricket to shut it up. It continued nagging him as a ghost. 00
Rationing in the United Kingdom during WWII..
Rationing in the United Kingdom during WWII actually increased life expectancy in the country, and decreased infant mortality. This was because all people were required to consume a varied diet. The only negative results being the increased time needed for meals to consume the necessary calories from bread and potatoes, and what they described as […]
A Texas school district is so small that one person “has been…
A Texas school district is so small that one person “has been the superintendent, the principal, the third-to-sixth-grade teacher, the ESL instructor, the special-ed teacher, the repairman, the contractor”. Divine, Texas (about 20 students)’s school bus is a used white limousine. 00
Bumblebees are capable of flying at altitudes higher…
Bumblebees are capable of flying at altitudes higher than Mt. Everest. Two bees were able to fly at simulated altitudes of 29,525 feet inside a plexiglass chamber. The plexiglass kept breaking before the bees stopped flying. 00
Niihau, the 7th largest island of Hawaii is completely privately…
Niihau, the 7th largest island of Hawaii is completely privately owned by one family who seeks to maintain it as it was purchased in 1864 for $10,000 in gold, including the native population. 00
All astronauts have to learn how to speak…
All astronauts have to learn how to speak Russian, and all cosmonauts have to learn how to speak English. 00