Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker is a trained opera singer who can sing opera in seven different languages.
Abraham Lincoln patented a mechanism to lift boats…
Abraham Lincoln patented a mechanism to lift boats over shoals and obstructions, making him the only US president to hold a patent.
One man is largely responsible for the complete…
One man is largely responsible for the complete ban on advertising billboards in the US state of Vermont.
During the Cold War, so little information was available…
During the Cold War, so little information was available about the USSR’s government that Kremlinologists studied the order Soviet leaders appeared (or didn’t appear) during parades, and the timing and spacing between them, to see who was powerful and who had lost influence.
The Great Stork Derby was a contest held in Toronto…
The Great Stork Derby was a contest held in Toronto from 1926-1936, in which women competed to produce the most babies in order to win $750K as stipulated in the will of a wealthy lawyer. The prize ended up being split among four women who each had 9 babies.
Before Chernobyl, the Soviets had another massive…
Before Chernobyl, the Soviets had another massive nuclear disaster that occurred on 29 September 1957 and contaminated over 20,000 square km. The area was turned into a preserve to cover up the accident. The CIA knew of the accident, but also covered it up in order to protect the fledgling US nuclear industry from hysteria.
US election day is always held on a Tuesday…
US election day is always held on a Tuesday because in 1845 farmers often needed a full day to travel by horse-drawn vehicles to the county seat to vote. Farmers would leave Monday, vote on Tuesday and be back in time for market day, which was on Wednesday.
Charles Boycott, an English land agent…
Charles Boycott, an English land agent, was so hated by the community he became a verb.
A 20 year-old book titled “Foundations of Geopolitics” outlined…
A 20 year-old book titled “Foundations of Geopolitics” outlined Russian goals to annex Ukraine, separate the UK from the rest of Europe, and foment racial and isolationist groups in the U.S.
Detroit once had a tourist attraction more popular…
Detroit once had a tourist attraction more popular than the Statue of Liberty. The Ford Rotunda was built for the 1934 World’s Fair and was the fifth most visited site in the U.S. before burning to the ground in 1962.