The fictional company name “Acme” became popular in the 1920s, when numerous companies wanted to be at the top in alphabetized business telephone directories.
The fictional company name “Acme” became popular in the….
The fictional company name “Acme” became popular in the 1920s, when numerous companies wanted to be at the top in alphabetized business telephone directories.
The term “Politically Correct” was originally used within…
The term “Politically Correct” was originally used within the Communist Party in Stalinist Russia to describe which opinions on government were appropriate to hold and which were not.
When confronted by police, a man took his pit bull…
When confronted by police, a man took his pit bull off the leash, pointed at the cops and yelled “Kill’em boy, kill’em.” The dog responded by biting him in the butt and chasing him into a nearby apartment where the officers promptly arrested him.
France and Netherlands share a land border. It’s in the Caribbean….
France and Netherlands share a land border. It’s in the Caribbean on Saint Martin – the smallest inhabited island divided between two countries.
Robert Moses, the extremely powerful New York City urban….
Robert Moses, the extremely powerful New York City urban planner, hated the idea of poor people lowering the tone at the seaside, so he built low bridges over his parkways to ensure that only cars, not buses, could make the trip.
A 4 yo kid named Bobby Dunbar disappeared…
A 4 yo kid named Bobby Dunbar disappeared on a family trip, 8 months later they rescued him and reunited him with his family and they lived happily ever after. Nearly a hundred years later, DNA proved conclusively that the kid they rescued wasn’t Bobby Dunbar.
The models for the famous painting ‘American Gothic’ were not…
The models for the famous painting ‘American Gothic’ were not husband and wife, or father and daughter. The pair were the painter’s sister and his dentist.
Nikita Khrushchev made a speech denouncing Stalin that was…
Nikita Khrushchev made a speech denouncing Stalin that was so shocking it caused heart attacks for some in attendance and others committed suicide afterwards.
The Tiananmen Square tank man during 1989 was not actually stopping…
The Tiananmen Square tank man during 1989 was not actually stopping the tanks to go attack the protesters, the tanks were actually going back to their barracks because the massacre happened the day before.