One of the very few surviving ships from the 1944 D-Day invasion is still in service as a car ferry in Connecticut.
In pre-War Germany, it was considered fashionable…
In pre-War Germany, it was considered fashionable and a status symbol for young men to have a scar on their left cheek from dueling with swords.
In 2014 a Greek woman was accidentally buried…
In 2014 a Greek woman was accidentally buried alive. She was found after a group of children heard screams coming from her grave.
Jimmy Doyle, a boxer who died shortly after…
Jimmy Doyle, a boxer who died shortly after a fight with Sugar Ray Robinson, took the fight to buy his mum a house. Robinson, kindly gave all the money from his next 4 fights to Doyle’s Mum, to buy that house. She spent the money on drugs and legal terms to try and sue Robinson […]
After selling Minecraft to Microsoft for $2.5 billion…
After selling Minecraft to Microsoft for $2.5 billion, game creator Markus ‘Notch’ Persson bought a $70 million 8-bedroom, 15-bath mansion in Beverly Hills, the most expensive house in the city’s history. He also outbid Jay-Z and Beyoncé, who were also looking to buy the house.
Some “scientists” in the 1800’s believed Irish…
Some “scientists” in the 1800’s believed Irish immigrants were ape-like, dog-like, and racially primitive.
If you have one Irish grandparent, you are eligible…
If you have one Irish grandparent who was born in Ireland, you are eligible for Irish citizenship (w/fee). You don’t need to have even been to Ireland or know the first thing about the country to apply. For non-Europeans, this means you get a passport that allows you to work and live anywhere in the […]
The D-day landing scene in Saving Private Ryan was….
The D-day landing scene in Saving Private Ryan was so violent the film should have received an NC-17 rating, however received an R rating due to the “masterpiece exception.”
There’s a hotline filmmakers can call for science advice…
There’s a hotline filmmakers can call for science advice with the goal of helping filmmakers incorporate accurate science into their films.
Apollo 12 commander Pete Conrad’s first word upon setting…
Apollo 12 commander Pete Conrad’s first word upon setting foot on the Moon was “Whoopee!” in order to win a $500 bet with an Italian journalist that NASA didn’t script astronaut declarations.