Hitler whistled Disney’s “When You Wish Upon A Star” while overlooking the recently conquered city of Paris.
Hard partying may just be “masked depression,” a clinical condition…
Hard partying may just be “masked depression,” a clinical condition in which all the “fun” is just a way to conceal overall unhappiness and lowered self-esteem.
John F. Kennedy’s last words were, “No, you certainly can’t” in response…
John F. Kennedy’s last words were, “No, you certainly can’t” in response to the Governor of Texas’s wife, Nellie Connally saying, “you certainly can’t say that the people of Dallas haven’t given you a nice welcome.” Moments later he was assassinated.
Carl Sagan has a number named after him. Sagan’s number is approximately…
Carl Sagan has a number named after him. Sagan’s number is approximately 300 sextellion and refers to the number of stars in the universe.
The Gingko Biloba species of tree is 270 million years old…
The Gingko Biloba species of tree is 270 million years old. It rarely suffers disease or insect attack and was one of the only living things to survive the Hiroshima nuclear bombing. The trees healed quickly and are still alive today.
Ants cannot be seriously injured from impact with the ground after being…
Ants cannot be seriously injured from impact with the ground after being dropped from any height, because they don’t have enough mass.
The world record for fastest 1-mile run by a…
The world record for fastest 1-mile run by a 5-year-old is 6:33.
Herodotus wrote about fuzzy, dog sized ants living in India which dug…
Herodotus wrote about fuzzy, dog sized ants living in India which dug up gold to build ant hills. For centuries, people assumed it was made up. In the 1990s, scientist discovered a fuzzy marmot living in India that digs up gold whenever it burrows.
Sucking a king’s nipples was a gesture of submission…
Sucking a king’s nipples was a gesture of submission in ancient Ireland.
A woman driving to a Dave Matthews concert stopped to help a bicyclist…
A woman driving to a Dave Matthews concert stopped to help a bicyclist with a flat tire, who turned out to be Dave Matthews. She and her boyfriend got front row seats, backstage passes, and Matthews took them to dinner afterwords.