The Day a Cheese Cannonball Was Fired in War (Yes, Really)
Yes, a cheese cannonball was really fired in war. Discover this bizarre moment and other strange facts from the devastating Paraguayan War.
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Why Were 15 Bodies Buried in Benjamin Franklin’s Basement?
Read more: Why Were 15 Bodies Buried in Benjamin Franklin’s Basement?Benjamin Franklin was one of the best-known and well-loved of America’s Founding Fathers. Franklin’s brilliance and wit caused him to excel in almost every area of human understanding. He left his mark as a philosopher, scientist, inventor, statesman, and humorist. Was he also a mass murderer?
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Hear the Hair-Raising Howl of the Werewolf Mouse
Read more: Hear the Hair-Raising Howl of the Werewolf MouseReaders of Bunnicula know all about a vampire rabbit, but would you believe a werewolf mouse? When you hear about terrifying meat-eating, howling rodent who enjoys getting injected with toxic venom, you might think it is made-up tale from children’s literature. As it turns out, there actually is a real, fierce killer mouse that terrorizes…
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Meet the Beefalo
Read more: Meet the BeefaloWhat do you get when you cross a cow and a bison? No, this isn’t the opening line of some corny joke. It is an introduction to a curious animal with an even more curious name: the Beefalo.
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The Kaltbach Cheese Cave: Home to 156,000 Wheels of Cheese
Read more: The Kaltbach Cheese Cave: Home to 156,000 Wheels of CheeseDiscover the Kaltbach Cheese Cave, home to more than 150,000 wheels of Emmi cheese.
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Why Do We Drive on That Side of the Road?
Read more: Why Do We Drive on That Side of the Road?If you drive on the right side of the road, it feels perfectly natural to you. That’s the way you were taught. It’s how everyone around you drives (well, except for the idiots who shouldn’t be behind the wheel in the first place). As natural as it feels, those who drive on the left side…
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The Day a Hydrogen Bomb Almost Destroyed Albuquerque: A Terrifying and Forgotten Cold War Accident
Read more: The Day a Hydrogen Bomb Almost Destroyed Albuquerque: A Terrifying and Forgotten Cold War AccidentIn 1957, a U.S. military plane accidentally dropped a 10-megaton hydrogen bomb over Albuquerque. Discover the shocking Cold War event that remained classified for 30 years.
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Some of the Weirdest Allergies Known to Exist
Read more: Some of the Weirdest Allergies Known to ExistThose who suffer from allergies know that the world is filled with all sorts of things that can threaten their health. Even the most innocuous items, such as peanuts, pollen, or cat hair can trigger anything from itchy eyes to full-on anaphylactic shock. Allergy sufferers learn how to cope by avoiding those things that can…
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If Tic Tacs Contain 94.5% Sugar, Why Are They Labeled as “Sugar-Free”?
Read more: If Tic Tacs Contain 94.5% Sugar, Why Are They Labeled as “Sugar-Free”?Tic Tacs, a beloved global candy, boast over 100 flavors and a near-sugar-free claim. Despite being primarily sugar, each piece contains less than 0.5 grams, allowing the label to report 0% sugar per serving. Once the regulatory loophole is revealed, it becomes clear that the “sugar-free” designation is more semantics than substance.
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What Was the Forbidden Fruit in the Garden of Eden?
Read more: What Was the Forbidden Fruit in the Garden of Eden?What Was the Forbidden Fruit? A Few Possibilities Even the most casual student of the Bible knows that Adam and Eve were cast out of the Garden of Eden because they ate the forbidden fruit. Have you ever wondered what kind of fruit brought such dire consequences to them and all of their descendants? As it…
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Meet Diogenes: the Man Plato Described as “Socrates Gone Mad”
Read more: Meet Diogenes: the Man Plato Described as “Socrates Gone Mad”Diogenes (c. 412 BC – 323 BC) was a Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynic philosophy. He urged his followers to live as simply as possible. He may also have been more than a wee bit out of his mind.
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Did George Washington’s Glasses Save American Democracy?
Read more: Did George Washington’s Glasses Save American Democracy?Learn how George Washington’s glasses played a key role in preventing the United States from becoming a monarchy.
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Want to Storm Area 51? Here’s What You Can Anticipate
Read more: Want to Storm Area 51? Here’s What You Can AnticipateBe Sure to Read This Before You Storm Area 51 At this writing, more than 1.6 million people have signed up on a Facebook-driven event to storm Area 51 on September 20, 2019. If you are considering being one of those who are intent on finally unearthing evidence of aliens, you might want to take…
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The Very Long and Very Short of Last Wills and Testaments
Read more: The Very Long and Very Short of Last Wills and TestamentsWhen it comes to a Last Will and Testament, there are rules mandating how short or long it may be. Take a lesson from the following extremes of the shortest and longest wills on record.
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22 of the Worst Products Available to Purchase
Read more: 22 of the Worst Products Available to PurchaseWho hasn’t experienced the anxiety of Buyer’s Regret? An item can seem so inviting, practical, and joy-giving when you see it on the shelf or advertised on the television, but when you take it out of its box, you ask yourself, “What on earth was I thinking?” If you have difficulty forgiving yourself for your…
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JFK’s Jestful Jabs Jar Journalists
Read more: JFK’s Jestful Jabs Jar JournalistsDuring the 1960 presidential campaign, Richard Nixon was hospitalized with phlebitis. John Kennedy called a moratorium on criticizing his opponent as long as he remained in the hospital. Kennedy was questioned about this tactic during a press conference:
