The Great Fire of London (1666): Strange Facts Behind the Famous Disaster
The Great Fire of London wasn’t just a disaster—it was full of odd decisions and strange moments. Here are the quirkiest facts from 1666.
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Golden Blood is the Rarest Blood Type on Earth
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Flying With Da Vinci
Read more: Flying With Da Vinci“For once you have tasted flight, you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been, and there you will long to return.” — Leonardo Da Vinci Read fun facts about aviation. Read more great quotations.
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Papal Pickpockets and Sanctified Shoplifting
Read more: Papal Pickpockets and Sanctified ShopliftingVisitors to Vatican City anticipate seeing beautiful architecture, holy sites, and perhaps a glimpse of the pope. What they may not know is that they are visiting the nation with the highest crime rate in the world.
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Every Panda in Every Zoo Belongs to China
Read more: Every Panda in Every Zoo Belongs to ChinaPandas are popular attractions at any zoo fortunate enough to have one. What you may not know is that every cuddly, adorable panda you have ever seen in a zoo is actually the property of the nation of China.
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Meet the Astonishing Man Who Ate an Airplane
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Willie Francis: The Teenager Who Was Executed Twice
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Bangkok’s Full Name is a Real Mouthful
Read more: Bangkok’s Full Name is a Real MouthfulThe beautiful city of Bangkok is Thailand’s biggest metropolitan area. Home to over fourteen million people, the capital city has a rich history and culture. It also has the biggest official name of any city.
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The Scary Story of Soviet Male Mortality: Why Two-Thirds of Soviet Males Born in 1923 Did Not Live to the End of World War II
Read more: The Scary Story of Soviet Male Mortality: Why Two-Thirds of Soviet Males Born in 1923 Did Not Live to the End of World War IIDiscover why 68% of Soviet males born in 1923 perished by 1946. From WWII to Stalin’s Great Terror, uncover the untold story of Soviet male mortality.
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Centralia: the Ghost Town of the Unquenchable Fire
Read more: Centralia: the Ghost Town of the Unquenchable FireCentralia, Pennsylvania used to be a quiet, busy town. Today it is quieter than ever, and the population has dwindled from 1,200 to 7. The reason for the community’s decline has nothing to do with a depressed economy or anything nearly as mundane. The secret rests with a raging fire that has been burning for…
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An Illuminating Strategy for Avoiding Destruction
Read more: An Illuminating Strategy for Avoiding DestructionThe city of Konstanz, Germany was one of the few areas of Germany to emerge unharmed from World War II. While other communities endured devastating bombing by Allied air forces, this beautiful community was left alone. Its strategy for survival was audacious and brilliant.
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The Amazing Law of Word Usage in Languages
Read more: The Amazing Law of Word Usage in LanguagesAn interesting phenomenon occurs in languages, and it doesn’t seem to make a difference which language you study. Whichever word is the second-most commonly used will show up in normal usage half as often as the most common word. When you count the third-ranking word usage, you will find it appears one-third as often as…
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Armadillos Deal Four of a Kind Every Time
Read more: Armadillos Deal Four of a Kind Every TimeArmadillos are among the most curious-looking creatures in the animal kingdom. Beyond appearance, they also have another unusual characteristic: they always give birth to identical quadruplets.
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5 Simple Math Problems No One Can Solve
Read more: 5 Simple Math Problems No One Can SolveThanks to Santosh Kulkarni for this great post. Be sure to check out his site for more great articles on many fascinating subjects.
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