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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Hold Your Nose and Take Cover
Read more: Hold Your Nose and Take CoverA person would have to fart continuously for 6 years and 9 months to produce enough gas to equal the energy from one atomic bomb explosion. source
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Sink Your Teeth into these 5 Dracula Fun Facts
Read more: Sink Your Teeth into these 5 Dracula Fun FactsHow much do you know about everyone’s favorite vampire? Find out with these Dracula Fun Facts.
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A Story About Many Stories
Read more: A Story About Many StoriesThe Burj Khalifa (Khalifa Tower) in Dubai officially opened on January 4, 2010. It currently holds the record as the tallest man-made structure.
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Should This Be in the “Self Help” or “True Crime” Section?
Read more: Should This Be in the “Self Help” or “True Crime” Section?Teach Your Wife to Be a Widow, by Donald I. Rogers. If you want your own copy, you can buy it here.
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Is it Appropriate to Say, “Break a Leg” Before Performing This Song?
Read more: Is it Appropriate to Say, “Break a Leg” Before Performing This Song?Oswald Melichar composed “The Dog Polka” in 1852. The inspiration for this piano solo was, according to Melichar, “the falling down of a favorite lap dog from a table and thereby breaking his leg.” Melichar, who also composed such memorable ditties as “Table Moving Schottischeems” and “Saloon Polka”, seemed most excited about Part 4 of…
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Bang Your Head — Feel the Burn
Read more: Bang Your Head — Feel the BurnHave a few extra pounds you need to burn off? Consider the weight-loss potential of the following activities — all based on an average 150-pound person. Banging your head against a wall uses 150 Calories an hour. Singing in the shower can burn an extra 10-20 Calories per song, depending on the volume and…
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Realism = Hyper-Caffeinated
Read more: Realism = Hyper-CaffeinatedHonoré de Balzac, widely considered as one of the founders of realism in European literature, drank 50 cups of coffee each day. He was well regarded for having keen observation of detail — undoubtedly owing to the fact that the world seemed to be moving in extreme slow motion compared to his hyper-caffeinated mind. He…
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“Clumsy, Blundering, Tuneless Bellowing” — A Critic’s View of Wagner
Read more: “Clumsy, Blundering, Tuneless Bellowing” — A Critic’s View of WagnerCritic John Ruskin left no doubt of his opinion of Richard Wagner’s opera “Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg” — “Of all the bête, clumsy, blundering, boggling, baboon-blooded stuff I ever saw on a human stage, that thing last night beat — as far as the acting and story went — and of all the affected, sapless,…
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New Year’s Blessings with New Year’s Food
Read more: New Year’s Blessings with New Year’s FoodRinging in the New Year in style may look different, depending on what country’s traditions you wish to honor. Consider the following foods that are considered a vital part of these national culinary New Year traditions: 1. Spain — grapes. To bring prosperity. 2. Germany — pork and suerkraut. The more strands in a bowl,…
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Jimmy Carter and the Embarrassing Time His Finger Was on the Wrong Button
Read more: Jimmy Carter and the Embarrassing Time His Finger Was on the Wrong ButtonA Secret Service Rapid Response to Jimmy Carter A former Secret Service agent reported a time when President Jimmy Carter was using the restroom and pushed a button that he thought would flush the toilet. It actually was a panic button.
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Andrew Lloyd Webber: No Beauty Contestant
Read more: Andrew Lloyd Webber: No Beauty Contestant“Can you watch Andrew Lloyd Webber? He looks like he’s had his face carved off by a diseased butcher. Put in a piñata. Beaten with hockey sticks for six hours, and then the resulting slop piped back onto his head like the icing on the ugliest cake the world has ever seen.” — Frankie…
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Betty Ford and the Unnecessary Instructions on Air Force One
Read more: Betty Ford and the Unnecessary Instructions on Air Force OneLearn about Betty Ford’s amusing anecdote from her time as First Lady on Air Force One.
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Seeing Friends for the Holidays
Read more: Seeing Friends for the HolidaysChristmas brings an understandable desire to see old friends. For that reason, you might sympathize with Patrick Rempe, who just wanted to see his buddies before the holidays. Of course, his buddies were in custody in the county jail, but why let that little obstacle get in the way of holiday cheer and comradeship? For…
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A Body of Knowledge About the Body
Read more: A Body of Knowledge About the BodyThanks to Saved You a Spot for this graphic and information. Check out this great blog for informative and entertaining posts on education, reading, and life in general.
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