The 1927 White House Renovation and the Overdue Bill to the King of England
Calvin Coolidge, the 1927 White House renovation, and the deadpan joke that Britain should get the bill for damage dating back to the War of 1812.
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Parachute Failed? Aim For an Ant Hill
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Heavy is the Head That Wears The Crown… And Watch Out if The Throne is Heavy, Too
Read more: Heavy is the Head That Wears The Crown… And Watch Out if The Throne is Heavy, TooBela I (1020 – 1063), King of Hungary achieved many great things during his life, rightfully earning him the massive wooden throne he had constructed for himself. Unfortunately, he is largely remembered for dying when he sat on that throne and it collapsed upon him.
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The Explosive Funeral of William the Conqueror
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A Snack to Die For
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Here’s a Splash of Cold Water: that Statue Isn’t a Gargoyal
Read more: Here’s a Splash of Cold Water: that Statue Isn’t a GargoyalA gargoyle can only be called by that name if it is a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building. When not constructed as a waterspout and only serving an ornamental or artistic function, the correct term for such a sculpture is a chimera, or boss.…
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Take a Bite Out of Crime
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If It’s Sunday, You’d Better Lift That Horse Over Your Shoulder
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Aeschylus and the Falling Tortoise: The Most Unusual Death in Ancient Greece
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The Name is Bigger than The Village
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It’s a Fair Bet that They Don’t Watch “Duck Dynasty”
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Know Someone With This Fear? Do Them a Favor and Don’t Tell Them What It’s Called
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But Can You Blast a Klingon Bird of Prey With It?
Read more: But Can You Blast a Klingon Bird of Prey With It?The most powerful laser in the world, the Nova laser at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, CA, USA, generates a pulse of energy equal to 100,000,000,000,000 watts of power for .000000001 second to a target the size of a grain of sand.
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That’s a Blinking Lot of Blinks!
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Making Everyone Else Seem Insignificant… One Accomplishment At A Time
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A Very Big Piece of Pi
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