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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Why Does Silence Fall Across South Korea For a Day Each Year?
Read more: Why Does Silence Fall Across South Korea For a Day Each Year?Today’s article is courtesy of one of our newest favorite reads, Tour the Globe. This blog is filled with intriguing geographical facts and will open your eyes to places you didn’t even know existed. Today we learn about a national custom that demonstrates how seriously South Korea views education. It is a national day of…
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Why Is Darth Vader on the Washington National Cathedral?
Read more: Why Is Darth Vader on the Washington National Cathedral?If you want to see the symbolic representation of the battle between good and evil, visit Washington, D.C. No, we’re not talking about the political debates on Capitol Hill. The focus of this cosmic conflict is about 5 miles northwest at the Washington National Cathedral. No, this isn’t going to be a discussion about religion,…
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How One Man Owns All of a Country’s Bread for One Week
Read more: How One Man Owns All of a Country’s Bread for One WeekSome people like bread. I mean they really like it. They can consume several loaves a day and still want more. Some may even dream about buying all the bread in the country and claiming it for themselves. Of course, purchasing all of a nation’s bread is just silly talk. No one could do that,…
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You Cannot Smell While Sleeping
Read more: You Cannot Smell While SleepingWe feel obligated to elaborate on that headline. Anyone who has participated in a week-long camp with 5th and 6th-grade boys can attest to the fact that sleeping people are capable of smelling very bad. Yes, it is very possible to be aromatic while in a sleeping state. “You don’t smell the coffee and wake…
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Perplexing Platypus Promotes Plentiful Pondering
Read more: Perplexing Platypus Promotes Plentiful PonderingThe general scientific consensus was that someone was trying to pull off a hoax. The newly-discovered animal could not possibly be real. It was an admirable effort, to be sure. It appeared that a skillful taxidermist had somehow attached a duck’s bill to a beaver’s body. Nice try, but it was too ridiculous to fool…
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Research Proves Benefits When Doctors Prescribe Ice Cream
Read more: Research Proves Benefits When Doctors Prescribe Ice CreamIt sounds like the stuff of fairy tales or a thing that could only happen in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Imagine a doctor writing the words “ice cream” on a prescription and ordering you to pig out.
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Quoth the Parrot, “Pretty Boy… Nevermore… Polly Got a Cracker? Nevermore…”
Read more: Quoth the Parrot, “Pretty Boy… Nevermore… Polly Got a Cracker? Nevermore…”One of the most famous poems in American literature started as something quite different. The eponymous talking bird who is featured in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” was originally cast as a multi-colored feathered cousin.
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An Alarm Clock That Guarantees a Rude Awakening
Read more: An Alarm Clock That Guarantees a Rude AwakeningLet’s face it: sometimes it is hard to get out of bed in the morning. Some of us simply aren’t morning people. There are days when it’s going to take a little extra something to free you from the arms of Morpheus.
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How a Popular Snack Was Born Out of a Fit of Frustration
Read more: How a Popular Snack Was Born Out of a Fit of FrustrationGeorge Crum had run out of patience. He certainly subscribed to the adage that the customer is always right, and he tried his best to be accommodating, but enough was enough!
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How Many of These Crazy English Words Do You Know?
Read more: How Many of These Crazy English Words Do You Know?We love words. We especially love strange words. Fortunately, the English language has a limitless supply of them to tantalize even the most discriminating lexophile.
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Compare Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence With the Final Version
Read more: Compare Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence With the Final VersionYou probably learned that Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence. Although he was responsible for most of the document’s content, the version that was approved contained 86 revisions. Compare Jefferson’s draft with the final version and decide for yourself which is better. Editor’s Note: Original spelling and punctuation have been…
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Fairies Intervene to Keep Churchill Humble
Read more: Fairies Intervene to Keep Churchill Humble“When Winston [Churchill] was born, lots of fairies swooped down on his cradle with gifts–imagination, eloquence, industry, ability–and then came a fairy who said ‘No one person has a right to so many gifts,’ picked him up and gave him such a shake and twist that with all these gifts he was denied judgment and…
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Abraham Lincoln’s Battle with Depression: Overcoming Suicidal Thoughts and Tragedy
Read more: Abraham Lincoln’s Battle with Depression: Overcoming Suicidal Thoughts and TragedyDiscover Abraham Lincoln’s struggle with depression and suicidal thoughts, how he faced personal tragedies, and his journey to becoming the “Great Emancipator.”
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Does Pink Purposefully Prevent Prisoners From Pummeling People?
Read more: Does Pink Purposefully Prevent Prisoners From Pummeling People?When you see the color pink, you might think about any number of things: the panther nemesis of Inspector Clouseau, Floyd’s first name, the last name of Clara Oswald’s boyfriend in Doctor Who, or the strangely-colored poop pandemic that had its origins in breakfast cereal. Whatever you think of is not nearly as important as…
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Handguns, Hot Sauce, Board Games, Testosterone and Aggression: Discover the Intriguing Link
Read more: Handguns, Hot Sauce, Board Games, Testosterone and Aggression: Discover the Intriguing LinkExplore how handguns and hot sauce impact testosterone and aggression in men. A fascinating study on male behavior.
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