How California Got Its Name from a Mythical Island, a Warrior Queen, and a Book Most People Have Never Heard Of
A mythical island ruled by warrior women? Find out how California got its name from a book that no one remembers.
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War Plan Red: The Secret U.S. Plan to Invade Canada and Fight Britain
Read more: War Plan Red: The Secret U.S. Plan to Invade Canada and Fight BritainYes, the U.S. once planned to invade Canada. Explore War Plan Red, the secret 1930s strategy for a potential war with Britain and its empire.
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The Sweden Solar System is a Scale Model That Spans the Whole Country
Read more: The Sweden Solar System is a Scale Model That Spans the Whole CountryWant to see a scale model of the solar system and an entire nation at the same time? Check out the Sweden Solar System that spans the entire nation.
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Calvin Coolidge Makes Short Work of Long Sermon
Read more: Calvin Coolidge Makes Short Work of Long SermonPreachers and politicians often share the quality of loquaciousness. That doesn’t mean they necessarily appreciate or tolerate that quality in each other.
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Did the USSR Have Nukes Aimed at a Pentagon Hot Dog Stand?
Read more: Did the USSR Have Nukes Aimed at a Pentagon Hot Dog Stand?The Pentagon hot dog stand, nicknamed “Cafe Ground Zero,” was mistakenly viewed by Soviet strategists as a critical military target during the Cold War. This urban legend suggests Soviets aimed missiles at it, believing it housed secret meetings. The stand, demolished in 2006, highlights a humorous misconception about Cold War tensions.
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Was Winnie the Pooh Written to Explain PTSD to a Boy?
Read more: Was Winnie the Pooh Written to Explain PTSD to a Boy?Some of our favorite childhood memories may have had decidedly unchildlike origins. We have told some examples in these articles concerning the scary origins of fairy tales. The following article by Nicholas C. Rossis explores the possible traumatic origins of one of the most beloved characters of children’s literature. In an interesting post by We…
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The Hideous Political Giant With a Reputation as a Monkey
Read more: The Hideous Political Giant With a Reputation as a MonkeyThe United States Senate was designed to be the upper house of Congress. Its rules of procedure are intended to allow for the smooth conduct of business and to preserve civility and decorum in the Senate’s proceedings. When a senator harbors ill feelings toward another person, however, there is no rule or procedure that can…
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Does Your Cat Love you as Much as you Love Her? #CatDay
Read more: Does Your Cat Love you as Much as you Love Her? #CatDayThe post Does Your Cat Love you as Much as you Love Her? #CatDay appeared first on Katzenworld – Welcome to the world of cats!. With National Cat Day… read more
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Words of Optimism From Anne Frank
Read more: Words of Optimism From Anne FrankNo matter what you are dealing with today that might cause you discouragement, your situation cannot be worse than what Anne Frank endured. Despite the brutality — and ultimately the death — inflicted on her in Nazi concentration camps, she remained idealistic to the end, always able to see the best in people. She wrote,…
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Meet the Man Who Was Struck By Lightning 7 Times
Read more: Meet the Man Who Was Struck By Lightning 7 TimesMeet Roy Sullivan: The Man Who Was Struck By Lighting 7 Times Whoever said lightning never strikes twice never met Roy Sullivan. Sullivan was born on February 7, 1912. From 1936 to his retirement in 1977, he served as a United States park ranger in Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park. By all accounts, he performed his…
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Carl Tanzler and the Love that Creepily Continued After Death
Read more: Carl Tanzler and the Love that Creepily Continued After DeathLearn about Carl Tanzler, the creepy guy who preserved the object of his affection after she
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Getting Votes Through Hypnosis
Read more: Getting Votes Through HypnosisHow did a candidate for the governorship of Georgia use hypnosis as part of his vote-getting strategy?
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Keep Milk Fresh By Dipping Frogs
Read more: Keep Milk Fresh By Dipping FrogsExplore the fascinating connection between science and Russian folklore that allows you to keep milk fresh. Discover how frogs could be a natural solution to preserving milk.
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That Time the President Gave the Pope a Strange Christmas Present
Read more: That Time the President Gave the Pope a Strange Christmas PresentIt is hard enough coming up with just the right Christmas gift when you have a year to plan for it. What do you do when you need to choose an appropriate gift with just a couple of days’ notice? Let’s make this even more complicated. What if the gift is for a powerful head…
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You Will Be Surprised At the Words Invented By Presidents
Read more: You Will Be Surprised At the Words Invented By PresidentsIn a slight departure from normalcy, the premise of this article may sound a little iffy, but we certainly don’t want to encourage a bunch of muckrakers or squatters by sugarcoating or belittling any of the founding fathers or their administrations. Did you notice anything about the prior sentence? No, we’re not referring to the…
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The First Siamese Cat in the USA Lived in the White House
Read more: The First Siamese Cat in the USA Lived in the White HouseFancy Address for USA’s First Siamese Cat The first Siamese cat in the United States was named Siam and came from — drumroll, please — Siam. OK, that’s not all that fascinating. It isn’t where the cat originated that makes its story interesting. It is the destination. The country’s first such feline resided in the…
