On August 6, 1945, the American B-29 bomber Enola Gay flew over the Japanese city of Hiroshima and dropped a single, 4,000 kilogram uranium bomb […]
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The Forgotten Carnival Sideshow That Saved Countless Babies’ Lives
If you were to visit New York’s Coney Island in the early 20th Century, you would have found no shortage wonderful amusements to occupy your […]
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Prank Calling the Pope- The Blue Box, “Woz,” and Steve Jobs
In this video from our new YouTube channel (click here to subscribe), we take a look at Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak’s first business together- […]
Myths and Misconceptions
Are the “Snozzberries” in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Referring to Male Genitalia?
Domenic V. asks: Is it true that the snozzberries in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory were dicks? Given the dark undercurrent of Roald Dahl’s […]
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10 Bizarre Facts- Part 6
Embed This Infographic [Source: Today I Found Out] For Part 1 of this series go here: 10 Bizarre Facts For Part 2 of this series […]
Answers
What Do Scientologists Actually Believe?
Laura A. asks: What exactly do Scientologists believe? Oh boy, we can already tell that the comment section for this one is going to be a […]
Know It
You Should Know About Jury Nullification
Since before the U.S. was a country, juries in the American system of justice were being impaneled to be the “triers of evidence,” or as […]
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The Forgotten Carnival Sideshow That Saved Countless Babies’ Lives
If you were to visit New York’s Coney Island in the early 20th Century, you would have found no shortage wonderful amusements to occupy your […]
Educational Videos
Picture the Recipe (New Channel)
If you happen to be into cooking or just want to learn to make some amazing tasting (and looking) food in an easy and quick […]
Quick Facts
Surviving a Firing Squad
The human body is an odd thing, at incredibly fragile yet at the same time surprisingly resilient. On the one hand, even the most seemingly […]
This Day in History
How Do We Actually Know We Landed on the Moon?
On July 20, 1969, the world looked on in awe as 39-year-old astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped off a ladder of the Lunar Module Eagle and […]
Science
Can You Really Dissolve a Human Body in Acid Like in Breaking Bad
In the second episode of the acclaimed television series Breaking Bad, high school chemistry teacher-turned-drug kingpin Walter White and his accomplice Jesse Pinkman find themselves […]
Entertainment
Hollywood and Its Efforts to Introduce the Wacky World of Smell-o-Vision
These days, it seems that movie theatres will try just about everything to lure viewers away from the comfort and convenience of television and streaming, […]
History
The Forgotten Carnival Sideshow That Saved Countless Babies’ Lives
If you were to visit New York’s Coney Island in the early 20th Century, you would have found no shortage wonderful amusements to occupy your […]
Language
Does the Language You Speak Affect How You Think?
Imagine enjoying a picnic as a friend suddenly informed you that there was a spider on your north shoulder. Would you know which shoulder to […]
People
Did Confucius Actually Say the Things He Said?
“Confucius say” jokes are perhaps how many people in the Western world know of Confucius. Older individuals might also associate him with fortune cookies. At […]
Misc.
Do Real EMP Weapons Actually Exist or are They Only a Thing in Movies?
Escape From L.A. Goldeneye. The Matrix. Ocean’s 11. The Fate of the Furious. These are but a few of the many popular films to feature […]
Facts Lists
The Truth About the Road Not Taken, The Rose / Star Trek connection, What “Trump” Means in the UK, and more in Yet Another 10 Quick Facts
1006) While Amanda McBroom is probably best known for her role as Judge Advocate General Captain Philippa Louvois in what is generally considered one of […]
