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A Hat on a Pole- The Curious Case of the King Who Almost Lost His Country After His Hat Fell Off
A good hat can be very hard to come by. A good example of this comes from H.G. Wells, who once stole the Mayor of […]
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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 […]
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Do Expert Fighters and Military Personnel Really Have to Register Their Hands as Deadly Weapons?
Anyone who’s ever watched pretty much any movie in the history of ever or otherwise watched professional pugilists spar words with one another in a […]
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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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A Hat on a Pole- The Curious Case of the King Who Almost Lost His Country After His Hat Fell Off
A good hat can be very hard to come by. A good example of this comes from H.G. Wells, who once stole the Mayor of […]
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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
26 Fascinating Football Facts
With the Super Bowl this weekend, we thought we’d do a “Football facts” roundup to help you impress your buddies with amazingly interesting Football knowledge. […]
This Day in History
The Spiteful End of the Great Auk
Humanity has collectively been responsible for a depressingly large amount of animals going extinct in our relatively short time on this Earth. However, perhaps no […]
Science
How Did WWI Pilots Shoot Through Their Aircraft Propeller?
On June 7, 1912, Lieutenant Roy Kirtland took off from a field outside College Park, Maryland in a Wright Model B, the first aircraft ever […]
Entertainment
Why is Superman Described as Leaping Tall Buildings with a Single Bound When He Can Fly?
“Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound!” Well, of course Superman could hurdle […]
History
A Hat on a Pole- The Curious Case of the King Who Almost Lost His Country After His Hat Fell Off
A good hat can be very hard to come by. A good example of this comes from H.G. Wells, who once stole the Mayor of […]
Language
Where Did the F-Word Come From?
BaKlol asks: Where did the word fuck come from? In its various incarnations, the F-word can be a noun, verb, adjective, and even an infix. […]
People
The Nazi Interrogator Who Killed Them With Kindness
Hitler. Himmler. Goering. Goebbels. Even the most casual student of history knows this roster of infamous Nazis that were responsible for some of the greatest […]
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Do Expert Fighters and Military Personnel Really Have to Register Their Hands as Deadly Weapons?
Anyone who’s ever watched pretty much any movie in the history of ever or otherwise watched professional pugilists spar words with one another in a […]
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 […]
