The Number Four
Text Version: The number 4 is the only number in which the number of the letters used to spell the number FOUR are the same as the meaning of its name.
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Read moreThis Day In History: November 27
On this day in history, November 27th… 1095: A Crusade was launched by Pope Urban II, the first of seven major military campaigns fought over two centuries. The Emperor Alexios I Komnenos of the Byzantine Empire appealed to the Pope and requested the help of western volunteers to repel the invading Seljuq Turks from Anatolia. In response to his plea and taking it as an […]
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Charlie Chaplin’s Body Was Once Stolen and Ransomed
Text Version: Just three months after his death, Charlie Chaplin’s body was stolen on Christmas day in 1977, by two mechanics. They thought they could get money from his family in exchange for his body. However, the two grave robbers were captured and eleven weeks later and Chaplin’s body was recovered. To stop this from happening again, Chaplin was buried […]
Read more“General” Custer Wasn’t Actually a General During His “Last Stand”
Text Version: We all know George Armstrong Custer as “General Custer”. However, he was only a General for a brief period after being given a field promotion at the age of 23 to “Brigadier General” from “Captain”, shortly before the battle of Gettysburg. Needless to say from the timing of the promotion, he didn’t keep this rank long; after the […]
Read moreBurger King Had To Change Their Name To Operate In Australia
Text Version: If you were to go to Australia and get a craving for food from Burger King, you’ll have to go to a fast food chain called “Hungry Jack’s”. This is because, when Burger King first decided to expand their franchise to Australia, they found out that there was already a food chain there called “Burger King”. This forced […]
Read morePresident Thomas Jefferson Once Wore Pajamas When Meeting With A British Minister
Text Version: President Thomas Jefferson was never a fan of formal affairs, and was often reported to have worn his pajamas while meeting with Foreign dignitaries. On one such occasion, when meeting with British Minister to the U.S., Andrew Merry, he wore his PJ’s. Needless to say, Andrew Merry was not amused and he was later quoted as saying, “I, […]
Read moreWhy the Monopoly Player Pieces (Thimble, Top Hat, Etc.) are What They Are
What do a thimble, a sack of money, a battleship, and a top hat have in common? Not much, other than that they are among the eleven playing tokens you receive in a standard Monopoly set. And don’t forget the wheelbarrow, which you’ll need to carry all that cash you are going to appropriate from your hapless opponents. The history […]
Read moreThe Only Mother and Son to Each Have #1 Records
In November of 1966, The Monkees‘ first single, “Last Train to Clarksville”, went to number one on the charts two months (to the day) after The Monkees TV series premiered. The Partridge Family (a series about a fictional singing family/rock group) actually beat that mark. The Partridge Family premiered on ABC on September 25, 1970. The Partridge Family single, “I Think I Love […]
Read moreThis Day In History: November 26
On this day in history, November 26th… 1842: The University of Notre Dame was founded by Father Edward Sorin. He also became the University’s first President. The University’s name “Notre Dame” is French for “Our Lady,” being a catholic school, the term “Our Lady” is a reference to the Virgin Mary. When the University was first founded, it was an […]
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This Day In History: November 25
On this day in history, November 25th… 1926 : An outbreak of 27 twisters rip up the Midwest in one of the worst tornado storms in U.S history. The strongest of these tornadoes was an estimated F4 that tore up Herber Springs, Arkansas. The storm caused over 76 deaths, 51 of which were in Arkansas alone and over 400 injuries in […]
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Where The Word Vodka Came From
Text Version: Vodka comes from the Russian word for “water,” which is “Voda.” Poland likes to brag about how their Vodka is older than Russia’s Vodka, dating it back to the 8th century, where it went by different names such as “burnt wine” and “gorzalka.” Like most distilled liquors back then, Vodka was mainly used as a medicine. Vodka was […]
Read moreThe Curious Practice of Execution By Golden Shower
Humans have invented a variety of amazingly cruel and unusual ways to kill or maim one another (often for shockingly arbitrary reasons). And, of course, wars tend to bring out the worst in people; so it’s not surprising that war-time executions can occasionally be among the most bizarre and cruel. On that note, I was recently reading the first volume […]
Read moreThis Day In History: November 24
On this day in history, November 24th… 1859: British naturalist Charles Darwin published ‘On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life‘, more popularly known as simply “On the Origin of Species”. Darwin had already been working on his theory of “natural selection” since 1938, as the idea […]
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