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The Female Prostitute That Rose to Become One of the Most Powerful Pirates in History and Whose Armada Took on the Chinese, British, and Portuguese Navies… and Won
Today I found out about the prostitute that rose to command a huge armada that controlled the South Chinese Sea and the Guangdong province. While female pirates weren’t uncommon off the coast of Asia
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The “Fish and Chips” Combo Originated in Britain Around the Mid-19th Century
The now common “Fish and Chips” combo originated in Britain around 1860. For nearly 200 years before that, fish vendors had been serving fried fish on the streets of Britain. Sometime around the mid-19th
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Why Do Men’s Bike Frames Have the Top Crossbar Horizontal, But Women’s are Slanted?
Mary asks: Why do men’s bike frames have the top bar horizontal, while women’s bike frames have it slanted? Seems more hazardous for men to have it horizontal… I think I speak for all
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The Pyramids of Giza were Likely Not Built by Slaves
Myth: slaves likely built the pyramids of Giza. In fact, it is no longer thought that the pyramids of Giza were built by slaves. Archeological evidence shows that the worker’s town comprised of whole
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Mississippi Didn’t Officially Outlaw Slavery Until 1995
Today I found out Mississippi didn’t officially outlaw slavery until 1995. While the Thirteenth Amendment was set into law, thus outlawing slavery anywhere in the United States, on December 6, 1865 when it secured
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The Tunguska Event, a 1908 Explosion Estimated at 1000 Times More Powerful Than the Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima
Today I found out about the Tunguska Event, which was a 1908 explosion estimated to have been nearly 1000 times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945 and about 1/3
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The 1904 World’s Fair
##EMBED## The 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair not only made Dr Pepper a national hit, but also was responsible for hamburgers, hot dog buns, and ice cream cones becoming national favorites. Sources and other
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There Once was a Man Hit on the Head By A Falling Baby, Twice!
Today I found out there once was a man was hit on the head by a falling baby… twice! According to Time Magazine (Miscellany, Oct. 17, 1938), the year of the first event was
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The First Humanoid Robot
##EMBED## Click Here to Learn About Early Robots Text Version Leonardo Divinci designed and built the first known humanoid robot around 1495. This robot was an armored knight that could sit up, wave its
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