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This is a weekly wrap of our popular Daily Knowledge Newsletter. You can get that newsletter for free here<\/a>.<\/div>\n

\"abraham-lincoln-340x226\"<\/a>When Lincoln Was Almost Assassinated Nine Months Before He was Assassinated<\/a><\/p>\n

In August 1864, the Sixteenth President of the United States of America was nearly assassinated about nine months before he was actually assassinated. This is the story. Throughout the Civil War (1861-1865), President Abraham Lincoln and his family spent the summer and fall in a cottage on the grounds of the Soldiers\u2019 Home in the country outside of Washington, D.C. Relatively isolated and poorly guarded… (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"tomb-of-the-unkonwn-soldier\"<\/a>Who is Buried in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier?<\/a><\/p>\n

It\u2019s Armistice Day, November 11th, in the nation\u2019s capital. It is a brisk day at Arlington National Cemetery. Dignitaries stand silently on the third anniversary of the ending of World War I, watching as a single white casket is lowered into a marbled tomb. In attendance is President Calvin Coolidge, former President Woodrow Wilson, Supreme Court Justice (as well as former President) William Howard Taft, Chief Plenty Coups, and hundreds of dedicated United States servicemen. As the casket settles on its final resting place in the tomb, upon a thin layer of French so… (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"dead-fish\"<\/a>Why Fish Often Float Upside Down When They Die<\/a><\/p>\n

Few things in childhood are more traumatising than waking up one morning to find your beloved pet fish, Michael Scofield, floating upside down in his tank (true story); his tiny fishy light cruelly extinguished before his time. But why do they float upside down when they decide it\u2019s time to take a ride on the porcelain express? The answer to this question has a lot to do with\u00a0how\u00a0<\/em>they maintain proper buoyancy when they\u2019re alive. As you may or may not know, most fish are… (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"al-capone\"<\/a>How Al \u201cScarface\u201d Capone Got His Scars<\/a><\/p>\n

It was June 1931 when the law finally caught up with Al \u201cScarface\u201d Capone for good. After three years of building a case against Capone for tax evasion, the FBI was finally ready to arrest and try the notorious gangster. In the October of that same year, he was found guilty on five counts of tax evasion between 1924 and 1929, two of which were felonies. He was sentenced to eleven years in federal prison, plus fines. Though Capone \u201cgrinned as though he felt he had gotten… (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"peanuts\"<\/a>Is \u201cPeanut Gallery\u201d a Racial Term?<\/a><\/p>\n

Used to refer to those giving unsolicited (and unvalued) advice, the expression \u201cpeanut gallery\u201d has its roots in late 19th century vaudeville, although for some, the phrase is considered a racial slur. A typical vaudevillian show of music, drama, comedy, acrobatics, dance and other acts was performed at an established theater, with a balcony, usually situated in a metropolitan area. Vaudeville… (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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