Do you know what is the origin of the word “loo”?
The familiar sanitation fixture used to dispose of human bodily waste is known by many names, one of them being “loo”, which is used predominantly in Britain. What’s inte...
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Did you know woolly mammoths survived until around 2000 BC?
Woolly mammoths lived in Eurasia and Northern America from approximately 200,000 years ago until around 10,000 years ago, when most populations went extinct. The mammoths...
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Did you know a popular 19th-century children’s syrup contained morphine?
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup was invented by Mrs. Charlotte N. Winslow in the 1840s, when she was working as a nurse for infants. It was first marketed by her son-in-law...
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Did you know that the total length of China’s Great Wall is greater than half the Earth’s circumference?
The Great Wall of China is a monumental construction that includes a complex system of walls, horse tracks, watch towers, shelters, passes, and border fortresses. It begi...
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Did you know Henry Ford II dismissed the VW Beetle as a bad design?
The Volkswagen (VW) Beetle is one of the most iconic cars in history. It was designed by Ferdinand Porsche and first introduced in Nazi Germany. Namely, Adolf Hitler beli...
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Do you know why rabbits are associated with Easter?
Today the figure of the Easter Bunny as a symbol of the holiday is taken pretty much for granted. Yet why is this animal associated with a Christian holiday? Indeed, when...
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Did you know of the attempted one-man invasion on the island of Sark?
Sark is a small island (just over five square kilometers) located near Guernsey in the English Channel, just south of Great Britain and around 35 km west of Cherbourg in...
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Did you know a ghost’s testimony was used as evidence to convict a man of murder?
The Greenbrier Ghost is a name popularly given to the the alleged ghost of 23-year-old Elva Zona Heaster, who was found dead in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, on 23 Ja...
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