Today marks the 180th anniversary of a little novella hitting the bookshelves in London. It was called A Christmas Carol, written by one Charles Dickens, and it had a lasting impact on what we consider as the Christmas Spirit. Well, except it wasn’t called that. The story’s original title is (needlessly) a lot longer. That’s …
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Even a single day of warfare is too long. Sadly, many wars go on for longer than that. Much, much longer than that. Many wars in human history have dragged on for years, decades, and even centuries. Such periods rarely see constant battle, instead consisting of a series of conflicts that inevitably lead from one …
Haunted houses, castles, and graveyards are so cliché. Aren’t there other places where you can find ghouls, ghosts, and goblins? Yes, there are — and the good news is that you won’t even have to get out of your car. Many roads in the U.S. are claimed to be utterly riddled with ghosts and other …
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There are some things you may not know about Christmas, like that it was canceled. Here are some other things that may surprise you about the holiday. Some People Celebrate Christmas In January It may surprise you to know that the original holiday was observed on January 7th. This is because of the Julian calendar, …
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Eventually, we all end up in a box. But what stands above that box can vary wildly. Not every grave in America is marked with your usual stone slab with a name and lifespan carved onto it. Some gravestones include more puzzling engravings, or they might be at the center of unexplainable paranormal activity. Or …
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The 1950s is often considered a kind of a golden age for America. Sure, there was still work left to do vis-à-vis civil rights and stuff, but overall, the country was booming. With Americans able to get back to normal life after the horrors of WWII, many pop culture and social phenomena that persist to …
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Fun facts or trivia questions, it doesn’t matter what you call them. Do you know these? The world’s fastest growing plant is bamboo. Michael Jackson was called the Kind of Pop. A candle’s flame is hot and blue in zero gravity. In Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew”, Petruchio’s manservant was called Grumia. The Guinness …
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Did you read Do You Know These Antarctica Fun Facts? Here are more fun facts about the continent for it’s national day! It Has The Most Fresh Water Even though it’s technically a desert, the continent contains about 70% of the fresh water on Earth. Because most of that water is within the enormous ice …
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We have all heard of Antarctica, but what do we really know about it? Here are a bunch of Antarctica fun facts for National Antarctica Day. There Is Only One ATM Yes, that’s right, there is only one ATM in all of Antarctica. This ATM is located in McMurdo station which is the largest research …
It’s that time again, folks. It’s time to look at some of the funny, strange, and amazing times in history when something occurred for the first time. We’ve done this before, twice in fact, but human history is long. There are so many more weird first times to cover, but we’re up to the challenge …