Uh-oh. You messed up bad, and now those in power want to punish you. And they really want to make it sting. One of the most fascinating elements of humanity is our capacity for incredibly cruelty. People tend to get strangely creative when we want to inflict endless agony on others. It’d be impressive if …
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A conquered king’s head is unceremoniously chopped off and placed on public display. Sounds like something they would’ve done in the ancient world, or maybe in the medieval period, right? Well, that was something the French did less than 130 years ago. After France colonized Madagascar in the late in 19th century, there was an …
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If you know these shark fun facts, share something new with us! Hammerhead sharks have a blind spot directly above and below their heads. A shark’s teeth are as sharp as razor blades and can basically cuts through anything. The biggest shark in the ocean is the whale shark. Basking sharks are the world’s second …
Did you read Hockey Fun Facts Before The 2025 Season Starts? Because this is basically a part two. Wayne Gretzky’s father, Walter, built him a backyard ice rink when he was two years old. Gretzky ended up scoring his first NHL goal against goaltender Glen Hanlon, who was also his childhood hero. That had to …
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Do you know these hockey fun facts, like the coldest temperature at an outdoor hockey team was -22? Do you think you know the rest of these fun facts on this list? Hockey has been played for over 4,000 years, with the first recorded game played in Ancient Egypt. The first indoor hockey game happened …
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White tiger fun facts like white tigers have blue eyes and if shaved have stripes on their skin. As of today, there are no known white tigers in the wild. White tigers can run up to 60 miles an hour. White tigers can eat up to 40 pounds of meat at one time. White tigers …
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On December 17, 1903, the clumsy and unwieldy Wright Flyer soared through the air for 12 seconds, covering 120 feet. It doesn’t sound like much, but it marked the first time humanity had achieved sustained, powered flight. Today, on August 19, we celebrate National Aviation Day. Coinciding with Wilbur Wright’s birthday, this day commemorates the …
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Double, double toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble… This famous quote from Shakespeare (did you know that?) shows that you need some accoutrements to perform magic. Some of those magical objects are pretty strange, though. You might be familiar with eyes of newt and other such things, but “real” witches and wizards have …
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Colors don’t appear out of nowhere. Throughout history (and to this day), artists and chemists have been creating outlandish concoctions from bizarre ingredients to get just the right color. Some of those ingredients have been lethal. Many once-popular colors have killed not only their manufacturers, but also the artists who used them and the patrons …
There’s a first time for everything, and that includes the items and products we use every day. Many, if not most, such items are purpose-built to serve a specific purpose. But there are some whose origins are quite odd. It might be because the thing was originally built for a completely different purpose than what …