Ancient Egypt had a culture that loved cats, tattoos and makeup. Here are more facts about the longest, on-going civilization in the world. Sphinx were used in Ancient Egypt as bodyguards over sacred sites. A sphinx being the mythological creature with both the head of a human and the body of a lion. The most …
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There are plenty of haunted houses and dark forests on land to give you the creeps. But things aren’t much better if you set out on the open sea. Multiple regions of the world’s oceans a notorious for being weird and unsettling. It might be because of the rumored supernatural phenomena, the things lurking beneath …
Sunny summer fun facts, whether you like summer or not because it’s here! Would you pick summer or fall if you could? How many watermelon varieties do you know of? Because there are more than 1,200 types of watermelon in the world. The Watermelon Board says the most popular kinds include seeded, seedless, and mini …
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These wild facts about the summer may surprise you like did you know there is an underwater hotel and only one rather interesting way to get there? Do you know the rest of these facts about summer? There’s a midnight baseball game tradition in Alaska and it’s 100 years old. The world’s longest lazy river …
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Sunny summer fun facts, whether you like summer or not because it’s here! Would you pick summer or fall if you could? How many watermelon varieties do you know of? Because there are more than 1,200 types of watermelon in the world. The Watermelon Board says the most popular kinds include seeded, seedless, and mini …
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There are so many fun facts about the state of Connecticut, there was enough for more articles! Like did you know that ESPN first started in Connecticut? The first American dictionary was made by Noah Webster in Connecticut. The first dictionary was published in 1806 and an expanded and comprehensive version was published in 1826. …
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Did you know that hamburgers come from Connecticut? Here are more Connecticut fun facts to celebrate its day. The first submarine used in battle was built in Old Saybrook. Called “The Turtle,” David Bushnell created it in 1775 so that they could attach explosive charges to ships in harbor against the Royal Navy throughout the …
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These fun facts about the circus are all as surprising as hold old popcorn is. There’s a crazy name for the circus curtain, too, and so much more. Human cannonballs travel between 60 and 70 miles an hour when they’re shot. (The air speed feels equivalent to this is driving down the freeway without a …
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Curses are a staple of stories worldwide. From the curse of King Tut’s tomb to the 27 Club, many of these legends are famous all over the globe. That said, local stories always tend to hit harder than those from exotic and strange places. That’s probably because we can easily imagine ourselves being on the …
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What really is better than random fun facts? Nothing, that’s the answer. “Prunes!” Doesn’t really have the same ring to it, does it? In the case of pictures that is, saying ‘prunes’ instead of ‘cheese’ was common in the 1840s. You can sit, lie, stand or dance on the Four Corners monument while being in …