Portraits of presidents were not depicted on the official currency of the USA until the beginning of the 20th century. The first dollars had the figures and faces of the characters of Greek and Roman mythology and pictures with the participation of Native Americans appeared on the money. The post Portraits of presidents were not… Read More »
There is a term related to the art of hotel toilet paper folding called “toilegami”. The reason for this hotel practice: “Hotels want to give their guests…confidence that the bathroom has been cleaned (so) the maid will fold over the last piece of toilet paper. It is subtle but effective”. The post There is a… Read More »
Vincent Van Gogh wanted to be a pastor and didn’t start painting until 1880 when he was 27 years old and his most famous works were done while he was a patient in an asylum a year before his death in 1890, completing nearly 900 oil paintings in just ten years. The post Vincent Van… Read More »
The “Dade” in Miami-Dade county refers to Major Francis Dade who led 110 men to forcibly remove the Seminoles Indians from Florida in 1836 but was the first man killed in an ambush by Chief Miccanopa. The battle was so decisive that the Seminoles only lost 3 men compared to the 108 lost by Dade.… Read More »
In 1925 William Randolph Hearst purchased the cloisters of a Spanish monastery, had it dismantled brick by brick, and shipped it all to the US. The pieces sat in a Brooklyn, NY warehouse for 26 years until two entrepreneurs bought them and rebuilt the structure in North Miami, FL. The post In 1925 William Randolph… Read More »
In effort to keep morale high for WWII troops fighting in the Pacific, the British built a floating brewery and dispatched it to the South Seas. America did something similar with ice cream. They recommissioned a warship to make ice cream during WWII. The post In effort to keep morale high for WWII… appeared first… Read More »
In 2011, a 29-year-old Australian bartender found an ATM glitch that allowed him to withdraw way beyond his balance. In a bender that lasted four-and-half months, he managed to spend around $1.6 million of the bank’s money. “Being able to make your account balance move up into the millions by the stroke of a key… Read More »
The Dew Drop Inn was a former New Orleans nightclub known for catering to Black audiences during the segregation era. Singers such as Ray Charles, James Brown, and Earl King once performed there. The club allowed white patrons and thus was sometimes raided for violating Jim Crow laws. The post The Dew Drop Inn was… Read More »
Before Geronimo ever learned how to properly use a rifle, he would run at armed enemies in a zig-zag pattern until he was close enough to use his knife. He claimed that the mountain spirits spoke to him and said, “You will never die in battle, nor… by gun. I will guide your arrows.” The… Read More »