Category Archives: Crazy Facts
After the TV show Teletubbies ended…
Spanish conquistadors went exploring…
iPhone is a Chinese brand of leather products…
A painting from ~1510, Ascent of the…
In 1972 Jean Boulet set the world record…
In 1972 Jean Boulet set the world record for the highest altitude reached in a helicopter, 40,280ft. During descent his engines failed, and he landed the helicopter without power, setting another record in the process for the highest unpowered helicopter landing. The post In 1972 Jean Boulet set the world record… appeared first on Crazy… Read More »
Portraits of presidents were not depicted….
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…
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…
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 »
In Finland, knitting…
The “Dade” in Miami-Dade county…
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 »