Category Archives: Random Facts
25 Interesting Historical Photos – Part 351
Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 350, click here. 1. Ladder 3 was one of the first units to show up at the World Trade Center on 11 September 2001. Sadly, its crew perished in the collapse of the North Tower. Their truck is now displayed in the NYC Memorial. 2. King…… Read More »
WTF Fun Fact 13016 – Petting an Animal Reduces Stress
WTF Fun Fact 13015 – The Great Wall Sticky Rice Connection
25 Uplifting Headlines of the Week – Part 284
25 Kickass Random Facts List #778
20 Interesting Facts About Vegas
Here are 20 Kickass and Interesting Facts About Vegas. 1-5 Interesting Facts About Vegas 1. FedEx CEO Fred Smith saved his company in the 1970s by gambling their last $5000 in Vegas. He turned 5K into $32K by playing Blackjack. This allowed FedEx to stay in business a few days longer, at which point he…… Read More »
WTF Fun Fact 13013 – Olesja Schemjakowa and a Snack Snafu
25 Interesting Facts About the 1980s
Here are 25 Interesting Facts About the 1980s. 1-5 Interesting Facts About the 1980s 1. “The Safety Dance” is a protest against bouncers stopping dancers pogoing to 1980s new wave music in clubs when disco was dying and new wave was up and coming. – Source 2. Murder rates were so high during the 1980s…… Read More »
American Versus British English: Dialects vs. Languages
Few days ago we did an article on the History of English and promised to write another article detailing the difference between “American Versus British English: Dialects vs. Languages”. It’s an interesting question exactly what the difference between a language and a dialect is. And you may be wondering why I picked this picture of…… Read More »