Category Archives: Random Facts
25 Interesting Facts About Cold War
Here are 25 Interesting Facts About Cold War. 1-5 Interesting Facts About Cold War 1. Russia secretly had maps so detailed of the Canadian Arctic during the Cold-War that other ships even now use them over official maps. – Source 2. In the 1930’s starlet, Hedy Lamarr invented a new technology to stop Nazi’s from…… Read More »
25 Interesting Historical Photos – Part 313
Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 312, click here. 1. A menorah stands on the windowsill of a Jewish home across from Nazi Party headquarters in Kiel, Germany in 1932. 2. 78-year-old Robert T. Lincoln (son of Abraham Lincoln) is helped up the steps at the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial in…… Read More »
25 Uplifting Headlines of the Week – Part 251
25 Interesting Shower Thoughts – Part 286
Here are this week’s shower thoughts. 1-5 Shower Thoughts 1. Everyone is aware of the minimum height for amusement park rides, but forget that there is also a maximum height for amusement park rides. 2. The first caveman to discover a pepper probably thought that they would legitimately die for a hot minute or two…… Read More »
What’s an extremely useful website most people probably don’t know about?
We asked our regular contributors through e-mail What’s an extremely useful website most people probably don’t know about? We got many interesting responses. Here are some of them. We have just copied and pasted their responses, not editing them in any way. 1. Check: https://12ft.io/ It bypasses paywalls on news sites. Obviously you’re still free to…… Read More »
5 Life Pro Tips of the Week – Part 284
Here are this week’s Life Pro Tips. 1. If your grandma or mom knits/crochets you something, keep it. Even if you don’t wear it, trust me, one day you won’t care what’s cool, you’ll just wish you had that scarf that your mom spent days making for you. They are irreplaceable. 2. HR can’t be…… Read More »
25 Kickass Random Facts List #690
Cain’s Jawbone by Edward Powys Mathers is a 1934 mystery novel printed with 100 pages out of order. To solve the puzzle, readers must determine the correct page order as well the names of both the six murderers and six victims. The mystery has only ever been solved by three people. The post 25 Kickass… Read More »
25 Interesting Historical Photos – Part 312
Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 311, click here. 1. Former president Andrew Jackson aged 78, one of the few existing photographs of him, taken in 1845, the year he died. 2. Miners in the Serra Pelada gold mines in Brazil, the 1980s. 3. Nazi SS leader Heinrich Himmler on a visit…… Read More »
5 Things You Should Know – Part 440
Here are 5 things you should know. 1. Job Recruiters ALWAYS know the salary/compensation range for the job they are recruiting for. If they aren’t upfront with the information, they are trying to underpay you. 2. There’s a website available for free that will instantly get you into paywalled sites. No browser extensions are needed.…… Read More »
25 Kickass Random Facts List #689
Queen Alexandra of the UK (wife of King Edward VII) used high collars and choker necklaces to hide a neck scar. She also walked with a limp caused by rheumatic fever. Her influence and popularity were such that ladies started walking with the “Alexandra Limp” and chokers became highly fashionable. The post 25 Kickass Random… Read More »