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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Here are 25 kickass random facts. For part 687, click here 1-5 Kickass Random Fact 1. Dr. Charles R. Drew, an African American, developed improved techniques for blood storage, which saved thousands of Allied forces’ lives during WWII. In 1942, however, he resigned as director of the first American Red Cross Blood Bank because of…… Read More »
A pilot’s 16-year-old son was allowed to sit at the plane’s cockpit of an Aeroflot flight while it was on autopilot. He disengaged the autopilot, triggering a series of events which led to the plane crashing and the death of all 63 passengers and 12 crew onboard. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #687… Read More »
Here are 25 kickass random facts. For part 685, click here 1-5 Kickass Random Fact 1. The Soviet military decoration of the Order of Victory is one of the rarest military decorations in the world. It consisted of 47g of platinum, 2g of gold, 19g of silver, 25 carats of ruby and 16 carats of…… Read More »
Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 310, click here. 1. A man takes a selfie using a stick of wood to activate the camera, 1957. 2. Joe Arridy (right) is giving his toy train to a fellow inmate before leaving to death row. Joe, 23, with the mental age of 5 (IQ…… Read More »
Here are 30 Interesting Facts About Ships and Boats. 1-5 Facts About Ships and Boats 1. A Frenchwoman, Jeanne de Clisson, became a pirate in the 1300’s to revenge her husband’s death who was beheaded. She sold her lands to buy 3 ships. They were painted black with red sails. She hunted French ships, caught…… Read More »
Here are 40 amazing IKEA facts. 1-5 IKEA Facts 1. IKEA is planning to be 100% energy-neutral by 2020. – Source 2. The IKEA HQ in Delft, Netherlands had to stop offering their €1 breakfast during the weekends because the highways couldn’t handle the traffic it attracted. – Source 3. China discovered multiple ancient tombs dating back…… Read More »