Tag Archives: History
WTF Fun Fact 13147 – Lay-Z-Boy Tank Seats
WTF Fun Fact 13146 – Oldest Library in the World
WTF Fun Fact 13138 – The First New Year’s Celebration
The Mysterious Disappearance of One of the Most Successful Recording Artists of All Time
If I were to ask you which 20th Century recording artist had the most top-ten hits in their lifetime, you might be tempted to guess Elvis Presley, or maybe a member of the Beatles. But no: that honour belongs to Glenn Miller, the trombonist and band leader whose recordings of such classics as “In the… Read More »
WTF Fun Fact 13135 – The Blizzard of 77
The Fastest Aircraft You’ve Never Heard Of
At 8:20 AM on August 6, 2016, 66-year-old veteran pilot Scotty Wilson opened the throttle and roared down the runway at Clinton-Sherman Industrial Air Park near Burns Flat, Oklahoma. Moments later he was airborne, and began climbing into a clear blue sky. But almost immediately things started to go wrong as the aircraft banked sharply… Read More »
WTF Fun Fact 13132 – The Super Bowl Shuffle
Intentionally Swept Under the Rug- The Forgotten and Extremely Tragic Valcartier Grenade Incident
It was a rainy afternoon in July 1974 when the Royal Canadian Army Cadets of D Company filed into a classroom at Canadian Forces Base Valcartier [“Val-cart-yay”], Quebec. The Cadets, all boys aged 13 to 18, were glad for the chance to sit down and relax, having just undergone a rigorous inspection of their barracks… Read More »
The Curious Case of the Crypt of Civilization
Beneath the gothic arches and towers of Phoebe Hearst Hall at Atlanta’s Oglethorpe University lies a truly extraordinary room. Measuring 20 x 10 x 10 feet and carved into solid Appalachian granite, the room is packed with a dizzying collection of artefacts from the late 1930s, from phonograph records and typewriters to Lincoln Logs, Donald… Read More »