Before the revolution in America, the UK had been transporting convicts to the colonies for many years. As a result, there was a significant number of prisoners in colonial America. It is believed that the state of Georgia was established as a penal colony. After the revolution, the UK began sending convicts to Australia instead.… Read More »
Here are 25 Interesting Facts About FBI. 1-5 Interesting Facts About FBI 1. In 2005 and 2006, FBI mined grocery store records for falafel purchases to find Iranian secret agents. Their idea was that spike in falafel sales, combined with other data, would lead to Iranian secret agents in the south San Francisco-San Jose area.…… Read More »
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 »
New York is known for the Statue of Liberty, Times Square, Broadway shows, and Law and Order: SVU (dun, dun). But did you know that New York used to be home to one of the largest sugar producers? The Domino Sugar Factory began sugar production in Brooklyn, NY, in 1882 and did not stop until 2004. While…… Read More »
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 25 Interesting Facts About International Space Station. 1-5 Interesting Facts About International Space Station 1. Astronauts aboard the International Space Station see 15 sunrises and 15 sunsets a day, averaging about one every 45 minutes – Source 2. There is a gun in the International Space Station and it belongs to the Russians.…… Read More »
Here are 30 Interesting Facts About Guns. 1-5 Interesting Facts About Guns 1. The company Daisy Outdoor Products sold windmills and gave a complementary BB guns with every purchase. The BB guns became so popular that they stopped selling windmills and started selling BB guns. – Source 2. Over the past 50 years, gun owners…… Read More »
Here are 25 Interesting Facts About Presidents of the United States. 1-5 Interesting Facts About Presidents of the United States 1. Andrew Jackson served as the President of the United States with a bullet near his heart, a musket ball in his lung, and chased down a guy who tried to assassinate him (with two…… Read More »
