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 »
Here are 25 Interesting Facts About Fighters Aircrafts. 1-5 Interesting Facts About Fighters Aircrafts 1. F4 Phantom II was called “World’s Leading Distributor of MiG Parts” because it destroyed so many MiG fighters – Source 2. On 9/11, after both of the twin towers were hit, some jet fighters took to the air without any…… Read More »
Here are 25 Interesting Facts About Alaska. 1-5 Interesting Facts About Alaska 1. There was a man so dedicated to April Fools Pranks that in 1974, he flew hundreds of tires into Edgecumbe dormant volcano in Alaska and set them on fire, thereby fooling the local populace, and coast guard into thinking the volcano became…… Read More »
Here are 25 Interesting Facts About Coffee. 1-5 Interesting Facts About Coffee 1. Coffee loses caffeine as it is roasted, so a dark, “bold” cup of coffee actually has less caffeine than a lighter roast. – Source 2. The coffee shop manager in the robbery scene at the end of Pulp Fiction is credited as…… Read More »
Here are 30 Interesting Facts About NFL. 1-5 Interesting Facts About NFL 1. According to a Wall Street Journal study in 2010 based on four broadcasts, a standard NFL game features just 10 minutes and 43 seconds of action. Commercials account for nearly 60 minutes of the three hour affairs. When the networks are showing…… Read More »
