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Leonard Nimoy released multiple albums, including a two-sided record titled "Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy". One side featu...
10/06/2023

Leonard Nimoy released multiple albums, including a two-sided record titled "Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy". One side featured him singing songs as Spock and the other side featured songs related to his personal interests.

In 1998, workers restoring Benjamin Franklin's home uncovered the remains of 10 people. Researchers suspect that a house...
10/06/2023

In 1998, workers restoring Benjamin Franklin's home uncovered the remains of 10 people. Researchers suspect that a house-guest of Franklin smuggled in dead bodies to use for anatomical research and buried them in the basement.

Europeans feared eating tomatoes for 200 years because when wealthy Europeans used pewter plates which was high in lead ...
10/03/2023

Europeans feared eating tomatoes for 200 years because when wealthy Europeans used pewter plates which was high in lead content, ate tomatoes off the plates. The high acidity in tomatoes would cause the fruit to leach lead from the plate, resulting in many deaths from lead poisoning.

A German diplomat named Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz served as an attache for N**i Germany in occupied Denmark. He tipped of...
09/30/2023

A German diplomat named Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz served as an attache for N**i Germany in occupied Denmark. He tipped off the Danes about the Germans' plan to deport the Jewish population in 1943 and arranged for their reception in Sweden, rescuing over 95% of Denmark's Jewish population.

The annual number of worldwide shark bites is 10 times less than the number of people bitten by other people in New York...
09/28/2023

The annual number of worldwide shark bites is 10 times less than the number of people bitten by other people in New York.

Toblerone is a portmanteau of the candy’s inventor, Theodor Tobler, and torrone, a word for various Italian nougats.
09/28/2023

Toblerone is a portmanteau of the candy’s inventor, Theodor Tobler, and torrone, a word for various Italian nougats.

Wyoming is home to only two escalators.
09/28/2023

Wyoming is home to only two escalators.

Spike, the four-legged star of Old Yeller, was adopted from a California animal shelter—reportedly for just $3.
09/26/2023

Spike, the four-legged star of Old Yeller, was adopted from a California animal shelter—reportedly for just $3.

In a 2004 episode of Sesame Street, Cookie Monster revealed that before he started eating cookies his name was Sid.
09/26/2023

In a 2004 episode of Sesame Street, Cookie Monster revealed that before he started eating cookies his name was Sid.

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