As we have probably often experienced, memories are not always as exact as we remember them. They can be highly suggestible and influenced by others’ recollections, pictures, the passage of ...
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the United States has a team that is dedicated solely to art crime. The Art Crime Team is composed of 16 special agents ...
Chuck Yeager, easily the most famed test pilot in human history, broke the sound barrier in the Bell X-1 experimental rocket plane. What’s even more amazing is that he did ...
You’ve awakened from a blissful night of slumber and feel like your eyes have been wrapped in two Triscuits. They’re crusty and look like a dish drain in the back ...
Are you superstitious? Do you jump that crack in the sidewalk or maybe toss some salt over your shoulder when you want to ward off a bit of bad luck? ...
Have you ever thought about how many times you would do things in a lifetime? If not, these numbers may get you to thinking. Note: All calculations are based on ...
It seems everything has a name. The little button on the top of a baseball cap is no exception. The button doesn’t serve any purpose other than covering where the ...
When a book isn’t returned to a library after the due date, a fine is usually attached to the book. The largest fine ever paid for an overdue library book ...
If you see pictures of Daniel Webster, he doesn’t look happy (like the one above), but he did have a good reason why he wasn’t. In the mid-1800s, Daniel Webster ...
A work by Henry Darger dionyssos1/Flickr Henry Darger worked for most of his life as a janitor and dishwasher at three different Chicago hospitals. He was frequently spotted picking through ...
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