Photo © Chris Downer (cc-by-sa/2.0) If you take a look at your bookshelf at home, or you’ve been to the library or bookstore recently, you’ll notice that the books are ...
The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. During the War of 1812, the British burned the U.S. Capitol, and with it, the collection of books and manuscripts held in the Library ...
It was a cringing mistake in a time when mistakes weren’t merely forgiven. What made things worse was that the glaring error was printed in the Bible. The Bible in ...
In this week’s Random Facts edition: A Top-Heavy World, Chipolte Start, DUNE Rejected, The Super Strong Jet Stream, and The Danger of a Lion’s Tongue. You might not know it, ...
The weekly collection of random and fun facts. In this week’s edition: Missing Moon Rocks, A Confusing Food Tax, The World’s Largest Truffle, A Novel Without “E”, and The Licks ...
The weekly collection of useless and fun facts. In this week’s edition: The Most Stolen Book, Non-working Crosswalks, Russian Beer, The Goodyear Blimp, and Toothpaste Blobs. The Guinness Book of ...
In this week’s issue: The First Marathon, A Stolen Bridge, Dr. Seuss, NASA Radio, and The Jeep. Dive into the facts behind the facts. A later modern marathon Spiridon Louis, ...
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