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Robert Kett led a massive medieval peasant revolt in 1549 because local wealthy landowners were aggressively enclosing public grazing fields and destroying the livelihood of poor English farmers.
Robert Kett led a massive medieval peasant revolt in 1549 because local wealthy landowners were aggressively enclosing public grazing fields and destroying…
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Cashew nuts naturally grow hanging out of the very bottom of a strange, fleshy pseudo-fruit known as a cashew apple.
Cashew nuts naturally grow hanging out of the very bottom of a strange, fleshy pseudo-fruit known as a cashew apple. The incredibly toxic shell encasing the…
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Steve Jobs famously hired Steve Wozniak to build the arcade circuit board for Atari's Breakout in 1975, promising to split the five thousand dollar bonus if the chip count was reduced.
Steve Jobs famously hired Steve Wozniak to build the arcade circuit board for Atari's Breakout in 1975, promising to split the five thousand dollar bonus if…
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South Africa introduced the Krugerrand in 1967 as the first gold bullion coin designed entirely for private individuals to hoard wealth, making it wildly popular among paranoid investors worldwide.
South Africa introduced the Krugerrand in 1967 as the first gold bullion coin designed entirely for private individuals to hoard wealth, making it wildly…
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President Abraham Lincoln established the United States Secret Service on the exact same day he was assassinated, but their original mission had absolutely nothing to do with protecting politicians.
President Abraham Lincoln established the United States Secret Service on the exact same day he was assassinated, but their original mission had absolutely…
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Amateur archaeologist Alfred Watkins proposed the concept of ley lines in the nineteen twenties, suggesting that ancient monuments across Britain were intentionally built along…
Amateur archaeologist Alfred Watkins proposed the concept of ley lines in the nineteen twenties, suggesting that ancient monuments across Britain were…
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Deep beneath the streets of Manhattan, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York houses the largest known depository of gold in the entire world, resting on bedrock eighty feet underground.
Deep beneath the streets of Manhattan, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York houses the largest known depository of gold in the entire world, resting on…
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Medieval herbalists believed that the mandrake root contained a powerful magical spirit because the plant occasionally grew into a shape vaguely resembling a screaming naked human.
Medieval herbalists believed that the mandrake root contained a powerful magical spirit because the plant occasionally grew into a shape vaguely resembling a…
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Social media travel influencers routinely fake their luxurious exotic locations by renting elaborately designed studio sets completely out of context just to deceive their massive audience of envious followers.
Social media travel influencers routinely fake their luxurious exotic locations by renting elaborately designed studio sets completely out of context just to…
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Butterflies rely entirely on highly sensitive chemoreceptors located on their tiny legs to taste their food.
Butterflies rely entirely on highly sensitive chemoreceptors located on their tiny legs to taste their food. When these delicate insects gently land on a…
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Vocal cords are surprisingly small bands of muscle tissue, measuring less than an inch long in most adults, yet they can vibrate up to a thousand times per second to produce high-pitched sounds.
Vocal cords are surprisingly small bands of muscle tissue, measuring less than an inch long in most adults, yet they can vibrate up to a thousand times per…
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Universal Studios sued Nintendo in 1982 over Donkey Kong, claiming it infringed on their copyright for King Kong, but Nintendo's lawyer discovered that Universal had previously proven King Kong was in the public domain.
Universal Studios sued Nintendo in 1982 over Donkey Kong, claiming it infringed on their copyright for King Kong, but Nintendo's lawyer discovered that…
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Earwax is genetically linked to your apocrine sweat glands, meaning the type of wax in your ears directly correlates to your specific body odor profile.
Earwax is genetically linked to your apocrine sweat glands, meaning the type of wax in your ears directly correlates to your specific body odor profile.…
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Male characters in The Sims 2 could be abducted by aliens through a telescope and return mysteriously pregnant, eventually giving birth to a green alien baby.
Male characters in The Sims 2 could be abducted by aliens through a telescope and return mysteriously pregnant, eventually giving birth to a green alien baby.…
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Original Pokemon Red and Green codebase was so incredibly unoptimized and messy that the late Satoru Iwata had to step in and compress it himself so they could fit the second region into Pokemon Gold and Silver.
Original Pokemon Red and Green codebase was so incredibly unoptimized and messy that the late Satoru Iwata had to step in and compress it himself so they…
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Highest paved international road in the world is nestled in the mountains of Bolivia and is so fundamentally terrifying it claims dozens of vehicles a year.
Highest paved international road in the world is nestled in the mountains of Bolivia and is so fundamentally terrifying it claims dozens of vehicles a year.…
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Ferries operating in the famous Sydney Harbour occasionally run on a biofuel blend made entirely from recycled cooking oil sourced from local restaurants.
Ferries operating in the famous Sydney Harbour occasionally run on a biofuel blend made entirely from recycled cooking oil sourced from local restaurants. In…
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Alfred Nobel never actually established a Nobel Prize in Economics when he wrote his famous will outlining the awards for physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and peace.
Alfred Nobel never actually established a Nobel Prize in Economics when he wrote his famous will outlining the awards for physics, chemistry, medicine,…
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Walt Disney Studios actively sent out rejection letters to female artists in the late 1930s that explicitly stated women did not do any of the creative work in connection with preparing the cartoons for the screen.
Walt Disney Studios actively sent out rejection letters to female artists in the late 1930s that explicitly stated women did not do any of the creative work…
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Saint Francis of Assisi is widely credited as the first person in Christian history to exhibit the stigmata, a mystical phenomenon where an intensely devoted person spontaneously…
Saint Francis of Assisi is widely credited as the first person in Christian history to exhibit the stigmata, a mystical phenomenon where an intensely devoted…
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Vacation rental cleaning fees have somehow evolved from a nominal charge to cover basic laundry into a massive financial penalty that routinely exceeds the actual cost of booking the supposedly affordable apartment.
Vacation rental cleaning fees have somehow evolved from a nominal charge to cover basic laundry into a massive financial penalty that routinely exceeds the…
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Millions of people genuinely believed the world was going to end in 1910 when Earth passed through the tail of Halley's Comet because astronomers discovered it contained poisonous cyanogen gas.
Millions of people genuinely believed the world was going to end in 1910 when Earth passed through the tail of Halley's Comet because astronomers discovered…
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Cats almost always land squarely on their feet due to an innate biological reaction called the righting reflex combined with an incredibly flexible skeletal structure.
Cats almost always land squarely on their feet due to an innate biological reaction called the righting reflex combined with an incredibly flexible skeletal…
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Jef Raskin originally named the massive Macintosh project at Apple after his absolute favorite variety of apple, the McIntosh, specifically because he considered it a delicious and reliable piece of fruit.
Jef Raskin originally named the massive Macintosh project at Apple after his absolute favorite variety of apple, the McIntosh, specifically because he…
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