In 1928, Walter E. Diemer, an accountant for the Fleer Chewing Gum Company in Philadelphia, was experimenting with new gum recipes. One recipe was found to be less sticky than regular chewing gum, and stretched more easily. This gum became highly successful and was eventually named by the president of Fleer as Dubble Bubble. The […]
There are hundreds of 1000-year-old underground tunnel systems in Bavaria, and nobody really knows who built them or what they’re for. An erdstall is a type of tunnel found across Europe. They are of unknown origin but are believed to date from the Middle Ages. A variety of purposes have been theorized, including that they […]
Sergeant Stubby was the only war dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat in WWI. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught a German spy by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American Soldiers found him Sergeant Stubby (1916 or […]
There are about 20,000 species of Bee in the world. In a hive there are the queen, workers and drones. The queen and workers are always female, the drones male. Agriculture depends greatly on the honeybee for pollination. they account for 80% of all insect pollination. Without such pollination, we would see a significant decrease […]
There is a One-Million Dollar Award for Anyone that can Demonstrate that they have a Paranormal or Supernatural Ability The One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge is offered by the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF), which says it will pay out one million U.S. dollars to anyone who can demonstrate a supernatural or paranormal ability under […]
Government vehicles in Cuba are legally required to pick up hitch-hikers if they have room for passengers Fidel Castro has reportedly survived over 600 assassination attempts. It has one of the best health care systems anywhere in the world! The standard life expectancy is equal to any other progressive nation. In addition, medical technology is one […]
Solitaire is a computer card game that is included in Microsoft Windows. It is a version of Klondike. Microsoft has included the game as part of the Windows operating system since Windows 3.0, starting from 1990. The game was developed in 1989 by then intern Wes Cherry, who famously received no royalties from his work. […]