The Worst Single Building Fires In History
An 1863 church fire in Chile killed between 2,000 and 3,000 people, placing it atop our list.
March 13, 2019 16:46
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Facts About President Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the 3rd president of the United States.
March 13, 2019 16:43
Did You Know The Largest Snowflake Ever Recorded Was 15 Inches Wide?
In 1887, a 15-inch wide snowflake fell on the Fort Keogh Army Post in Montana that is still considered the largest ever.
March 13, 2019 16:41
What is the Official Sport of Maryland?
In 1962, Maryland became the first US state to have an official sport, and what an interesting choice they made!
March 13, 2019 16:31
Did You Know There's An Opera House Where The Stage And Audience Are In Different Nations?
The Haskell Free Library and Opera House is split between Derby Line, Vermont and Stanstead, Quebec.
March 13, 2019 16:25
Did You Know That More People Drown In Deserts Than Die From Dehydration?
Flash floods are more of a threat in deserts than the aridity of their climes.
March 13, 2019 16:24
Did You Know That There Are More Trees On Earth Than Stars In The Milky Way?
Exact figures are hard to come by, but credible sources tell us that Earth's 3 Trillion trees far outnumber our Milky Way's 100 Billion stars.
March 13, 2019 16:21
Did You Know That The Most Recent Execution By Guillotine In France Was In 1977?
Hamida Djandoubi was beheaded by guillotine on September 10th, 1977, the last execution to be carried out in the nation of France.
March 13, 2019 16:18
Did You Know That We Went To The Moon Before We Put Wheels On Suitcases?
Bernard Sadow revolutionized the luggage industry with a new concept in the 1970s, which was improved upon by airline pilot Bob Plath in the 1980s.
March 13, 2019 16:13
Countries With The Smallest Teacher to Student Ratio
With 1 teacher for every 6 students in primary schools there, young children's pedagogic needs in San Marino are given more attention.
March 13, 2019 16:10
What is the Kakapo Bird?
The musty odor of this critically threatened bird draws predators from all around towards it.
March 13, 2019 16:03
Does the Spanish National Anthem Have Any Words?
The Marcha Real is one of only a handful of national anthems in the world that has no lyrics.
March 13, 2019 16:00
Giethoorn: the Village With No Roads
To help residents and visitors get around Giethoorn, all of the locales of this quaint Dutch village have been connected with canals and footbridges.
March 13, 2019 15:57
Did Cleopatra Really Live Closer In Time To The First Lunar Landing Than The Great Pyramids?
Cleopatra was born 2,500 years after the Great Pyramid at Giza was built, yet only 2,000 years before the first lunar landing was achieved.
March 13, 2019 15:53
Did Woolly Mammoths Still Roam Parts Of Earth When The Great Pyramids Were Built?
The last woolly mammoths still lived on Wrangel Island hundreds of years after the monumental constructions in Giza.
March 13, 2019 15:40
What Does EE UU Stand For?
In Spanish, EE UU is an abbreviation for the US (United States).
March 13, 2019 15:36
Largest Traffic Accident Pile-Ups In History
The largest highway crashes in history have each involved hundreds of vehicles. Interestingly, many were fog-related.
March 13, 2019 15:32
Largest Landfills, Waste Sites, And Trash Dumps In The World
These garbage piles span hundreds, and even thousands, of acres, and their heaps reach considerable heights. 6 are to be found in Asia, though the largest is not.
March 13, 2019 15:10
Countries Producing The Best Competitive Swimmers
Ranked by sums of Olympic Golds and FINA World's across all contested disciplines therein, Americans and Germans have long dominated the pool and open water.
March 13, 2019 15:08
Top Egg Producing Countries In The World
The world's largest egg producers are China, the United States, and India.
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