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50 Humbling Facts About 9/11

Michelle Gabriel

Sep 27, 2022

The employee who gave the order to ground all planes after the 9/11 attacks was Ben Sliney - and it was his first day on the job.

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Three Times We Came Shockingly Close to Nuclear War

3 Times The World Almost Entered A Nuclear War

Jack De Graaf

Apr 16, 2021

In 1955, the US exploded a nuclear bomb near some beer cans & bottles to see if the beer was drinkable after a nuclear explosion.

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30 Phenomenal Facts About Pablo Picasso

Michelle Gabriel

Apr 10, 2022

When Pablo Picasso died in 1973, he was the richest artist in history.

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Crazy Reason Behind Pirates Wearing Eyepatches

Why Did Pirates Wear Eye-patches?

Jack De Graaf

Mar 17, 2021

Those trademark pirate eye-patches are nothing to do with a missing eye, but rather to see better in the dark.

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The Weird History of the Amsterdam Eel Riots

Jack De Graaf

Mar 22, 2021

Amsterdam’s infamous Eel Riots led to the deaths of 26 people - and one eel.

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Charles Darwin Ate One of Everything He Discovered

Jack De Graaf

Jun 17, 2021

It was reported that Charles Darwin once gagged on a meal of brown owl, writing that the taste was "indescribable".

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8 Interesting Facts About The Battle of the Alamo

Lizzie Robinson

Jan 5, 2023

The Alamo Mission was founded in 1718 in the San Antonio area of Texas, and was designed to educate the Native Americans.

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30 Inventive Facts About Nikola Tesla

Michelle Gabriel

Apr 10, 2022

When Nikola Tesla moved to New York City from Europe, he arrived with only four cents in his pocket.

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30 Awesome Facts About Vikings

Michelle Gabriel

Mar 17, 2021

500 years before Christopher Columbus “found” the shores of America, the Vikings landed on what is now Canada around 1000 AD.

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Amazing Facts About The Battle of Hastings

30 Facts About The Battle of Hastings For Kids

Michelle Gabriel

Apr 6, 2021

In order to reach Hastings, the Normans sailed about 700 ships across the English Channel.

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30 Impressive Facts About Vincent van Gogh

Michelle Gabriel

Apr 10, 2022

During his lifetime, van Gogh created about 2,100 pieces of art. Most of them were done in the last 2 years of his life.

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30 Interesting Facts About King Henry VIII

Luke Ward

Apr 25, 2022

Henry VIII’s shortest marriage was to Anne of Cleves, lasting only 6 months and 3 days.

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50 Humbling Facts About 9/11

3 Times The World Almost Entered A Nuclear War

30 Phenomenal Facts About Pablo Picasso

Why Did Pirates Wear Eye-patches?

The Weird History of the Amsterdam Eel Riots

Charles Darwin Ate One of Everything He Discovered

8 Interesting Facts About The Battle of the Alamo

30 Inventive Facts About Nikola Tesla

30 Awesome Facts About Vikings

30 Facts About The Battle of Hastings For Kids

30 Impressive Facts About Vincent van Gogh

30 Interesting Facts About King Henry VIII

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