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25 Incredible Facts About Albert Einstein

Dan Lewis

Apr 10, 2022

There's a part of the brain that deals with handling sensory information. Einstein’s was 15% larger than the average persons.

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The Life and Death of the Concorde

Dan Lewis

Apr 6, 2021

The last Concorde to fly our skies was run by British Airways on October 24, 2003 from New York's JFK Airport to London Heathrow.

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The History of Space Travel Timeline

Dan Lewis

Apr 7, 2021

Albert II became the first monkey in space on June 14, 1949, in a specially adapted US V2 rocket.

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30 Facts About Donald Trump

Luke Ward

Apr 10, 2022

Donald Trump’s family name was originally Drumpf or Drumpft and was changed just after the Thirty Years’ War in the 1600s.

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Discovery of the Planets in Our Solar System

When Were the Planets Discovered in Our Solar System?

Dan Lewis

Apr 6, 2021

A day on Uranus lasts 17 Earth hours, and a year on the planet equates to 84 years on Earth.

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Goodbye Gun Emoji, Hello Water Pistol!

Luke Ward

Mar 17, 2021

Did you know that in 2016 Apple changed their gun emoji to a water pistol due to growing despair over global gun crime?

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14 Facts About the Christmas Truce of 1914

Lizzie Robinson

Dec 3, 2022

In Frelinghien, a French village, there is a plaque dedicated solely to the Christmas truce of 1914.

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The Meaning Behind “Trick or Treat”

Jade Hillock

Apr 8, 2022

The practice of trick-or-treating has been around since the time of the Celts 2,000 years ago. Halloween was then called Samhain.

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20 Interesting Facts About Pope Francis

Lizzie Robinson

Apr 26, 2022

Pope Francis' birth name is Jorge Mario Bergoglio. He chose the name Francis in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, a Catholic friar.

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Call of Duty: Ray Gun Facts

Jack De Graaf

Nov 18, 2021

One of the first times anything remotely resembled a ray-gun appeared was in H.G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds in 1989.

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5 Fun Facts About The Great Wall of China

Zoe Adams

Apr 30, 2021

The Great Wall of China snakes through many provinces of China, including the famed capital, Beijing.

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Hitler’s Cremation Site Is Now A Playground

Jack De Graaf

Mar 17, 2021

The artillery crater that was the site of Hitler’s cremation is now a small play-park for children.

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25 Incredible Facts About Albert Einstein

The Life and Death of the Concorde

The History of Space Travel Timeline

30 Facts About Donald Trump

When Were the Planets Discovered in Our Solar System?

Goodbye Gun Emoji, Hello Water Pistol!

14 Facts About the Christmas Truce of 1914

The Meaning Behind “Trick or Treat”

20 Interesting Facts About Pope Francis

Call of Duty: Ray Gun Facts

5 Fun Facts About The Great Wall of China

Hitler’s Cremation Site Is Now A Playground

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