
For many Icelanders, WW2 is actually known a “the blessed war” because the country has the war to thank for its independence.

For many Icelanders, WW2 is actually known a “the blessed war” because the country has the war to thank for its independence.

David Bowie had a heart attack on stage in 2004, paused for a minute, then continued the show.

Sarah Josepha Hale, the woman behind “Mary Had a Little Lamb”, is also responsible for Thanksgiving’s recognition as a national holiday.

1089 x 9 = 9801

There were ancient stone tablets in Japan’s 2011 tsunami struck areas with inscriptions “Do not build your homes below this point!”.

Barns are painted red because red paint is cheap. The paint is cheap because iron is plentiful. Iron is plentiful because it is the final element formed out of a star’s death.

Quantophrenia is an obsessive reliance on statistics.
Nate Silver was unavailable for comment.

In the U.S., Google searches for “why is my poop green” peak between 5 and 6 AM , while “how to roll a joint” peaks between 1 and 2 AM.

Before the invasion of Iraq in March 2003, Saddam Hussein had turned over the day-to-day running of the Iraqi government to his aides and was spending most of his time writing a novel.