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Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) born in Italy was known as the universal man because of his many and varied talents. Many seem to remember him more for his … Read more

During the Apollo missions astronauts left various items on the moon to reduce the weight of the Lunar Module Ascent stage. Among those items was … Read more

This is a question we get asked a lot so we thought we’d put people out of their misery. Firstly the word robot comes from … Read more

Most historians document the first vaccination to be around 1796 when English doctor Edward Jenner observed that people working in close proximity to cows were … Read more

Footprints planted on Moon’s surface in 1969 by the Apollo astronauts are still there intact. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong put his left foot … Read more

Chareles Osborne’s hiccups first started in 1922, at age of 28, while weighing a hog for slaughter. As he says, “I was hanging a 350 … Read more

No country in the southern hemisphere has ever hosted Winter Olympic Games Because Winter Olympic Games are usually held in February, a time, when it’s … Read more

Who designed nazi uniforms? In 1997 Hugo Boss AG confirmed that they, the German clothing factory that eventually became the international menswear powerhouse, manufactured Nazi … Read more

Genghis Khan came to power by uniting many of the nomadic tribes of northeast Asia. After founding the Mongol Empire, he started the Mongol invasions … Read more

Vesna Vulović, a former flight attendant from Serbia, survived a 10,160 metre (33,330 ft) fall without a parachute. On 26 January 1972, a bomb explosion … Read more

Nike purchased its famous “swoosh” logo for only $35 back in 1971. The “swoosh” was made by Carolyn Davidson, a graphic design student back in … Read more

The earliest accounts of decorating an evergreen tree at Christmas were recorded in Tallin, Estonia in the 15th century The custom of decorating an evergreen … Read more

The world’s largest family consists of a man with 39 wives, 94 children, and 33 grandchildren. They all live in a 100-room, four story house … Read more

Adam Rainer is the only person in recorded history to have been both a dwarf and a giant. Adam Rainer was born in 1899 and … Read more

Stephen King wrote “Cujo” being so intoxicated from alcohol, that he barely remembers writing it at all. “I spent the first twelve years or so … Read more

From 1905, Hitler lived a bohemian life in Vienna, financed by orphan’s benefits and support from his mother. He worked as a casual labourer and … Read more

First All-Touch phone was invented by IBM in 1992, that’s 15 years before iPhone was unveiled. In 2007, Steve Jobs stood on a stage and … Read more

The flag of Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1977–2011) is the only national flag in the world with just one color and no design, … Read more

Park Jae-sang, better known by his stage name, Psy, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper, dancer, and record producer. He is popular for his humorous … Read more