Curiosities

<!--qv q:id=7b q:key=vcaa:If you turn over a new leaf, then you make a fresh start. Often, the phrase implies that in doing so, you turn your back on previous misdemeanors and set yourself on a better path. But exactly...

The claim that male students who were accused of raping a female student at Cornell University were fired from their jobs or expelled from Cornell is still under investigation.  Snopes readers asked us to determine what happened to each of...

While the first of the message's 24 lines is in French, the rest is in a mix of letters, numbers, and made-up symbols so baffling that no cryptographer had come close to decoding it.Wikimedia CommonsNapoleon sent the cipher to...

unbfacts:Sacramento Public Library really does have a “Library of Things” that lets cardholders borrow useful objects instead of buying them. The program began in 2015, not last year. Sacramento Public Library’s own 2015 records listed 140 Library of Things...

<!--qv q:id=73 q:key=vcaa:If you were a '90s kid and love solving mysteries and puzzles, there's a good chance you grew up watching Blue's Clues. The aptly named puppy, Blue, would leave clues around the house for her owner, Steve,...

Purchased by Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. in 1928, the Kennedy Compound on Cape Cod has been home to generations of Kennedys and even served as JFK's "Summer White House" during his presidency.The Kennedy Compound is almost as famous as...

Arkam, Susan M. . "The Failures of the UN in the Israel-Palestine Conflict." OpenGlobalRights, https://www.openglobalrights.org/failures-un-israel-palestine-conflict/. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.United Nations. "United Nations Charter (Full Text)." United Nations, https://www.un.org/en/about-us/un-charter/full-text. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.United States - General Debate, 81st Session |...

unbfacts:After a bank refused to validate John Barrier’s 60-cent parking ticket, apparently judging the millionaire in his shabby clothes, he withdrew his $1 million account and took his money to another bank down the street. The bank later admitted...

<!--qv q:id=73 q:key=vcaa:Spanish and English are two of the most common languages in the world. Naturally, English and Spanish have fused and blended in certain ways over the years. Many American states and cities, from California to Las Vegas,...

Charles Stanley Gifford had a brief affair with Marilyn Monroe's mother, but later declined to establish a relationship with his daughter, even after she became a movie star — despite her many efforts to reach out.Find a GraveCharles Stanley...