Curiosities

<!--qv q:id=7b q:key=vcaa:We all know that words change their meaning over time, but did you know that phrases can too? This is the case with 'dog eat dog world.' If you were wondering, it is not, as many people...

Did police arrest woman for posing as Costco employee, handing out meatball samples?May 15, 2026 According to the story, police took Sienna Halverson, 31, into custody in Glendale, Arizona. Read More ...

Though Lebensborn initially focused on encouraging Germans to have more children, the program's directors eventually resorted to kidnapping "biologically valuable" foreign children with Aryan features. Bundesarchiv, Bild/Wikimedia CommonsA baptism performed under a swastika. Amid all the cruel policies put forward...

<!--qv q:id=7b q:key=vcaa:One period of history that often lends itself to the glamor of Hollywood is ancient Greece. Both historical records and myths of ancient Greece have fascinated filmmakers for decades, but it's difficult to fit an accurate portrayal...

Researchers discovered that the previously-unknown teenager was John Pumphrey, a boy from Maryland who enlisted in the Continental Army when he was about 14 years old — but sadly died three years later in the Battle of Camden.FHD ForensicsAfter...

Claim: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on vehicles equipped with "cell site simulators" (also known as "fake cell towers") that can be used to spy on phones. Rating: ContextThe federal agency has long used...

<!--qv q:id=7b q:key=vcaa:Not every unsolicited call is one you should ignore. Take a ring to your right ear, for instance. It might be tempting to write that incessant buzzing off as a mere burden of bodily function. But beyond...

For generations of children, owning an Etch A Sketch was a big deal. Trying to create anything more complicated than a few squiggly lines with its two control knobs was a familiar frustration. But did you know this classic toy...

Digging into rumor Whoopi Goldberg lashed out at Erika KirkSept. 30, 2025 Users liked, commented on and shared numerous posts about this fictional story, including many p ... Read More ...

John Warnock left his job at Xerox in the early 1980s after his bosses shot down his idea for a programming language that would make file sharing easier — so he went on to found Adobe Systems and invent...