Curiosities

"Ambassador Bridge Company Demolishing Its Windsor 'Ramp to Nowhere.'" Windsorstar, https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/ambassador-bridge-company-demolishing-its-windsor-ramp-to-nowhere. Accessed 25 June 2026."Ambassador Bridge Loses Top Spot as Busiest U.S.-Canada Trade Crossing." Windsorstar, https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/ambassador-bridge-loses-top-spot-as-busiest-u-s-canada-trade-crossing. Accessed 25 June 2026.Baker, Liam. "Gordie Howe International Bridge Opening Expected to Be...

<!--qv q:id=76 q:key=vcaa:Prince was, in a way, made from music.-->Prince was, in a way, made from music.<!--qv q:id=79 q:key=vcaa:His mother and father met because of music, and when they had Prince, he was given his father's stage name. So,...

With an average daily temperature of 94 degrees Fahrenheit, Dallol is considered the hottest inhabited place on Earth — and one of the most beautiful.There’s a corner of the Ethiopian desert that feels like another planet. Not only is...

It has long been alleged that there are no verified cases of wild cheetahs killing humans, with social media users and multiple publications all making the claim. For example, on Dec. 25, 2025, a popular Instagram account posted the rumor...

<!--qv q:id=76 q:key=vcaa:Across its eight-season run, Game of Thrones became part of modern culture, a must-see show that blends striking characters and twisting plots with big-money special effects and spectacular scenes. Based on author George R.R. Martin's A Song...

Robert Blake and Bonny Lee Bakley had been married for just five months when she was fatally shot while sitting in his car in May 2001. Though he was arrested for her murder, he was ultimately acquitted due to...

Bacskai, Owen, and Daniel I. Weiner. "How Weak Federal Ethics Laws Enable Presidential Profiteering | Brennan Center for Justice." Brennan Center, 31 Mar. 2026, https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/how-weak-federal-ethics-laws-enable-presidential-profiteering.Christopher, Chip. USOGE | Why Doesn't OGE Do More Ethics Investigations? 1 Aug. 2022, https://www.oge.gov/Web/OGE.nsf/Leadership%20Notes/208F7116DA664144852588910048D464?opendocument.Criminal...

<!--qv q:id=76 q:key=vcaa:Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney was born in Liverpool on June 18, 1942. The son of a local cotton exchange worker and a midwife, he grew up in a typical working-class household where music and singing songs...

Believed to date back 500 years to the reign of King Henry VIII, the tunnels are thought to have been part of his lavish country estate known as Beaulieu.Henry Godfrey-Evans/BBCWorkers at New Hall School found an entrance to tunnels...

Did Trump feed US Olympic men's hockey team McDonald's at White House?Feb. 26, 2026 "That got out there that it was McDonald's, but it wasn't," U.S. player Jack Eichel said on a po ... Read More ...