Curiosities

<!--qv q:id=7f q:key=vcaa:The success of HBO’s drama The Gilded Age has brought renewed attention to the era which gives the show its title: the historical time period defined by the Cambridge Dictionary as “a period of American history from...

It was recently discovered that the artifact that Steve Martin of Atascosa County had been keeping on his desk was a still-active artillery shell from a Civil War Parrott rifle.Atascosa County Sheriff’s OfficeSteve Martin thought that his relic was...

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unbfacts:In 2013, scientists put human brain support cells into baby mice. The human cells grew and worked with the mouse brain, making its signals faster. The mice then learned faster and remembered better. Source link

<!--qv q:id=7f q:key=vcaa:In 1940, 28-year-old Lucille Ball met 23-year-old Desi Arnaz while filming the musical comedy Too Many Girls. The pair eloped before the year was over, and though many of their friends and acquaintances estimated that the whirlwind...

The nail cleaner dates to between 300 and 400 C.E., when Britain was part of the Roman Empire — and phalluses were seen as good luck charms, not obscene symbols.Archaeological Research Services Ltd.This ancient nail cleaner with a phallus...

Claim: Anthony Fauci, former top infectious-disease official at the National Institutes of Health, wrote in his publicly released diary of President Donald Trump, "POTUS has no interest at all in the Pandemic. He is focusing on blocking Biden from being...

unbfacts:In 2011, a woman gave birth to her own grandson. Despite repeated attempts, Sara and Bill Connell had been unable to become parents. Sara’s mother Casey agreed to be surrogate mother to their baby, meaning she would carry the...

Despite being one of the largest religions in the world, Sikhism is sometimes less well-known or misunderstood. Some Sikhs, especially observant Sikh men who wear turbans and keep full beards, are even mistaken for Muslims or Hindus. However, Sikhism is...

<!--qv q:id=7f q:key=vcaa:In 2008, Marvel took a gamble on Iron Man. The studio—then a relatively small company—bet big on its first independent blockbuster with a film that featured a lesser-known superhero and starred Robert Downey Jr., who had been...