Curiosities

<!--qv q:id=am q:key=vcaa:Dairy Queen has become synonymous with cool summertime treats. However, at none of its 7700-plus locations will you find ice cream. -->Dairy Queen has become synonymous with cool summertime treats. However, at none of its 7700-plus locations will...

A 2010 investigation of Dr. Kermit Gosnell's clinic in West Philadelphia revealed that he and his staff not only provided illegal late-term abortions, but also killed viable newborns after birth by cutting their spines with scissors. ...

Claim: A video authentically shows U.S. President Donald Trump cheating at golf by violating rules while playing at his Trump Turnberry resort in Turnberry, Scotland, in late July 2025. Rating: A rumor that circulated online in late July 2025 claimed a video...

<!--qv q:id=am q:key=vcaa:No one could accuse Joseph Bazzeghin of not being ambitious. In 1938, Bazzeghin, a self-styled entrepreneur, delivered a proposal to San Francisco city officials. What their lauded Golden Gate Bridge was missing, he said, was a roller...

Between 2000 and 2003, Yang Xinhai brutally murdered 67 people and raped 23 women while traveling through China on a bicycle, earning the nickname "Monster Killer." Cangzhou Police DepartmentNicknamed the “Monster Killer,” Yang Xinhai confessed to 67 murders across...

Claim: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said, "I was on Jeffrey Epstein's jet two times." Rating: ContextRobert F. Kennedy Jr. said he flew on Epstein’s jet once in 1993 and again one or two years later "before anybody knew about Jeffrey Epstein's...

<!--qv q:id=am q:key=vcaa:Many of us have no trouble escaping into the worlds of theme parks and amusement parks. Both are fun places for kids and adults. But contrary to popular belief, the two destinations aren’t the same. Let’s explore...

Checking Trump's claim CBS removed online evidence of his interview with Stephen ColbertJune 2, 2025 Clips of the 2015 interview on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" are, in fact, available on Y ... Read More !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) ...

Mike Tyson's childhood was spent in a rough part of Brooklyn, where he was harassed by neighborhood bullies and eventually sent to reform school — where he learned how to box. MediaPunch Inc/Alamy Stock PhotoMike Tyson in the early...

<!--qv q:id=am q:key=vcaa:Many of the deadliest disasters in history have been earthquakes, including the 2005 tragedy in Pakistan’s North-West Frontier Province, Kashmir, and the 2010 quake in Haiti. Since earthquakes can’t be predicted, they seem to come out of...