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In 1973, the members of Led Zeppelin gave drummer John Bonham a Harley Davidson for his 25th birthday, which he promptly...
09/22/2023

In 1973, the members of Led Zeppelin gave drummer John Bonham a Harley Davidson for his 25th birthday, which he promptly rode up and down the hallways of his hotel, causing thousands of dollars in damage. The next day, he wrote a check for the damages and said "Oh, and keep the bike."

There was a man-made mouse utopia called Universe 25. It started with 4 males and 4 females. The colony peaked at 2200 a...
09/22/2023

There was a man-made mouse utopia called Universe 25. It started with 4 males and 4 females. The colony peaked at 2200 and from there declined to extinction. Once a tipping point was reached, the mice lost instinctual behaviors. Scientists extrapolate this model to humans on earth.

In 1846, a species of land snail named the eremina desertorum was collected and glued to a museum index card, presumed d...
09/20/2023

In 1846, a species of land snail named the eremina desertorum was collected and glued to a museum index card, presumed dead. 4 years later, the specimen was being looked at with warm water, when it suddenly awoke and looked around to see what was going on.

A question mark superimposed onto an exclamation mark, often seen as ?!, is called an Interrobang. Martin K. Speckter is...
09/18/2023

A question mark superimposed onto an exclamation mark, often seen as ?!, is called an Interrobang. Martin K. Speckter is credited with inventing the mark in 1962 which made it the first new punctuation mark to have been introduced in 300 years

The word dude originated in the 1800s as an insult to men overly concerned with the latest fashion trends.
09/16/2023

The word dude originated in the 1800s as an insult to men overly concerned with the latest fashion trends.

People walked differently in medieval times. They stepped with the ball of the foot first to check the ground for debris...
09/16/2023

People walked differently in medieval times. They stepped with the ball of the foot first to check the ground for debris, perhaps because well-soled shoes were hard to come by.

Ornithologists often use Cheetos to study behavior in crows. Along with being easy to spot, they’re also one of the bird...
09/14/2023

Ornithologists often use Cheetos to study behavior in crows. Along with being easy to spot, they’re also one of the birds’ favorite snacks.

Two grandsons of President John Tyler—the 10th president of the United States, who was born in 1790—are still alive.
09/14/2023

Two grandsons of President John Tyler—the 10th president of the United States, who was born in 1790—are still alive.

The medical term for ice cream headaches is sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia.
09/14/2023

The medical term for ice cream headaches is sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia.

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