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07/03/2025

Poncke Princen was a Dutch anti-Nazi fighter who after World War 2 was sent to Indonesia to suppress an anti-colonial rebellion. After witnessing the Dutch war crimes, Princen defected to fight with the guerrillas in 1948. He later helped expose the anti-communist massacres of Indonesian dictator Suharto.

07/01/2025

Northern Elephant Seals were thought to be extinct until eight were discovered on Guadalupe Island in 1874 by a Smithsonian expedition. They then killed seven for their collections.

06/29/2025

Billy Fury, Jess Conrad, Gene Vincent, Joe Brown, Eddie Cochran, Adam Faith and Marty Wilde in 1960. What a night that would have been.

06/27/2025

The oldest living terrestrial animal is a 186-year old (in 2018) giant tortoise called Jonathan. He has been mating with a female giant tortoise called Frederica since 1991, who was discovered to be a male in 2017.

10/23/2023

A dog may be man’s best friend . but a child’s best friend is a puppy.

Reuse of a stamp is a felony in the US.
10/23/2023

Reuse of a stamp is a felony in the US.

In 32 B.C., Mark Antony and Cleopatra traveled to Athens, where she persuaded Antony to officially divorce his wife Octa...
10/23/2023

In 32 B.C., Mark Antony and Cleopatra traveled to Athens, where she persuaded Antony to officially divorce his wife Octavia. This event was an important spark that led to Rome declaring war on Cleopatra (though not on Mark Antony). Mark Antony however naturally allied with Cleopatra during this war. In 31 B.C. the naval forces of Octavian met those of Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium.

The Disney film "The Emperor's New Groove", was originally supposed to be a more dramatic, Lion King-style movie called ...
10/21/2023

The Disney film "The Emperor's New Groove", was originally supposed to be a more dramatic, Lion King-style movie called "Kingdom of the Sun."

Photographer Lassi Rautiainen documented an unusual friendship between a female grey wolf and a male brown bear in Finla...
10/17/2023

Photographer Lassi Rautiainen documented an unusual friendship between a female grey wolf and a male brown bear in Finland. He spotted them together every night for 10 days straight, spending several hours together between 8 pm to 4 am. They would even share food together.

Beauty and the Beast was the first animated film to be nominated for Best Picture. It lost to The Silence of the Lambs.
10/02/2023

Beauty and the Beast was the first animated film to be nominated for Best Picture. It lost to The Silence of the Lambs.

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