Interest Fact

10/23/2023

World of Knowledge

09/28/2023

09/28/2023

The US Federal Register is still using floppy disks sent by courier because a secure e-mail system is "too expensive".

09/28/2023

Arnold Schwarzenegger tricked Sylvester Stallone into starring in 'Stop or My Mom Will Shoot' by spreading rumors that he wanted the lead role. Stallone took the role just to keep it from Arnie.

09/26/2023

After uniting Mongol tribes under one banner, Genghis Khan actually did not want any more war. To open up trade, Genghis Khan sent emissaries to Muhammad II of Khwarezm, but Khwarezm Empire killed the Mongolian party. Furious Genghis Khan demolished Khwarezmian Empire in two years.

09/24/2023

In the USA, the record for the most criminals killed by the electric chair in a single day is six. They were all German saboteurs who invaded the USA during World War 2 as part of Operation Pastorius. Also, most people hanged in a single day is 38, a record held by Mankato, Minnesota for hanging Dakota Natives for their uprising following the Dakota War of 1862. This number is in spite of the fact that Lincoln commuted the sentences of 264 others who would have also been hanged for participating in the uprising.

09/22/2023

Paraskavedekatriaphobia is the fear of Friday the 13th.

09/22/2023

The three dots on the Domino's logo represent the chain's three original locations. Co-founder Tom Monaghan originally planned to add a new dot for every pizzeria he opened.

09/22/2023

Japan is home to about a dozen "cat islands"—places where cats significantly outnumber people.

09/20/2023

Blood makes up about 8 percent of your total body weight.