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Wonderful life

When Did “It’s a Wonderful Life” Become a Hit?

It’s a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Christmas fantasy drama film created and directed by Frank Capra, based on Philip Van Doren Stern’s self-published short story and booklet The Greatest Gift, which is partially based on Charles Dickens’ 1843 novella A Christmas Carol. But did you know that the movie wasn’t popular when it […]

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Whale poo

How Did A Group of Divers End Up in a Poopnado?

Whales are a diverse and widely distributed group of marine mammals. They are an unofficial suborder of Cetacea, which usually excludes dolphins and porpoises. However, whales, dolphins, and porpoises are members of the order Cetartiodactyla, which includes even-toed ungulates. Hilariously, there was a whale that sprayed an insanely large amount of poop all over some

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Pay Toilets

Why Americans Don’t Need to Pay for Toilets in the United States?

A pay toilet was pretty common back in the day. It is a public restroom that requires the user to pay a fee before the facility can be utilized. The reason for charging money is usually for the maintenance of the space. The practice of paying to use a toilet dates back nearly 2000 years,

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Navajo Blanket

How Much Did Loren Krytzer Get for Selling His Navajo Blanket?

Even during the peak of its production, Navajo weavings were uncommon and quite hard to find. A single blanket could take an experienced weaver about a year to create and this does not include the amount of time it took to raise the sheep the wool came from. While they are known to be expensive,

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James Chadwick

What Did Sir James Chadwick Actually Want to Study?

Sir James Chadwick was an English physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1935 for his discovery of the neutron. Ironically, Chadwick did not intend to study physics for his undergraduate degree. There was a slight miscommunication that led to this, but the bigger question is, what did he want to study back

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Frank Sinatra

Which Celebrity Did Martin Luther King Recruit for Civil Rights Marches?

Martin Luther King Jr. was born in 1929 and was assassinated on April 4, 1968. King was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesman and leader in the civil rights movement. He was also the son of early civil rights activist and minister Martin Luther King Sr., an African American

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Marcel Pinte

Who is the Youngest French Resistance Hero?

The French Resistance was crucial in assisting the Allies in achieving victory in Western Europe, particularly in the run-up to D-Day in June 1944. They provided vital information and relayed important communication to the Allies while also working tirelessly to disrupt France’s German supply and communication networks. But did you know who was the youngest

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Steve Jobs

What Was Steve Jobs’ Actual Contribution to Apple?

Steve Jobs is widely known as the brain behind Apple. Jobs is an American business magnate, industrial designer, media proprietor, and investor. He was the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple, and also the chairman and majority shareholder of Pixar. But what was his actual contribution to Apple?  Steve Jobs didn’t do any of the

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