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The Boy Whose Exorcism was the Inspiration Behind “The Exorcist” Grew Up to be a NASA Engineer. He Contributed to the Apollo Mission in the 1960’s.

William Friedkin’s 1973 horror film The Exorcist is a classic. The film tells the story of a young girl possessed by a demonic force. It is one of the most successful horror films of all time, and critics praised it as a truly terrifying cinematic experience. But did you know what happened to the boy […]

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Gunslinger Effect

According to Quantum Physicist Niels Bohr, The Person who Draws First in a Gun Dual Loses. This is Termed as the Gunslinger Effect.

Several methods are available to you if you want to survive a duel. One: do not engage in a duel because you are not an aristocrat in 18th century France. Two: have your second shoot on your behalf. Three: let the other person point their gun at you and shoot first. But do you know

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Squanto and Pocahontas

Pocahontas and Squanto were Both in London Within a Two-Month Period in 1617. Pocahontas Lived with the Treasurer of the Virginia Company, and Squanto Lived with the Treasurer for the Newfoundland Company.

Pocahontas was born into Virginia’s Powhatan Tribe and was a peacemaker between the Jamestown colonists and her fellow Native Americans long before a Disney film popularized her. After being captured, she married colonist John Rolfe and moved to London with him. But did you know that Pocahontas lived a few hundred yards away from Squanto

Pocahontas and Squanto were Both in London Within a Two-Month Period in 1617. Pocahontas Lived with the Treasurer of the Virginia Company, and Squanto Lived with the Treasurer for the Newfoundland Company. Read More »

Price Tag

Quakers Invented the Price Tag. They were Created Because Quakers Viewed Haggling as Immoral Since Different People Paid Different Prices for the Same Item.

A price tag is a label that states the cost of a product for sale. It could be a sticker, or it could be attached with a twist tie or another method. Some jurisdictions require that items are individually priced, or that shelf tags or barcode scanners be available so customers can determine prices without

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Louis Remme

Louis Remme Rode on Horseback Non-Stop from Sacramento to Portland in 1855, Racing Against the Ship-Borne News of a Bank Run That Would Prevent Him from Withdrawing His Own Money.

The most daring, grueling, and impossible horseback ride in American history occurred in 1855, when a cattle trader raced overland nearly 700 miles in winter to beat a steamship sailing from Sacramento to Portland, Oregon. The rider’s life savings in gold were at stake, which he could save if he could reach Portland before the

Louis Remme Rode on Horseback Non-Stop from Sacramento to Portland in 1855, Racing Against the Ship-Borne News of a Bank Run That Would Prevent Him from Withdrawing His Own Money. Read More »

Anticipatory Grief

Anticipatory Grief is the Grief You Experience Before a Person Dies. It is Commonly Observed in Children Whenever Their Parents or Relatives Deal with Terminal Illness.

Most of us think of grief as something that happens after someone dies. What we did not know is suffering can begin long before someone dies. However, it is often not acknowledged, discussed, or even understood. Do you know what anticipatory grief is?  Anticipatory grief is grief that occurs before a person dies. It is

Anticipatory Grief is the Grief You Experience Before a Person Dies. It is Commonly Observed in Children Whenever Their Parents or Relatives Deal with Terminal Illness. Read More »

Denmark

The United States Tried to Purchase Greenland from Denmark Twice. Once in 1946 and Then Again in 2019.

Greenland is an island country in Denmark’s Kingdom. It is located east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans. Greenland is the world’s largest island; it is one of three constituent countries that make up the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark and the Faroe Islands; all citizens of these countries

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Marie Curie

Marie Curie Kept Vials of Radium in Her Pocket and on Her Nightstand Because She Liked How They Glowed.

Radium is a chemical element with the atomic number 88 and the symbol Ra. It is the sixth element in Periodic Group 2, also known as alkaline earth metals. Pure radium is silvery-white, but when exposed to air, it readily reacts with nitrogen, forming a black surface layer of radium nitride. Radium isotopes are all

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Toyotomi Hideyoshi Castle

Toyotomi Hideyoshi Built an Entire Castle in Secret. It was Near a Castle He Had Put Under Siege. After 80 Days, He had the Trees Covering Cut Down, Which Made it Seem Like a Castle Had Sprung Up Overnight.

Ishigakiyama Ichiya Castle was a Japanese castle built in the late Sengoku period in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It was one of Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s most famous castles and the site of his first meeting with Date Masamune. In 1959, the ruins were designated a National Historic Site. But why was it built in the first

Toyotomi Hideyoshi Built an Entire Castle in Secret. It was Near a Castle He Had Put Under Siege. After 80 Days, He had the Trees Covering Cut Down, Which Made it Seem Like a Castle Had Sprung Up Overnight. Read More »

Lysistrata

Lysistrata is an Ancient Greek Comedy Where Women Withheld Sex to End a War.

From the 6th century BCE, ancient Greek comedy was a popular and influential form of theater performed throughout ancient Greece. Aristophanes and Menander were the genre’s most famous playwrights, and their works, as well as those of their contemporaries, poked fun at politicians, philosophers, and fellow artists. But did you know there’s an ancient Greek

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