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Strange But True: Jack Daniel
As he lay dying of blood poisoning, the last words of whiskey distiller Jack Daniel were, fittingly, “One last drink, please.”
Moments in Time: Old Ironsides
On Aug. 19, 1812, the U.S. Navy frigate Constitution, known as "Old Ironsides," catches the British warship Guerriere…
Trivia Test: Largest desert in Africa
SCIENCE: Where did the first manned spacecraft land on the moon?
Top Ten Chocolate-Loving Countries
It's no surprise that Switzerland, Austria, and Germany are the top three.
Strange But True: Supreme Court Basketball
The Supreme Court has its own private basketball court.
Moments in Time: Nightmare on Elm Street
On Aug. 2, 1939, Wes Craven, the man responsible for terrorizing millions of moviegoers with his "Nightmare on Elm Street" series, is born.
Moments in Time: For Whom the Bell Tolls
On July 21, 1899, Ernest Miller Hemingway, author of such novels as “For Whom the Bell Tolls” and “The Old Man and the Sea,” is born in Oak Park, Illinois.
Strange But True: Possums don't play dead
Possums don't actually play dead. They merely pass out from fear of their predators.
Top Ten Perfect Spanish/English Cognates
As we all know, a cognate is a word that is related in origin to another word, such as "cancer" in English being "cáncer" in Spanish.
Life is a Beach: Fun Trivia
Australia has over 10,000 beaches. You could visit a different beach every day for 27 years and you still would not have seen them all!
Trivia Test: Mork's Home Planet
TELEVISION: What was the name of the planet that Mork called home on “Mork & Mindy”?
Moments in Time: The Hollywood Bowl
On July 11, 1922, the Hollywood Bowl, one of the world's largest natural amphitheaters, opens. Its stage was a wooden platform with a canvas top…
Strange But True: Temporary Insanity Defense
The first person in the U.S. to use the "temporary insanity" defense was Daniel Sickles -a Union general, senator and congressman…
Trivia Test: What is the capital of Sweden?
FOOD & DRINK: Which fruit is used to make the cocktail mixer grenadine?
Moments in Time: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
On July 7, 1852, according to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories, Dr. John H. Watson is born.
Trivia Test: What is an affogato?
MOVIES: Which famous movie features a character named Almira Gulch?
Top Ten Highest Life Expectancy
Looks like the top two places for living the longest also have the nicest weather.
Trivia Time! What is your body’s largest organ?
What is the name of the man who launched eBay back in 1995?