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Medieval falks brought a sense of humor to the naming of hunting dogs. One fifteenth-century manuscript recorded Lewde, Badde, Nameles, and Spowse on a list moniker. Other entertaining entries include Argument, Feete, and Salmon.
Crackleberries is old-timey slang for eggs.
“Moonlight” (2016) made history by becoming, when adjusted for inflation, the lowest-budget film ever to win the Best Picture award at the Oscars. Barry Jenkins created the movie for just $1.5 million. In comparison, the first winner of the Best (originally Outstanding) Picture award, “Wings,” had a budget of two million dollars in 1927.
You can tell zebra species apart by looking at the pattern of stripes on their rump: Mountain zebras have smaller stripes; plain zebras have broad bands; and Grevy’s zebra stripes come together to form a kind of triangle.
The first transatlantic phone call (i.e., not a test or experiment), was made between New York City and London on January 7, 1927. During a test the previous day, technicians made small talk about the weather.
This week has been very draining for me, and it crushed my creativity. I am feeling a little more energized at the moment, so hopefully, I can create some great posts for you guys.
A single strand of spaghetti can be called a spaghetto.
Due to their high oil content, pistachios are self-heating and can spontaneously combust as they decompose. It can happen under certain circumstances, such as when the nuts are packed too tightly and exposed to humid air or moisture. Indeed, this is true of pretty much any high oil nut.
The blood and livers of slain gladiators were considered tremendously valuable under the Roman Empire, as people used them to treat epilepsy.
Groaners: World’s Best of Bad Jokes and Puns
Q: What is the worst vegetable to serve on a boat?
A: Leeks
The same literary agent represented children’s book authors Stan and Jan Berenstain (the Berenstain Bear Series) and On the Road author Jack Kerouac.
100 years ago, on
December 23, 1925
The Radio City Music Hall Rockettes dance troupe formed in St. Louis as the Missouri Rockets. The moved to New York permanently in 1932.
100 years ago, on
December 12, 1925
The first “motor hotel,” later abbreviated “motel,” opened in San Luis Obispo, California, the halfway point when driving from San Francisco to Los Angeles.
By the number
4,862
Ring count of Prometheus, a bristlecone pine tree cut down for research purposes in 1964 by U.S. Forest Service personnel in eastern Nevada. Scientist believe the tree may have been more than 5,000 years old, making it the oldest non-clonal organism ever discovered.
Fun Fact
Mary Edward Walker, who served as a surgeon for the Union Army during the Civil War, is the only female recipient of the U.S. Army Medal of Honor.
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