During the civil war General Hooker had huge groups of women follow around his troops and satisfy their urges. These lovely ladies were called “Hookers”. In every war, soldiers seem to max out on the STD’s and the Civil War was no different. In 1861 the Union Army Medical Department ...
WTF fun facts for kids and people of all ages about yourself, animals, and the things around us. These random snippets might make you a quiz night champ.
This article teaches you fun facts, trivia, and history events from the year 1935. Find out about popular movies, sports facts and best-selling books, food and fashion trends, Nobel laureates and Oscar winners, popular music artists and songs, famous birthdays and deaths, economic and tech new...
Fun Facts More Fun Facts A study found that wild alligator blood has both antibiotic and antiviral properties. In fact, it is active against HIV-1, West Nile Virus, and Herpes simplex virus. Stand-up Comedy I Love the ish Stand-up comedy about living in Britain for 11 years and adapting...
Around 270 AD. in ancient (古 gu3) Roman Empire (罗马帝国 luo2 ma3 di4 guo2), there was an Emperor (帝王 di4 wang2)– Claudius II. Claudius didn’t want his soldiers (士兵 shi4 bing1) to get married during wartime (战争时期 zhan4 zheng1 shi2 qi2), for he thought the newly...
8. Benjamin Thompson, Count of the Holy Roman Empire Benjamin Thompson, an influential figure in the 18th century, moved to Bavaria and quickly rose to prominence in the government. He was appointed Bavarian Army Minister and set about reorganizing the army, making it more efficient and ...
Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts 1. What discovery made in the 1970s in China, related to its first emperor, is considered one of the greatest archeological discoveries of the 20th century? Answer:The Terracotta Army Emperor Qin Shi Huang was buried with over six thousand terracotta soldiers, ...
At least now we know one more strategy for getting rid of male mice! –WTF fun facts Source:“Researchers Accidentally Discover Why Male Mice Are Scared Of Bananas” — IFL Science Leave a comment When the ancient Roman poet Ovid’s daughter wanted to marry, Ovid was told by the high pri...
If it weren’t for Croatian soldiers popularizing the necktie, we might all still be stuck with the Spanish ruff. We owe you one, Croatia. 2) It’s home to the “world’s most beautiful sunset” Now if only Stanley Kubrick had told us where to find the world’s best sunrise… …...
Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius stated it quite clearly when he wrote: "If you are distressed by any external thing, it is not this thing which disturbs you, but your own judgment about it. And it is in your power to wipe out that judgment now." 9. Where one has an albatross To have...