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The FBI’s Art Crime Team
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the United States has a team that is dedicated solely to art crime. The Art Crime Team is composed of 16 special agents of the Bureau that investigate the...
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Where the “Sleep” or “Gunk” in Your Eyes Comes From
You’ve awakened from a blissful night of slumber and feel like your eyes have been wrapped in two Triscuits. They’re crusty and look like a dish drain in the back of an old diner. It takes you a few...
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When Chuck Yeager Broke the Sound Barrier With Broken Ribs
Chuck Yeager, easily the most famed test pilot in human history, broke the sound barrier in the Bell X-1 experimental rocket plane. What’s even more amazing is that he did it with two broken ribs. But...
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Have You Experienced the Mandela Effect?
As we have probably often experienced, memories are not always as exact as we remember them. They can be highly suggestible and influenced by others’ recollections, pictures, the passage of time, or...
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How a Banker Constructed His Bank Through the Mail
Sometimes you have to use a little ingenuity to get things done. This was the case in 1916 when William Colthart, the president of a new bank in Vernal, Utah, discovered that the new bricks for his...
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The Origin Behind “Pomp and Circumstance,” and Why It’s Used at Graduations
If you’ve ever attended a high school or college graduation ceremony, you’ve probably heard the familiar music that accompanies the students as they enter. It is the march, “Pomp and Circumstance,”...
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Fact or Fiction? Can You Pick the Right One?
Use your superior knowledge and detective skills to figure out if these events are a fact or just a load of fiction. How well will you do? Good Luck! Walt Disney’s body was cryogenically frozen so...
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The World’s First Speeding Ticket
It’s never a good feeling to see those flashing lights in your rearview mirror, knowing you might be getting a speeding ticket. But how do you think the first person to receive one felt? It’s a safe...
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Why Is Bluetooth Called Bluetooth?
Did you ever ponder where Bluetooth got its name? It’s okay to think it had something to do with blue teeth, but unfortunately, it doesn’t. The name is derived from a person from long ago. Bluetooth...
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