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One of the shortest-lived states in history, it was independent for only seven hours (07:00 to 14:00 on 19 September 1967). Socotra: A Yemeni island that is geographically part of Africa, and is known as "the most alien-looking place on Earth" due to its strange flora. This includes the "dragon blood tree" and a tree which produces cucumbers.
The death of Aeschylus, killed by a turtle dropped onto his head by a falcon, illustrated in the 15th-century Florentine Picture-Chronicle by Baccio Baldini [1]. This list of unusual deaths includes unique or extremely rare circumstances of death recorded throughout history, noted as being unusual by multiple sources.
A weird phenomenon in Russian history for all the fake kings that they once had. One, in reality, did become a ruler. Glass delusion: Believing oneself to be made of glass was quite in vogue among Renaissance-era European nobility. Gilles de Rais: Friend of Joan of Arc, and convicted serial killer. Loveday
Another fun fact that dates Harvard is that it was founded two years before the Sun King, Louis XIV was born. Louis became king at just four years old and went on to construct the Palace of ...
B. Free Franklin Post Office & Museum. Benjamin Franklin was named the first postmaster general of the United States when the U.S. Post Office was formed in 1775 and once lived in the building ...
The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous is a 2020 book by Harvard professor Joseph Henrich that aims to explain history and psychological variation using approaches from cultural evolution and evolutionary psychology. In the book, Henrich explores how institutions and psychology ...
Fairy circle (arid grass formation) Fast blue optical transient. Flyby anomaly. Fractional quantum Hall effect.
He began to manufacture a hard candy version and named it the Lolly Pop. #2 -- It's easier than ever to sneak a lollipop into class. A team of designers created a pencil/candy hybrid. Instead of a ...