Culture & History

In August 2013, Amazon services went offline for about 40 minutes. It's estimated this cost the company $4.8 million in losses.

During the First World War, American schools banned the teaching of German as it was seen as the enemy's language.

Did you know that Barack Obama wasn't just the first Black US President, but the one of the youngest to serve in the Oval Office?

Did you know that in ancient Egypt, people who practiced magic and witchcraft were highly respected members of the community?

The U.S. remains one of only three countries still using the Imperial measurement system, along with Liberia and Myanmar.

Although colleges and universities are similar, they don't offer the same degrees or the same learning environment.

The first video game console played in space was Nintendo’s Game Boy. It was brought up there in 1993 by a Russian cosmonaut.

Seven students once released 72,000 ladybugs into a Maryland school before classes as a prank. They were all caught and punished.

The world record for the fastest-ever school bus was set at an incredible 367mph! How? It was powered by a GE J-79 jet engine!

Bali's New Year is celebrated in silence. No one is allowed outside for the full 24 hours, and noise must be kept to a minimum.

The world’s tallest freestanding sandcastle was built in Germany in 2019. At 58 feet tall, it stood about four stories high!

Did you know that Alaska used to be a part of Russia? The Russian Empire was short on cash, though, and sold it to the US in 1867!

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