Entertainment
10 Scary Black Friday Stampedes
Nov 24, 2023
Jennifer Anyabuine
On Black Friday in 2011, a woman used pepper spray on other shoppers at an LA Walmart to get herself a half-priced Xbox.
6 Minutes Read
Holidays & Events
World Television Day | November 21
Nov 21, 2023
Aaron Lao
The first TV commercial aired during a baseball game on July 1, 1941. It lasted just 10 seconds and cost the company under $10.
4 Minutes Read
Business & Economy
15 Ambitious Facts About Amazon
Nov 20, 2023
Janet Spencer
In August 2013, Amazon services went offline for about 40 minutes. It's estimated this cost the company $4.8 million in losses.
5 Minutes Read
People & Civilizations
15 Awe-inspiring African-Americans That Shaped History
Nov 12, 2023
Aaron Lao
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?
7 Minutes Read
Film & TV
20 Ghostly Facts About Gastly | Pokémon
Oct 26, 2023
Shash Wighton
Did you know that Gastly is completely immune to Ground-type attacks? It's all thanks to "Levitate," Gastly's passive ability.
3 Minutes Read
Celebrities
30 Legendary Facts About Kobe Bryant
Nov 23, 2023
Aaron Lao
In 2014, Kobe Bryant invested $6 million in BodyArmor, which Coca-Cola eventually bought in 2021 for $5.6 billion.
4 Minutes Read
Film & TV
15 Spine-Tingling Horror Movies to Watch in the Dead of Night
Nov 22, 2023
Jennifer Anyabuine
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was so graphic it was initially banned in many countries, such as Australia, Brazil, and the UK.
7 Minutes Read
Language & Literature
National Dictionary Day | October 16
Oct 24, 2023
Aaron Lao
The earliest dictionaries were written on tablets around 2300 BC. They were bilingual dictionaries written in Sumerian-Akkadian.
4 Minutes Read
Fashion & Beauty
The History of Tiffany & Co.
Oct 10, 2023
Jennifer Anyabuine
Since 2004, Tiffany & Co. has ceased production of all coral jewelry and donated over $20 million toward marine conservation.
4 Minutes Read
Music
15 Groovy Guitar Facts To Jam Out To
Oct 19, 2023
Aaron Lao
Before the 1900s, the majority of acoustic guitar strings were made of goat, sheep, or cattle intestines.
6 Minutes Read
Sports & Games
40 Sensational Facts About Soccer
Oct 19, 2023
Aaron Lao
There's a soccer competition called RoboCup Soccer, where the teams are made up of robots instead of humans.
7 Minutes Read
Holidays & Events
National Video Games Day | September 12
Oct 19, 2023
Jennifer Anyabuine
The first video game console played in space was Nintendo’s Game Boy. It was brought up there in 1993 by a Russian cosmonaut.
4 Minutes Read