#random facts

Nellie Bly was one of the first investigative journalists. Click to read the full fact.

Did you know a cat was once turned into a telephone? Click to read the full fact.

Stalin was a pro at retouching photos to make himself look better and erase his enemies. Click to read the full fact.

The largest stadium ever built could hold over 100,000 more people than today’s biggest stadium. Click to read the full fact.

A Texas man mowed a person’s lawn before he stole his lawnmower. Click to read the full fact.

The Israelis nearly had a “President Einstein.” Click to read the full fact.

The Voynich Manuscript has stumped scholars for centuries. Click to read the full fact.

Musical birthday cards have an unexpected amount of computing power. Click to read the full fact.

A Nazi interrogator later became a US citizen and renowned mosaic artist. Click to read the full fact.

Did a parrot and exolvrer save a language from total extinction?

The first clown was also the first creepy and first sad clown. Click to read the full fact.

Tropicana is introducing cereal designed to be eaten with orange juice instead of milk. Click to read the full fact.

A meteor spotted in 3 states exploded above Louisiana, but appears not to have done any damage. Click to read the full fact.

Alice Roosevelt was keen on being a celebrity first daughter and kept herself in the limelight. Click to read the full fact.

Drinking gold to extend life killed quite a few French nobles. Click to read the full fact.

Cows burp so much it can be seen from space. Click to read the full fact.

Leeches and maggots are still in use as medical devices to this day. Click to read the full fact.

Lizzie Siddal had unlikely characteristics for a 19th-century model. Click to read the full fact.