Cleopatra Lived Closer To The Pizza Hut Time Than Pyramids
From the time of the construction of the Giza pyramids, the chain of restaurant is around 500 years closer to Cleopatra time.
Underwater Park
Every year, Green Lake Park in Styria, Australia, submerged in water of up to 30 feet because of the melting ice and snow from the surrounding mountains.
Lost Nuclear Bomb
In 1958, an Air Force jet crashed into a B-47 bomber, which had a 7,000lb bomb, off the Georgia coast. The bomb was dropped in the water and lost there.
Harvard University Is Older Than Calculus
Harvard University was founded in 1636 and it is the oldest US institution of higher education. Calculus was discovered in 1684.
Tyrannosaurus Rex Is Closer to Human than Stegosaurus
The Jurassic-period Stegosaurus went extinct 80-90 million years before the T-Rex.
Importance of Alaska
Look at the map and see Alaska is the most eastern, western, and northern US state and it’s all because of the Aleutian Islands.
Chicago City Was Raised Around A Foot
In 1850-60s, the entire city was raised to solve the flood issues so the sewers could be built.
A Soldier Got Awards From The Axis and Allies
In World War II, Joan Pujol Garcia served as a double agent and spy and gained the Most Excellent Order by the British Empire and the Iron Cross from the Germans.
Balloons Can Kill People
In Cleveland, Ohio, two people got killed because the United Way launched 1.5 million balloons. In all the disturbance of the falling balloon, Coast Guard was unable to find two drowning people.
Finland and North Korea Separated Only by A Single Country
The only mass that separates them is “Russia”.
Heroin Was A Cough Remedy Once
To treat cough, cold and pain, Bayer commercially produced heroin in 1980s. Until 1912, even kids used them.
Tree Bigger Than Average Walmart
There’s a 250 year-old banyan tree that has the span of 3.5 acres.
Man Who Sold Eiffel Tower
Count Victor Lustig was a famous con man and made six scrap metal dealers to bid on the Eiffel Tower and winner paid $70,000 for it.
Mammoths and Giza Pyramids Saw The Same Era
The final mammoth breathed its last in around 2500–1500 BC and the construction of Great Pyramid of Giza was started in 2584 BC.
Population of Bangladesh is Greater than Russian Population
There’s no comparison of the land that Giant Russia owns but still Russia has 143.5 million people and Bangladesh has 156.6 million.
