Category: Did you know?

By technical definition, a berry is a fleshy fruit produced from a single seed. The strawberry, however has its dry, yellow “seeds” on the outside (each of which is actually considered a separate fruit). True berries, such as blueberries and cranberries have seeds inside. However, the banana fruit is a berry for the same reason…

The war between England and Zanzibar in 1896, the shortest war in history which lasted only 38 minutes.

Randy Gardner was only seventeen years old when he broke the world record for sleepless hours. The record attempt was part of a sleep deprivation study conducted by Dr. William C. Dement. The 264 hour record hasn’t been broken since it was set in 1964.

The tiger’s tongue is covered with numerous small, sharp, rear-facing projections called papillae. These papillae gives the tongue is rough, rasping texture and is designed to help strip feathers, fur and meat from prey. Also, all tigers have a unique set of stripes, like fingerprints.

In Detroit, in 1937, a baby fell from the 4th floor of a building, falling on a man who was passing below. One year later exactly the same thing happened – another baby, another 4th floor window, same man.Street Sweeper Joseph Figlock was furbishing up an alley when a baby plopped down from a fourth-story…

Did you know that in every three minutes, someone in the world reports UFO

Guinness Book of World Records, from 1725-1765, says that a Russian woman gave birth 27 times to 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets.