Historic Events
30 Facts About The Battle of Hastings For Kids
In order to reach Hastings, the Normans sailed about 700 ships across the English Channel.
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Art & Design
30 Impressive Facts About Vincent van Gogh
During his lifetime, van Gogh created about 2,100 pieces of art. Most of them were done in the last 2 years of his life.
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People & Civilizations
30 Interesting Facts About King Henry VIII
Henry VIII’s shortest marriage was to Anne of Cleves, lasting only 6 months and 3 days.
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People & Civilizations
25 Incredible Facts About Albert Einstein
There's a part of the brain that deals with handling sensory information. Einstein’s was 15% larger than the average persons.
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Transportation
The Life and Death of the Concorde
The last Concorde to fly our skies was run by British Airways on October 24, 2003 from New York's JFK Airport to London Heathrow.
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Space
The History of Space Travel Timeline
Albert II became the first monkey in space on June 14, 1949, in a specially adapted US V2 rocket.
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People & Civilizations
51 Fast Facts About Donald Trump That You Should Know
Donald Trump’s family name was originally Drumpf or Drumpft and was changed just after the Thirty Years’ War in the 1600s.
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Space
When Were the Planets Discovered in Our Solar System?
A day on Uranus lasts 17 Earth hours, and a year on the planet equates to 84 years on Earth.
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Technology
Goodbye Gun Emoji, Hello Water Pistol!
Did you know that in 2016 Apple changed their gun emoji to a water pistol due to growing despair over global gun crime?
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War & Weapons
14 Facts About the Christmas Truce of 1914
In Frelinghien, a French village, there is a plaque dedicated solely to the Christmas truce of 1914.
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History
The Meaning Behind “Trick or Treat”
The practice of trick-or-treating has been around since the time of the Celts 2,000 years ago. Halloween was then called Samhain.
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Religion
20 Interesting Facts About Pope Francis
Pope Francis' birth name is Jorge Mario Bergoglio. He chose the name Francis in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, a Catholic friar.
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