John Adams And Ben Franklin Shared A Room Once And Spent The Night Arguing About The Window
Today in 1735, the birthday of John Adams, the only president who ever spent a night bickering in bed with Benjamin Franklin.
In The Early 20th Century, Some Americans Thought Tipping Was Horrible
When tipping first came to the US, it had lots of opponents, sometimes for opposing reasons.
The Washington Monument That Was Built Before The Washington Monument
Today in 1827, the people of Boonsboro, Maryland marked Independence Day by trying to build a stone monument to George Washington in a single day.
The Treaty That Ended World War I Also Set The International Standard For Musical Pitch
Today in 1919, the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, which ended the massive conflict known today as World War I and set a lot of postwar international standards, including standard musical pitch.
Medieval Europeans Really Could Have Banged Coconuts Together, Like In Monty Python
According to a 2017 research paper, that running gag in “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” where the characters keep running around the countryside banging coconuts together... that could’ve happened.
Legend Says Instead of Fighting A War, Two Armies In Switzerland Sat Down For Some Soup
Legend has it that today in 1529, two armies in Switzerland decided that instead of having a war, they would have some soup.
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There Was More Than One “Real” Rosie the Riveter
Today in 1943, Norman Rockwell's painting "Rosie the Riveter" was on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post. But that's not the image that we think of today as Rosie, and just as there were multiple depictions of the character, there were multiple real-life inspirations for those depictions.
Ancient Romans Once Threatened To Exile Anyone Wearing Pants
One way you could celebrate National No Pants Day today is to put on a Roman toga or tunic, though the ancient Romans actually did a 180 on pants. Here's why they were for them after they were against them.
A Boycott Against Charles Boycott Gave Us The Word “Boycott”
Today in 1832, the birthday of Charles Boycott, whose name has been used for over a century anytime people decide to deliberately take their business away from a group or a company.
When Danish Farmers Started Breeding “Protest Pigs”
Protest through pigs!