The New York Mets Once Made A Mule Their Mascot
It's National Mule Day, so it's a great day to celebrate a mule who singlehandedly… showed up at some Major League Baseball games. Here's the story of the official mule mascot of the New York Mets.
Margaret Abbott Won Olympic Gold Even Though She Didn’t Know She Was In The Olympics
Today in 1900, Margaret Abbott became the first American woman to win an Olympic title, even though she didn’t know she was in the Olympics.
Waiters In Paris Once Went On Strike Over Mustaches
This month in 1907 waiters in Paris went on strike. Yes, they wanted better pay and improved working conditions, but their most high profile demand: they wanted the right to grow mustaches.
High Jumper Dick Fosbury’s Biggest Win Was Also A Flop
Today in 1968, a high jumper from Oregon, Dick Fosbury, changed his sport forever by winning gold with an unusual jumping motion now known as the Fosbury Flop.
Here’s What Else Could Have Been Built Where The Eiffel Tower Now Stands
Today in 1889, the Eiffel Tower was dedicated and opened, but it was only one of hundreds of ideas for what should be built there. And some of the other proposed designs were wild.
Jim Haynes Brought Everybody To Sunday Dinner
Over 40+ years, Jim Haynes brought thousands and thousands of people to his place in Paris to have Sunday dinner and mingle together.
The “Vantafish” Is A Fish That Absorbs Light
Vantablack is a color that's so black it absorbs almost all of the light nearby. There's new research out about a "vantafish" that does almost the same thing to avoid its hungry bioluminescent neighbors.
Radio Saved The Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower was only supposed to stand in Paris for 20 years... but experiments in "wireless telegraphy" helped convince the powers that be to keep the tower in place.
The Long Lost Heads of Notre Dame
If you’re mourning Notre Dame cathedral today, well, you’re not the only one. Here’s a story from its long history that might make you feel a little more hopeful.