This is a continuation of the four part “Interesting U.S. President Facts” series. If you’re interested in the other parts, you can find them here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 4. 25) William McKinley Facts: McKinley worked jobs as a postal clerk and as a teacher before the Civil War. He joined the army as a Private and rose to the […]
Read more
This is a continuation of the four part “Interesting U.S. President Facts” series. If you’re interested in the other parts, you can find them here: Part 1, Part 3, Part 4. 13) Millard Fillmore Facts: Fillmore was the first President to have running water in the White House. While touring Europe later in life, the University of Oxford offered him […]
Read more
There have to date been 43 people who’ve held the highest political position in the United States since the founding of this republic under the current constitution. (And quite a few more Presidents under the old system, but we’ll ignore them in this piece.) Here now is a variety of interesting “President Facts” you may not know about every […]
Read more
This is a guest post contributed by List25 Depending on which government list you’re reading from and which countries they recognize, it’s estimated that there are about 196 official countries in the world. While I’m not about to do an interesting fact about all 196, here are a list of 25 fascinating facts about various countries in the world today: […]
Read more
Note: This is a guest post contributed by List25.com. Venus’s day is longer than its year. Venus completes an entire orbit around the Sun before it manages to turn on its axis once. For reference, in Venusian time, World War II ended only 56 days ago. All the stars, galaxies, and black holes in the universe only comprise about 5% […]
Read more
Note: This is a guest post contributed by List25.com. *Editor’s Note: Happily, most of the myths on this list were covered a couple years ago on Today I Found Out‘s sister site, Misconception Junction, which has since been merged with Today I Found Out. So I went ahead and linked to each of those articles in the below myths list […]
Read more
Note: This is a guest post contributed by List25.com. An ancient shark called Carcharodon Megalodon (“rough tooth, big tooth”) had teeth measuring more than six inches long (the largest shark teeth ever found), jaws big enough to swallow an entire car, and a body the same length as tyrannosaurus rex. Some believe this shark may still exist in deep water… […]
Read more
Note: This is a guest post contributed by List25.com. If the Olympics reminds us of anything, it’s that it’s incredibly enjoyable to watch human beings who’ve dedicated their lives to achieve what are essentially pointless records in the grand scheme of things go out and achieve them (or fail, as the case is for most). In celebration of this human […]
Read more
Note: This is a guest post contributed by List25.com. 15: Alaska is the state with the highest percentage of people who walk to work. 14: 27% of Americans believe man has never walked on the moon. 13: The American flag’s official colors are “Old Glory Red”, “White”, and “Old Glory Blue”. 12: Even though the grizzly bear is California’s official […]
Read more
Note: This is a guest post contributed by List25.com. People getting only 6 to 7 hours of sleep every night have a longer life expectancy than those who sleep 8 hours. Both whales and dolphins literally fall half asleep. Their brain hemispheres take turns so they can continue surfacing to breathe. The world record for not sleeping was set by […]
Read more