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Category: TV Spinoffs
Torchwood is a spinoff of the 2005 revival of the popular British show Doctor Who. The series, which first aired in 2006, follows a small team of alien hunters from the fictional Torchwood Institute—specifically, central character Captain Jack, played by John Barrowman. And for more spinoffs, check out the 21 TV Spinoffs You Totally Forgot About.
Category: Art & Artists
Salvador Dali was a Spanish surrealist painter known for his unusual and bizarre imagery and equally unusual and bizarre moustache. At the annual World Beard and Moustache Championships, Dali’s iconic facial hair is honored with the “Dali Moustache” category. The organization recognizes a Dali Moustache as “slender with the tips curled upward. Hairs growing from beyond the corner of the mouth must be shaved, and the tips may not extend above the level of the eyebrows.”
Category: “B"ooks
Though it was popularized by the eponymous Disney movie, Bambi was originally a 1923 Austrian book titled Bambi: Eine Lebensgeschichte aus dem Walde, which translates to Bambi: A Life in the Woods. The iconic story has since been translated into more than 30 languages and published all across the world. And for more great Disney facts, check out these 35 Amazing Facts About Disney World Only Insiders Know.
Category: World Capital Points of Interest
Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands, made famous by tourist attractions like the Van Gogh Museum and the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, one of the oldest stock markets in the world. The city’s biggest claim to fame (or infamy), however, is its Red Light District, popular for its entirely legal displays of sex workers and brothels. And for more fascinating factoids about the world around us, check out the 50 Most Interesting Facts About the World.
Category: South American Wildlife
The “big cat” clan only officially consists of tigers, lions, jaguars, leopards, and snow leopards. (Cheetahs are not classified as big cats because of their inability to roar.) But only the jaguar—the largest cat in the Western Hemisphere—is naturally found in the Americas, from the southern United States to the south of Paraguay. And for more dangerous creatures, check out these 30 Super Adorable Baby Photos of Super Dangerous Animals.
Category: Literary Characters
The famous literary bear and friend to Christopher Robin didn’t get his start as Winnie the Pooh. Rather, the character’s original name was actually Edward Bear, named after author A.A. Milne’s son’s own childhood teddy bear. And for more backstories on your favorite fictional characters, check out the 23 Full Names of Fictional Characters You Didn’t Know.
Category: Enterprise
Originally founded in 1994 by Stanford engineering students Jerry Yang and David Filo, Yahoo! was created as a way for internet users to find other useful websites. However, when the duo first created the search engine, its name—“Jerry and David’s Guide to the World Wide Web”—was far less concise.
Category: TV Things in Common
Over the course of six seasons, Lost took over American television screens with its twists and turns as it followed the survivors of a plane crash on a seemingly “deserted” island. One of the central elements of the show was the Dharma Initiative, a fictional research project that hosted abandoned stations across the island, and three of those stations were named The Pearl, The Orchid, and The Looking Glass.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb
Category: Here’s 2 “U” (the response will contain two “U"s)
Calculus is a form of math that deals with derivatives and integrals of functions. People practicing this arithmetic study in ancient times did so via the use of little stones, or calculi—and that’s precisely how the branch of math got its name. And for more math facts, check out these 40 Facts About Numbers That Will Make You Feel Like a Mathematical Genius.
Category: Colleges & Universities
Long before he was known as the 37th president of the United States, Richard Nixon was just an undergraduate at Whittier College in California. Right after undergrad, Nixon attended Duke Law in North Carolina, earning his degree in 1937.
Category: I’m Having Contractions
The Gadsden flag, popularly referred to as the “Don’t Tread on Me” flag, was created during the American Revolution. The flag was named after South Carolina’s Christopher Gadsden, the American general and politician who designed it. And for more southern facts, check out the 25 Craziest Facts About the South.
Category: Classic Coffee Tunes
Bob Marley’s 1992 Songs of Freedom album features an array of songs that he recorded with his band, Bob Marley and the Wailers. One of the most popular songs on the album, “One Cup of Coffee,” was actually one of the first songs the famous reggae artist ever recorded and released in 1962.
Category: Deb-utantes
A queen in the ice ring, Debi Thomas won a bronze medal for her figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics—and in doing so, she became the first black athlete to ever win a medal at the Winter Games. And for more amazing feats by women, check out these Amazing Achievements by Women Every Year for the Last 40 Years.
Category: “Ou” Animal!
The reindeer, though real, is known as a caribou in North America. However, this animal is now scarce on the continent and can only be found in parts of Canada, Alaska, and the Pacific Northwest.
Category: Three-Letter Abbreviations
Kentucky Fried Chicken—better known by its acronym, KFC—is a fast food staple in America. The chain got its start in 1952 in Corbin, Kentucky, but gained newfound fame in 1996, when it reintroduced its famous bucket of chicken.
Category: “F” Words
Strom Thurmond’s 1957 filibuster currently holds the record for the longest individual speech at 24 hours and 18 minutes. What was it a filibuster against? The Civil Rights Act of 1957, which passed despite the South Carolina senator’s pushback.
Category: Big Movies
Though Kevin Costner technically appeared in 1983’s The Big Chill, viewers never actually see the actor’s face. Despite filming flashback scenes, the final cut only featured Costner in the opening scene as a corpse. However, the movie’s writer-director Lawrence Kasdan paid the actor back by casting him as the lead in one of his next films, the 1985 western Silverado.
Category: Serious Talk
While the meanings of the two words share similarities, the outcome is where they differ. When you deliberate over something, you “engage in long and careful consideration” about something in your life; when a jury deliberates something, they discuss and decide whether to find someone guilty or not guilty in a court of law. And for more on words’ complexities, check out these 30 Words That Have Different Meanings Throughout the U.S.
Category: City Parks
Hyde Park’s Diana Memorial Fountain was opened by Queen Elizabeth in 2004 as a tribute to the former Princess of Wales’ “quality and openness.” The park’s other Diana-centric piece, The Huntress Fountain, honors the goddess of hunting with a bonze statue of her shooting an arrow. And for more ways to test your knowledge, check out these 50 Trivia Questions Only Geniuses Can Answer.
