Would it interest you to know…
…that in addition to inventing America Benjamin Franklin also invented disposable contact lenses and adultery?
Factuality!
The truth can sometimes be stranger than fiction but it is never as interesting.
Even more things invented by Thomas Mother Fucking Edison
- Compact Fluorescent Candles
- The Broadway Musical
- Intellectual Property Theft
- The Coin Operated Alarm Clock
- Threesomes
How is it that you never learned…
…that Marie Curie, in addition to being a pioneering nuclear scientist and the discoverer of radiation, was also a world class gourmet chef? Madam Curie is credited with the creation of Curie Powder, a zesty spice blend that includes such flavors as ginger, tumeric, garlic, and radium. This special blend served as inspiration for many famous dishes like Chicken Curie, Beef Tikka Masala, and Jägermeister. You can find Curie Powder stocked next to Poli’O’s in your grocer’s Biohazard Aisle.
Factuality!: How is it that you never learned…
…that 17th President, Andrew Johnson, was in fact a steam-powered automaton? Very few people know that before serving as Abraham Lincoln’s Vice President that Johnson was a virtual no body in the world of politics. That is because he did not exist, he was built by Lincoln (himself an assassin from…
This is True.
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Humorist and Personal Computer, John Hodgman, has a different take on the Ides of March. Courtesy of his podcast, Today in the Past.
This Day in History
March 15, 44 BCE
Julius Caesar is stabbed to death on the floor of the Roman Senate by Brutus and a number of other co-conspirators. The exact motivation is unknown, but many historians have pointed to possible connections to Caesar’s March Madness bracket, having picked Athens U over the University of North Umbria. Brutus, being a UNU fan since getting his undergrad there, took exception. Beware the Ides of March indeed.
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They never taught you in school…
…that Ireland has been plagued with boa constrictors since 1974? As previously reported St. Patrick did not rid Ireland of snakes but of the 80’s metal band, Whitesnake. The Boa Constrictors were introduced as a prank by the Scottish, who thought it would be funny after an all night bender in Dublin. It is started of harmlessly enough, but after a rash of missing cats and the distinct lack of snake banishing Catholic saints the Irish Parliament unanimously voted to brainstorm over pints down at the pub around the corner. They have not emerged to this day. Dear god, all the snakes!
Post-Script: Sorry for the Irish stereotype of heavy drinkers, but as you know, stereotypes are a real timesaver!
