Antoine’s Restaurant
Antoine’s is a restaurant in the French Quarter of New Orleans, known as a family restaurant that counts Oysters Rockefeller and Baked Alaska amongst its signature dishes. Antoine’s also …
Raise the Right
The modern tradition of raising the right hand while taking an oath dates back to London in the 17th century. Unlike today’s society, there were no written criminal records …
Goat Skin Laws
In a time when modern technology rules all, the United Kingdom keeps some of their traditions old-fashioned. For over one thousand years, the United Kingdom has printed all of …
Forming and Breaking a Habit
While it is a common myth that it only takes 21 days to form a habit, a more recent study done at University College London found that the average …
Real Names of Celebrities
Many of your favorite celebrities weren’t born with the names you have come to know them by. For a variety of reasons, they have taken on stage names, middle …
Franklin for Farts
In addition to Benjamin Franklin’s many contributions to United States society, one of his contributions stands out amongst the rest. In 1781, Franklin wrote an essay on the topic …
Six Degrees of Separation
Although celebrities make up a small number of the world population, they still have some interesting connections between them. Karlie Kloss, a famous model, is connected to Donald Trump …
Emails Sent: By the Numbers
As of February 2017, there were 3.7 billion users of email services worldwide, and every day 269 billion emails are sent. Broken down, this equates to 2.5 million emails …
EPCOT Say What?!
Epcot was opened in Disney in 1982, as an extension of the successful theme park. When it was first opened, its official name was EPCOT Center. The acronym EPCOT …
History to a Tee
What is now known as the common T-shirt dates back to the Spanish-American War. The United States Navy was issued these shirts, which were short-sleeved and had crewnecks, to …