1969 Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin made history when they became the first humans to land on the moon! They raised the American flag and talked to the President back on earth, some 240,000 miles away Their famous words "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" was seen and [...]
A world champion surfer stopped a shark from attacking him by punching the beast in the back. Surfing legend Mick Fanning fought off the animal during the final round of the J-Bay Open in South Africa.He described the moment he realized the shark was behind him as terrifying, saying: 'I was waiting for the teeth [...]
The Gronkowskis were on "Celebrity Family Feud" last night, and as predicted, it was hilarious!
1902 Dr. Willis Carrier installed a commercial air conditioning system at a Brooklyn, New York printing plant The system was the first to provide man-made control over temperature, humidity, ventilation and air quality. Carrier’s invention was used primarily to cool machines, not people. The development of the centrifugal chiller by Carrier in the early 1920's led to comfort cooling [...]
Someone just created a cat accessory called the Twinkle Tush. It's a jewel that hangs from their tail to cover their RECTUM. You can buy it for $6 at TwinkleTush.com.
1926 The first underwater color photographs appeared in National Geographic magazine. lliam Longley and National Geographic staff photographer Charles Martin got this shot of a hogfish off the Florida Keys in the Gulf of Mexico 1935 Oklahoma City became the first city in the United States to install parking meters. The first parking meters appeared [...]
According to the baby name website Nameberry.com, the trendiest name for boys this year is Atticus. It's because Atticus Finch is the hero of "To Kill a Mockingbird", and Harper Lee announced earlier this year that she was finally putting out a sequel. But there's one big problem. When the sequel came out this week, [...]
Americans have ranked New Jersey worst among the states.A poll by YouGov says New Jersey is not only the least-liked state, but it’s also the only state that Americans actively dislike. The second least-liked state is Alabama and even then more people like the state than dislike it, with 39 percent liking the state and [...]
