Mercy Brown and her family lived in Exeter, Rhode Island in the 1880s. Unfortunately, the town got hit with “consumption” aka tuberculosis and her mother and sister died in 1883 and 1884 respectively. In 1889 her brother Edwin had started to get sick. He moved out to Colorado which seemed
Hope everyone had a great Fourth of July! Last week was crazy so Fun Facts was on hold! It rained a lot over the weekend at my house but people managed to still set off fireworks in between the storms. I personally don’t do fireworks since one of my
What if I trademarked navy blue and to be able to use it everyone would have to pay me royalties? Artists would be mad about it! What if it was a brand new color that is the “blackest black” in the world? Well if you are artist Anish Kapoor you
Historical Facts
If you had to come up with a way to get across an ocean without technology could you? The sun would help but what if it was cloudy? Well if you were a Viking you would use a Sunstone. For the longest time historians thought that this wasn’t a
Animal Facts
In honor of the start of the World Cup here is a fun soccer related fact! Naturally this fact starts with horses and donkeys…we will get to the soccer part I promise! There is a wonderful organization across the pond in the UK named Redwings Sanctuary that rescues, rehabilitates
Strange Pastimes
Want a weird American pastime? Flagpole sitting! Yeah its what it sounds like. It was popularized by Alvin “Shipwreck” Kelly. He started in the 20s and thousands of people would come to watch him…sit on a flagpole. For a really long time. Its no surprise that this guy did
Historical Facts
You know what would be fun to see at night on the roads? Glow in the dark tires! Well its been tried…and failed miserably! Didn’t even make it into production. In 1961 Goodyear decided that the next innovation in tires was colors! Chemist William Lawson and Anthony Finelli
Historical Facts
There is a very common myth that George Washington had wooden teeth. Now he DID have dentures but they weren’t made of wood. He had a few sets made of various things… tin, gold, lead, and ivory from hippos and elephants. However, the one set that is still intact
Animal Facts
Yep you read that right! I like to think a fun fact brought him into this line of work…his owner/handler Michael Hadsell has been working with dogs, horses, and drones for 45 years in search and recovery. He has a team of dogs that he trains and uses