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Moments in Time: Elvis Presley's undershorts
On Sept. 8, 2012, a pair of Elvis Presley's undershorts, which had been framed under glass, failed to sell at a British auction…
Fun Fact: Domino's Pizza
Globally, Domino's Pizza has more than 20,000 store locations. Over 6,000 of these are in the United States. India has the next-highest number of stores: over 1,900.
Flashback: Beatle album cover
Which Beatle was wearing all white on the "Abbey Road" album cover?
Weird News: Fish Flambe
Fire investigators in British Columbia, Canada, discovered an unlikely culprit in a brush fire that knocked out power in the town of Ashcroft on July 30: a hungry osprey.
Moments in Time: Female telephone operator
On Sept. 1, 1878, Emma Nutt of Boston became the first female telephone operator. Until then, most telephone operators were teenage boys, whom customers weren't overly happy with…
Strange But True: Michelangelo's statue of David
The eyes on Michelangelo's statue of David look in different directions. Why is debatable, but some scholars believe the artist wanted to ensure the shepherd's gaze…
Facts about POUTINE
No one’s entirely sure where poutine originated. The traditional story is that poutine originated in the 1950s in Warwick, Quebec, at a restaurant called Le Lutin qui rit.
Weird News: Flaky Feline
In Wirral, England, residents are unsettled by someone in a black cat costume who’s been prowling around secluded beach areas, the BBC reported on July 3.
Fun Fact: Liposuction
Liposuction, a surgical technique that removes fat deposits from the body, was the most popular plastic surgery procedure last year.
Moments in Time: Franklin D. Roosevelt
On Aug. 25, 1921, Franklin D. Roosevelt was diagnosed with polio -- also known as infantile paralysis because it usually strikes much younger people -- at the age of 39.
Strange But True: Beef and liver paste
Beef and liver paste, squeezed from a tube, was the first meal eaten in space, consumed by Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin, who chose it because it was space-friendly.
Weird News: Competent Couple
Jason Singer of Portland, Maine, became a “Jeopardy!” champion on July 1, ABC News reported. Four years earlier, Singer’s wife, Susan McMillan, won the title on the show.
Moments in Time: Grateful Dead
On Aug. 9, 1995, legendary Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia died of a heart attack in a California residential drug-treatment facility at age 53.
Top Ten Movies: Superman
Superman flies into the top spot while Jurassic World: Rebirth stomps its way to number two.
Strange But True: Sun Sound
The sun emits sound through pressure waves, but their wavelength makes it impossible to be heard by humans.
Weird News: Uncool Beans
On June 19 in Silver Creek, Minnesota, a car that was “swerving and weaving” hit a curb and careened into a scissor lift, which workers were using to fix a light.
Trivia about PIZZA: Most expensive pizza
3. The most expensive pizza in the world is called the Louis XIII Pizza. It takes 72 hours to prepare. How much does a single one cost?
Moments in Time: Harold & Kumar
On July 30, 2004, the cult-classic "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle," starring John Cho and Kal Penn as two burger-craving stoners, debuted.
Top Ten Movies: Jurassic World: Rebirth
Jurassic World: Rebirth stomps into the number one spot, kicking F1: The Movie down to number two.