There are a lot of fun facts about Top Gun. It’s been over 30 years since the film first flew into theaters. Top Gun was one of the quintessential movies of the ’80s, grossing over $357 million worldwide at the box office as one of the highest grossing films of the decade. With Top Gun: […]
Read MoreAnyone who has ever been to Portland – the city of roses – knows it is a pretty amazing place. It is one of the most bike-friendly cities in the country and Forbes recently ranked it the best city in the US for vegans and vegetarians. Here are 15 facts about Portland – the Forbidden […]
Read MoreWatership Down, the classic novel by Richard Adams, follows a band of rabbits who search for a new home. Led by Hazel and his quasi-prescient rabbit brother Fiver, the rabbits survive many dangers before arriving at their new home – Watership Down. Watership Down is a hill in the north of Hampshire, England near an […]
Read MoreNiantic Labs, the folks behind the augmented reality mobile game Pokémon GO game, have finally released Harry Potter: Wizards Unite in the UK and the US and no it is not called Harry Potter GO. Here are 15 facts about Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. 1. Players can choose from one of three professions. Harry Potter: […]
Read MoreThe honey bee has been around for millions of years and has been studied and written about for ages. Honey bees are comprised of three primary roles: the queen, the drone, and the worker bee. The queen is the mother of most, if not all of the bees in the hive and is the dominate […]
Read MoreMinnesota is the 12th largest state in the United States. The name “Minnesota” comes from a Dakota word meaning “sky-tinted waters”. The Mississippi River begins in Minnesota and is part of the great many rivers and streams that add up to 69,200 miles in Minnesota. Home to The Mall of America, the Vikings, and Nickelodeon […]
Read MoreLooking for some fun facts about bananas? Over 100 billion of them are eaten worldwide annually (with about 51% eaten at breakfast time). Bananas are grown in over 150 countries with global banana exports reaching around 18 million tons in 2015. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, people in the United States eat 11.4 […]
Read MoreUtah lies in the Western region of the United States and was named after the Native American tribe ‘Ute’ which means ‘people of the mountains’. Utah is the only U.S. state whose capital is three words long. The state is part of the Four Corners and home to the Great Salt Lake – here are […]
Read MoreAlabama, which became the 22nd state on December 14, 1819 is located in the southern United States and nicknamed the “Heart of Dixie.” The state played a key role in the American Civil War; its capital, Montgomery, was the Confederacy’s first capital. For you fans of Alabama (the state, not the band) here are 15 […]
Read MoreEris is the second largest dwarf planet in the solar system. Eris joins Ceres, Haumea, Makemake, and Pluto as the other dwarf planets. It was discovered in 2005 by a Palomar Observatory-based team located in San Diego County, California. Here are 15 stellar facts about the Dwarf Planet Eris. Facts about Eris: Eris is why […]
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