Thanksgiving did not become a national holiday in the United States until the fall of 1863 when President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation declaring that the last Thursday in November would be a day of national thanksgiving. nudes
The Eiffel Tower Can Be 15 cm Taller in Summer: Due to thermal expansion, the metal expands when it gets hot, making the tower slightly taller during warmer months.
The largest piece of fossilised dinosaur poo discovered is over 30cm long and over two litres in volume. Believed to be a Tyrannosaurus rex turd, the fossilised dung (also named a 'coprolite') is helping scientists better understand what the dinosaur a
New English Canaan, written by Thomas Morton, was the first book to be banned in the US. It was banned in 1637 for its harsh criticisms of the restrictive Puritan customs of the New English colony at the time.
Skin is the body’s largest organ, making up about 16% of your body weight—and it’s constantly renewing itself. You shed nearly a million skin cells every day.
Ushi no toki mairi, meaning "Shrine visit at the hour of the ox" is a Japanese method of laying a curse to someone, involving nailing a straw effigy to a tree for seven nights straight!
Various observations of distant galaxies have shown that the universe is expanding at an enormous rate. Other data show that it is gradually cooling, leading to the possibility that the universe will end when it freezes.
