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
Turn a Blind Eye: This phrase is attributed to Admiral Horatio Nelson during the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801. Nelson, who was blind in one eye, reportedly ignored a signal to retreat by lifting his telescope to his blind eye, thus "not seeing" the com
A proposed array of 200 small telescopes could detect Planet Nine by observing stellar occultations. Spaced across 1,000 km, they’d map Trans-Neptunian Objects and potentially confirm a planet or primordial black hole in the solar system’s outer reac
The Dancing Plague of 1518: In 1518, people in Strasbourg, France, started dancing uncontrollably. One woman began, and soon many others joined, dancing for days. Some historians think they had mass hysteria or food poisoning from moldy rye.
"Et tu, Brute?" is attributed to Julius Caesar during his assassination. However, historians debate whether he actually said anything. Some believe he may have uttered Greek phrases or nothing at all. Shakespeare coined the phrase, but the exact words
A War Was Fought Over a Bucket
Fact: The War of the Oaken Bucket (1325) was between the Italian city-states of Modena and Bologna. It started when Modena stole a wooden bucket from Bologna!
