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Research shows that in terms of bite attacks against people, dachshunds, or wiener dogs, are more aggressive than pit bulls.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE -
Instagram data shows that Californians post the most driving selfies of any state population, while Mississippians post the least.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The first stroke Michael Phelps learned as a kid was the backstroke, because he was afraid to put his head underwater.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In 2009, a woman was fined $1.9 million for illegally downloading 24 songs. That's $80,000 per song.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Jesse Owens real name was "J. C. ", but due to his strong southern accent people thought his name was Jesse.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In 2012, a man tried to pay $137 traffic ticket with 137 dollar bills folded into origami pigs, delivered in two Dunkin Donuts boxes.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The Nazis used captured civilians, who were chased across minefields, to detonate the explosives.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The T-shirt was invented in 1904 and marketed to bachelors who couldn't sew or replace buttons.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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John Quincy Adams, the 6th U.S. President, took the presidential oath of office not after placing his hand on a Bible but upon a book of law.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Lenin's testament stated that Stalin should be immediately removed from power because he couldn't be trusted to "use authority with caution."♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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There is a "white man" café in Tokyo, where Japanese ladies ring a bell to summon tuxedo-wearing caucasians who respond with “yes, princess?” and serve them cake.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Reindeer are one of the only mammals that can see UV light, allowing them to see lichen, polar bears against the snow, and urine trails.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Wealthy ancient Egyptians slept with neck supports rather than pillows to preserve their hairstyles.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The most disproportionately common physical injury diagnosis in New York is "knee injury."♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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During the American Civil War, free black woman Mary Bowser took a job as a servant in the Confederate White House and served as a Union spy.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Vatican City is one of six countries worldwide that ban abortion completely, even if the mother's life is in danger.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Saint Drogo is the Catholic Church's patron saint of those whom others find repulsive, unattractive people, cattle, coffee house owners and deaf people.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The average inmate at Alcatraz read 75-100 books per year.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The British Standards Institution has a 5,000 word report on the correct way to make a cup of tea.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In Slovakia, using the names Britain or Great Britain instead of the United Kingdom can land you with a €6,600 fine.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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When Picasso was interrogated by an SS officer about his painting Guernica, “Did you do that?” Picasso replied, “No, you did.”♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The Wars of the Roses weren't called that. Sir Walter Scott invented the name four centuries after the conflict.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Humans speak more languages than there are species of mammal.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Donald Trump had the worst poll approval rating at 100 days than any other President since 1945♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Learned helplessness is a condition in which a person suffers from a sense of powerlessness, arising from a traumatic event or persistent failure to succeed. It is thought to be one of the underlying causes of depression.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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There are people here named after ships that have visited Cuba. "Usnavi," from US Navy, is a famous case.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Despite Americans owning more than 78 million dogs as pets, only about 30 deaths per year are attributed to dog attacks, fewer than bees.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The tiger is the largest wild cat in the world, weighting up to 720 pounds (363 kg), and stretching 6 feet (2 meters) long.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Otters have a pouchin their furto store theirfavorite rocks.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Before fridges were invented, Russians and Finns kept their milk fresh by putting live frogs in it.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
