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Thursday, May 14, 2026

Sam's Believe It Or Not!

A solar eclipse helped end a six-year war in 585 BCE. When the sky suddenly darkened during a battle between the Lydians and the Medes in modern Turkey, soldiers took it as a sign to cease fighting. Both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died on July 4, 1826. Their deaths were exactly 50 years after... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 13, 2026

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Marie Curie remains the only person to earn Nobel Prizes in two different sciences. After OutKast sang “shake it like a Polaroid picture,” Polaroid released a statement. It read, “Shaking or waving can actually damage the image.” The Starry Night depicts Vincent van Gogh’s view from the Saint-Paul... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 12, 2026

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The annual number of worldwide shark bites is 10 times less than the number of people bitten by other people in New York. The Seven Dwarfs in Snow White could have had very different names. Before settling on the Seven Dwarfs we know today, Disney considered Chesty, Tubby, Burpy, Deafy, Hickey,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 11, 2026

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Count von Count's love of numbers isn't just a quirky character trait. In traditional vampire folklore, the bloodsuckers have arithmomania, a compulsion to count. In Great Britain and Japan, black cats are perceived as auspicious. In the English Midlands, new brides are given black cats to bless... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 9, 2026

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In Japan, letting a sumo wrestler make your baby cry is considered good luck. J.K. Simmons has been the voice of the yellow Peanut M&M since the late 1990s. Neil Armstrong's astronaut application arrived a week past the deadline. Sleep literally cleans your brain. During slumber, more cerebrospinal... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 8, 2026

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Kea parrots warble together when they're in a good mood. They’re the first known non-mammal species to communicate with infectious laughter. Melbourne gave some of its trees email addresses so residents could report problems. Instead, the trees received love letters. An estimated 1 million dogs in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 7, 2026

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Tsundoku is the act of acquiring books and not reading them. Bela Lugosi was buried in full Dracula costume. Ravens in captivity can learn to talk. The clever corvids can mimic several other sounds. Central Park's lampposts contain a set of four numbers that can help you navigate. The first two tell... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 6, 2026

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In curling, good sportsmanship and politeness are essential. Congratulating opponents and abstaining from trash talk are part of what's known as the “Spirit of Curling.” In 1974, the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis published a paper titled “The Unsuccessful Self-Treatment of a Case of Writer’s... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 5, 2026

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Mister Rogers always mentioned out loud that he was feeding his fish. He did this because a young blind viewer once asked him to do so. She wanted to know the fish were OK. Boring, Oregon, and Dull, Scotland, have been sister cities since 2012. In 2017, they added Bland Shire, Australia, to their... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 4, 2026

Sam's Believe It Or Not!

Humans and giraffes have the same number of neck bones. That might sound confusing, but it is true. While a giraffe's neck is much longer, each individual vertebra measures over 10 inches in length, while human neck bones are much shorter. Hence, we share the same number of neck bones. Lobster was... Sign in to see full entry.

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