Thursday, April 30, 2026
In a bizarre event, a GPS mistake sent an 85-year-old French man on a 1,500 km journey across Europe. The elderly man had stepped out for his routine medical visit to the doctor at Airvault, which was located just 10 kilometers away from his home. When he did not return home by midday, his family... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Sam's Believe It Or Not!
California experiences over 100,000 earthquakes a year. Thankfully, though, many of them are minor or are barely felt at all! Every year, Norway gifts London a huge Christmas tree, which is then decorated and displayed in Trafalgar Square. The tree serves as a thank-you gift for all the help the UK... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Sam's Believe It Or Not!
If you ever wondered where the term "honeymoon" came from, it originated in the Middle Ages. When there was a newly married couple, they'd be supplied enough honey wine to last the first month of their marriage. Due to increased blood flow to the fingertips, human fingernails grow faster during... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, April 26, 2026
Sam's Believe It Or Not!
It's certainly possible to use sign language with an accent. Australia is wider than the moon. The moon's diameter is around 2,112 miles, while Australia's is 2,485 miles. The fastest-moving muscle in the human body is the eyes. It's called the orbicularis oculi, and we have one in each eye. The... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Sam's Believe It Or Not!
From 1924–1954, stop signs used to be yellow. At the time, red dyes faded after a while, so the American Association of State Highway Officials went with yellow dye, which didn't fade. It wasn't until the 1950s that sign makers began using fade-resistant enamel. Among the world's five ocean basins,... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Sam's Believe It Or Not!
A dentist invented the electric chair as a method for execution. Like fingerprints, human tongues also have unique tongueprints. If you've ever wondered what to call that blob of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush, it's called a nurdle. Animals process time differently depending on their... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, April 19, 2026
Sam's Believe It Or Not!
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Snails can have up to 1,000 to 12,000 teeth. While she was a teenager during World War II, Queen Elizabeth II became a junior officer in the Auxiliary Territorial Service and became a trained mechanic. The real name of a hashtag is actually octothorpe. Due to the anatomy of... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, April 18, 2026
Sam's Believe It Or Not!
Tigers don't just have striped fur but skin, too! If you were to shave a tiger, you'd find identical striped markings as if they were tattoos. If you go to the sky deck of the Willis Tower in Chicago on a clear day, you can see four other US states: Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Wisconsin. A blue... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Sam's Believe It Or Not!
Frogs use their eyes to help them swallow their meals. When a frog swallows food, its eyes pull down to the roof of their mouth to help push the food down its throat. Human brains are constantly eating themselves. To "cleanse" the system, cells will smother and consume smaller cells or molecules in... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Sam's Believe It Or Not!
The closest US state to Africa is Maine. If you sneeze uncontrollably after being suddenly exposed to bright light or intense sunlight, you might have inherited a genetic trait called Achoo Syndrome. Armadillos almost always give birth to identical quadruplets. The short-horned lizard squirts blood... Sign in to see full entry.