Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Recorders actually used to be a popular instrument. Many people around the world will fondly recall the moment in their early schooling years when they no longer had to screech out a horrifying rendition of Three Blind Mice or something along those lines on a recorder. This seemingly useless musical... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Sam's Believe It Or Not!
The most popular car model in the world is the Toyota Hilux. This rugged pickup truck is known around the world for its incredible versatility. With that said, it should come as no surprise that half of the top-selling countries for Hiluxes are in Africa, where the true mettle of the cars is tested... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, September 14, 2026
Sam's Believe It Or Not!
Antarctica isn’t owned by any single nation. Instead, the continent is governed by many of the world’s countries through the Antarctic Treaty. The first signatories of the treaty were the seven nations that had some form of territorial claim to Antarctica: The UK, Norway, New Zealand, France, Chile,... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, September 13, 2026
Sam's Believe It Or Not!
Every year 22,000 tons of dust is blown from the Sahara Desert all the way to the Amazon Rainforest. Long, long ago, the Sahara Desert used to be a lake, and the dust and sand left behind are actually rich in phosphorous. This is quite fortunate, as this phosphorous-rich dust is carried through the... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, September 12, 2026
Sam's Believe It Or Not!
The more money people spend on their weddings, the more likely they are to get divorced. Maybe it’s time to ditch those plans of a fairytale wedding. It’s not just how much you spend on your wedding, but the engagement and wedding ring too, with bigger spenders finding themselves more likely to be... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, September 10, 2026
Sam's Believe It Or Not!
8th-grade students from a town in Alaska must spend two nights on an uninhabited island as part of their science exam. The tradition began forty-six years ago when a school teacher in Ketchikan, Alaska, made it his goal to educate the town’s youth on how to really survive in the harsh climate of... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Sam's Believe It Or Not!
Sloths don’t fall out of trees when they sleep because of how their claws evolved. Fortunately for many a sleeping sloth, their claws evolved quite the opposite to how ours did. While our hands are naturally open, and it takes force to clench them, this isn’t the case for sloths. Instead, their... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Sam's Believe It Or Not!
The quietest place on earth is in Minnesota. Pretty much wherever you go in the world, there’s always going to be some sort of background noise, whether that’s the chirp of crickets or the slow, lazy whoosh of a gentle breeze. That’s the case everywhere except Orfield Laboratories in Minneapolis,... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, September 7, 2026
Michael Jackson once had an entire supermarket closed so he could shop “like a normal person.” Being famous from a very young age, Michael Jackson was never able to do many completely normal (and rather tediously boring) day-to-day activities. When he mentioned that it was his dream to go shopping... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, September 6, 2026
Sam's Believe It Or Not!
A town in Antarctica forces would-be residents to have their appendices removed. The island itself has a rotating population of around 100 or so people, primarily made up of researchers and various military personnel. Because the island is so remote and the medical facilities there so small, anyone... Sign in to see full entry.