Beam Me Up
Jan 07
To go along with the fact that I’m a Jets fan, I’m also a long-time Trekkie. So here’s a tidbit that had to be real since to make anything like this up, you’d have to be a lot more creative than me. Captain Kirk plots to steal a cloaking (or stealth) technology from the Romulans in Season 3, Episode 2, The Enterprise Incident.Well, Capt. Kirk finally got his cloaking...
What’s In A Name?
Dec 16
Red Square brings us pictures of troops marching in massed formations, military vehicles and tractors dragging the latest Soviet rockets past the Soviet leadership standing atop Lenin’s tomb, the Kremlin wall with turrets capped by gigantic lighted red stars, and flags, red banners, everywhere. Since the mid-nineteenth century, we have associated the color red with Socialism and Communism....
Book Trivia: Alice In Wonderland
Nov 03Did you know that Charles Lutwidge Dodgson was the author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland? Lewis Carroll – an English novelist, mathematician, logician, priest, and photographer who is best recognized today as one of the world’s most beloved authors of children’s stories and nonsensical poetry – was better known by his pen name. Carroll’s mastery of bizarre...
Facts About Halloween
Oct 15
Do you enjoy anything about Halloween? Do you have a list of your next five outfits ready to go? With these fun Halloween facts, you can learn more about your favorite holiday! Things You May Not Know About Halloween Do you know these fun facts about Halloween? Turnips Instead Of Pumpkins? Did you know that the original jack-o-lanterns were constructed out of turnips by the Irish...
Interesting Facts 101
Sep 16The world we live in is full of fascinating information that you may not be aware of. Some of these facts are well-known, while others are less well-known. Let’s test your knowledge and see if there’s anything you can learn more from this series of interesting facts! Today, we bring these previously undisclosed facts to light! Fact #1: Pluto has a smaller surface...