Category: +Did You Know?

Did You Know? Alexander Graham Bell made his famous phone call, “Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you,” on Mar. 10, 1876. LEARN MORE.

 

Did You Know? The Barbie doll made her debut Mar. 9, 1959. Her full name is “Barbara Millicent Roberts.” LEARN MORE.

Did You Know? Angora rabbits grow freaky long, soft fur that is used to make Angora sweaters, etc. They were originally bred in Ankara (i.e., Angora), Turkey. LEARN MORE.

Did You Know? The Emperor Constantine I made Sunday declared Sunday a day of rest in the empire on Mar. 7, A.D. 321, reflecting the Church’s celebration of the first day of the week as the Lord’s Day. Previously Christians (and others) often had to work on Sundays. LEARN MORE.

Did You Know? The fate of Davey Crockett is uncertain. He died during or swiftly after the Battle of the Alamo, which ended Mar. 6, 1836, but it is unclear precisely how. LEARN MORE.

Did You Know? The planetary probes Pioneer 10 and 11 have unexpectedly drifted off their predicted courses. Nobody knows why. This is one of the unsolved mysteries of modern physics. Many solutions, both mundane and exotic, have been proposed, but none have been verified as yet. LEARN MORE.

Did You Know? The first case of Spanish Flu occurred Mar. 4, 1918, signalling the start of a devastating worldwide pandemic spread by new global transporation means. FIFTY MILLION PEOPLE OR MORE died in a frightening portent of transporation-spread pandemics that may lie in our future. LEARN MORE.

Did You Know? The 1400-year-old Islamic caliphate was abolished when Caliph Abdul Mejid II of the Ottoman Empire was deposed on Mar. 3, 1924. LEARN MORE.

Did You Know? As pet owners have long believed, cats and dogs dream–at least as judged by their experience of REM sleep. So do all mammals, some birds, and possibly reptiles. Insects and fish, however, appear not to dream. LEARN MORE.

Did You Know? Protestant authorities instigated the first of the Salem Witch Trials on March 1, 1692. LEARN MORE.