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From the George Washington’s cherry tree to Neil Armstrong’s step for mankind, read about six of the world’s most famous misquotes. History’s Most Famous Misquotes: “Let them eat cake” – Marie Antoinette Much celebrated and oft repeated, the infamous statement of “Let them eat cake” is in fact a mistranslation. French monarch Marie Antoinette is falsely believed to have uttered the famous lines when she heard about French people starving due to lack of bread....

Considering that you use it every day, understanding the oil production business is kind of a must. When most people think about the oil industry, what comes to mind is usually a cross between Captain Planet villains pouring smoke into the air and Dick Cheney’s golf buddies gloating over human misfortune. That picture isn’t 100-percent wrong, but the industry is more complicated than that. One way to think of oil companies is as managers of the commons....

While Mother Teresa did much to improve the lives of the poor in Kolkata, today the number of the city’s poor has only proliferated. Mother Teresa’s statue in her birthplace of Tirana, Albania. Once the capital of colonial India, Kolkata was also the home of the world’s most famous nun—a nun who did not wear a religious habit, but a white sari with thin blue stripes: Mother Teresa. Today, 18 years after her death, the city that once served as the headquarters of the East India Company continues to struggle with poverty and economic inequality, two of the very issues to which Teresa devoted her life....

Mystery of Nazca Lines uncovered, former First Lady’s lesbian love affair brought to light, WWII bomb detonated. Japanese Scientists Crack Mystery Of The Nazca Lines Masaki EdaIn a new study, researchers re-examined 16 of the geoglyphs formed by the Nazca lines. Researchers have unlocked another piece of the puzzle related to Peru’s ancient Nazca lines — and no, they still don’t think they were made by aliens. Using enhanced techniques from multiple disciplines, a group of Japanese animal scientists re-examined and re-identified 16 of the bird geoglyphs that stretch across Peru’s desert plains, and have determined that many of the birds depicted in the ancient designs were actually species foreign to Peru....

Kevin Adkins almost kicked the Ice Age skull to the side because he thought it was just debris from a recent flood — then he saw that it had teeth. When Kevin Adkins took his father-in-law, Tony Hager, on his first turkey hunt on May 8, 2022, the two West Virginians spotted an animal skull in a Putnam County creek. Covered in mud from a flood that had hit the region two days earlier, it was initially unidentifiable....

As World War II raged throughout Europe, the “City of Light” transformed into a city of darkness. While the Germans declined to physically destroy the city upon its 1940 occupation, their presence greatly tested the Parisian psyche. Over two million Parisians fled as the Germans arrived, but those who remained in the capital faced interrogations, curfews, rations, shortages and arrests. The German occupation of France (1940-1944) remains a humiliating time in the history of Paris and, more broadly, France....

Researchers were able to determine that the sword dates back to 850-950 AD, and was likely owned by a Viking swordsman. Einar Åmbakk Reindeer hunters in Norway were surprised to find an amazingly well-preserved Viking sword while they were hunting in a high altitude area. Secrets of The Ice, a Norwegian glacial archaeology organization, reports that a 1,200-year-old Viking sword was discovered by reindeer hunters in Norway. Reindeer hunter Einar Åmbakk and two friends were hunting in the high mountains of Oppland County, Norway, when they stumbled across this ancient sword....

From tropical paradises to Europe’s hidden gem, these are the most interesting countries on Earth. Interesting Countries: Bosnia And Herzegovina This small nation in Eastern Europe has a history of bloody conflict, but is now a growing hot spot for tourism — tiny but chock-full of things to do. But if you were born after 1990, you probably know very little about what is truly one of the world’s most interesting countries....

From Abraham Lincoln’s wrestling career to the killer habits of cats, these random facts are guaranteed to boggle your mind. Abraham Lincoln is in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, having lost only once in more than 300 matches.Public Domain It costs the U.S. Mint almost twice as much to mint each penny and nickel as the coins are actually worth. Taxpayers lost more than $100 million in 2013 just because of the cost it took to make the coins....

The power, drama and majesty of waterfalls make them a natural subject choice for photographers. And with technological innovations seen in GoPro cameras, the lens is able to capture new angles and views like never before. This video of Niagara Falls was posted on the Internet during the summer of 2013 after a photographer used what appears to be a remote-controlled helicopter to capture some spectacular images: Even still photography, like the mystical, black and white photography of Ansel Adams, has rendered some amazing images of the world’s most dramatic waterfalls....

Despite their fame, power, and glamour, the Kennedy family has suffered a seemingly endless series of tragedies that have been dubbed the “Kennedy Curse.” Stan Wayman/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty ImagesAt President John F. Kennedy’s funeral in November 1963, hundreds of thousands of mourners joined his family in grieving for the murdered leader. Could there really be a “Kennedy curse” picking off members of America’s most prominent political dynasty one by one?...

School is back in session, so we’ve rounded up these hilarious celebrity yearbook photos well before their red carpet days. The end of summer has arrived, and kids are packing up their Ninja Turtle lunch boxes (do they still have those?) and L.L. Bean embroidered backpacks and heading back to school. To celebrate the season, we’re throwing it back—waaaay back—with these celebrity school photos. Everyone from the stars of The X-Files to late night comedians and popstars appears in the gallery below — you’ll probably recognize a few of them, but for others, you’ll have to squint to figure out who they are:...

Paleontologists have determined that the dinosaur is a sauropod, a four-legged herbivore characterized by its long neck and tail. Instituto Dom Luiz (Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon)Paleontologists have been painstakingly excavating the 82-foot-long dinosaur. In 2017, a homeowner in Pombal, Portugal, came across several fossilized bone fragments while doing construction work. Paleontologists came to check things out — and now believe that the dinosaur remains unearthed in his backyard could be the largest ever found in Europe....

Last year, reports said that Kenya announced that it would use the death penalty for illegal poaching. Here’s how and why those reports were wrong. Wikimedia CommonsAn anti-poaching unit watches over elephants. Over the past year and a half, dozens of news outlets — including All That’s Interesting (see below) — have published stories claiming that Kenya would begin using the death penalty against wildlife poachers. However, a new report from AFP states that these stories are false....

Before his tragic death, stunt man ‘Mad Mike’ Hughes said he wanted to launch himself in space to prove his flat Earth theory. James Quigg/APDaredevil ‘Mad Mike’ Hughes was killed during the launch of his home-built rocket in California. Ever since he landed an impressive 103-foot jump in a Lincoln Town Car stretch limo back in 2002, Mike Hughes had cultivated a daredevil reputation. A limousine stunt driver-turned-self-taught rocket builder, Hughes gained a following as ‘Mad Mike’ for his crazy antics, colorful personality, and outlandish theories....

Robert Smalls escaped slavery, fought for the Union, then won a seat in the House of Representatives. During the Civil War, a young slave named Robert Smalls hatched a daring plan that put a permanent dent in the Confederacy, won him his freedom, and changed American history immeasurably. Born in South Carolina in 1839, Robert Smalls was the son of a slave who worked as a housekeeper in the home of Ashdale Plantation owner John McKee, whose son Henry was believed to be Smalls’ father....

In the early morning hours of April 1, 2006, 27-year-old Brian Shaffer was captured by CCTV cameras entering the Ugly Tuna Saloona — and hasn’t been seen since. As a second-year medical student at Ohio State, Brian Shaffer had a bright future ahead of him. But that all changed on April 1, 2006, when a night on the town to celebrate the beginning of spring break ended in his disappearance....

When Jim Stauffer donated his mother’s body to the Biological Resource Center in Arizona, he thought her remains would contribute to scientific research. Instead, her corpse was strapped to a chair and subjected to IED testing. ABC 15 ArizonaA 2014 FBI raid of the Biological Resource Center ended in the organization’s forced closure after body parts were found strewn about and illegal for-profit practices were discovered. Doris Stauffer died in 2014 at the age of 73....

While many of us are grateful for the 40-hour work week, Medieval peasants worked far less than even that. Wikimedia CommonsCelebrating Peasants from the 18th or 19th century depicts a fairly jovial atmosphere at work. When professor Juliet Schor released her book, The Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline of Leisure, the average American was shocked. According to her research, they were working more days and taking fewer vacation days than a medieval peasant....

The couple checked in with a Swiss passport and diverted the overnight concierge in order to sneak into the cellar. Out of 40,000 bottles of wine, they knew exactly which ones to steal. Atrio Restaurante HotelThe Atrio wine cellar holds more than 40,000 bottles. The peaceful facade of the Atrio luxury restaurant and hotel in Cáceres, Spain, was broken late last month when two mysterious guests vanished after pulling off a staggering wine heist worth well over $1 million....