While in New York, struggling actor William H. Macy (E.R., Fargo) worked as "voice-over talent" for commercials. His personal "biggest" ad line was that of "Secret: strong enough for a man but made for a woman."

Arguably it's Conan the Barbarian, a fictional barbarian created by Robert E. Howard in a series of fantasy pulp stories published in Weird Tales in the 1930s. The Conan stories take place on Earth, but in the mythical (...Read More

A person breathes almost 7 quarts of air every minute.

Contrary to popular myth, flies DO exist in Alaska. In fact, there are almost no WORMS in Alaska, and the flies fill that ecological niche - birds of many species are seen feeding on flies and maggots. Fish even eat the ...Read More

The most destructive tornado on record occurred in Annapolis, Missouri. In 3 hours, it tore through the town on March 18, 1925, leaving a 980-foot-wide trail of demolished buildings, uprooted trees, and overturned cars. It...Read More

Saint Boniface is said to have substituted a fir tree for the pagan oak in the eighth century as a symbol of faith. Martin Luther fostered the Christmas tree cult by using a candlelit tree as a symbol of Christ's heavenly ...Read More