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Abraham Lincoln’s bodyguard left his post at Ford’s theater to go for a drink.
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| By Archives New Zealand Source : Wikimedia Commons |
You already know that Abraham Lincoln was shot and killed by the John
Wilkes booth while watching the show at Ford's Theater in Washington, DC, on
April 14, 1865. But what you might not realize was that the President had a
bodyguard named John Frederick Parker with him on the decisive night, according
to the Smithsonian magazine.
Unfortunately, Parker is a policeman with a reputation of less than a
star. After arriving three hours late for his shift, the officer left his
position protecting the President to drink at Star Saloon next to the theater.
During this time the booth entered the box seats where Lincoln was sitting and
shot the President.
#2 |
Children’s medicine once contained morphine.
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| By Kazejin - Source : Pixabay |
If you were a baby in the mid-1800s and you cried while teething, your
parents could give you the soothing syrup of Ms. Winslow. This "drug"
affirmed that "it soothes the child; it softens the gums [and] Allays any
pain". This may have done a lot of appeasement, but it was also extremely
dangerous - this concoction, like many patent medications at the time,
contained morphine.
#3 |
Playing the accordion was once required for teachers in North Korea.
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| By Tomasz_Mikolajczyk - Source : Pixabay |
The most popular instrument in North Korea is the accordion, as long as
all teachers were required to play in obtaining their teaching certifications.
Because the accordion is portable so that, for example, a grand piano is not,
it was considered the "people" instrument that could be taken outside
and played for the workers in the fields.
#4 |
There’s a decorated war hero dog.
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| By Unknown author - Source : Wikimedia Common |
While in the trenches of the First World War, the first US infantry
division was unable to communicate with other troops because Shellfire had
damaged telephone wires. A young private one is proposed a unique solution: the
rags, a mixed terrier breed that the soldiers had adopted in Paris, would bear
the messages of a division to the next hidden in his collar. He saved many
lives and when the rags died - in Maryland, at the age of 20, he was buried
with military honors.
#5 |
Water makes different pouring sounds depending on its temperature.
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| By Peter Roberts - Source : Flickr |
If you listen to very close, hot water and cold water are slightly
different when it’s poured. The heat changes the thickness or viscosity of the
water, which changes the pitch of the sound it does when it is poured. What we
feel when heat comes from water molecules moving faster. The cold water is
thicker and therefore constitutes a slightly higher sound.
#6 |
One man has saved more than 200 people from suicide.
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| By Rich Niewiroski Jr. - Source : Wikimedia Commons |
It's a sad fact that the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is a site
where many suicides take place. However, a patrol agent of the California
motorway has done more to combat this problem than any other individual.
Officer Kevin Briggs, who fights himself, personally spoke of more than 200
people from the proverbial of his career. After retirement in 2013, Briggs
wrote a book called Guardian of the Golden Gate and now pursuing visits to
encourage public discussion of suicide and mental illness.
#7 |
Plastic Easter eggs and plastic Easter grass were invented by a man who holds
more patents than Thomas Edison.
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| By ivabalk - Source : Pixabay |
If you have already enjoyed an Easter basket with plastic eggs and
grass, you can thank Donald Weder, the man who invented both. Weder has not
only the patents of these holiday staples, it also holds a total of 1,413 US
patents - including those for water-based inks, flower lids and decorative
packaging. It was compared to Thomas Edison, which only included 1,093 US
patents.
#8 |
Dolphins have been trained to be used in wars.
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| Source : PIXNIO |
Dolphins are widely known as adorable and intelligent animals. Which is
not as widely known, it is that these clever creatures were used by the
American and Soviet Union during the Vietnam War and the Cold War.? The two
countries have studied creatures for their sonar capabilities, but they have
also trained them to detect mines, bringing equipment to divers, finding lost
equipment and guard submarines among other tips.
#9 |
Showers really do spark creativity.
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| By Daniel Foster - Source : Flickr |
The showers are not just good for your hygiene; they are also good for
your creativity. For a 2012 study published in the Psychological Science
journal, researchers gave volunteer creativity problems to be resolved followed
by a rest period. During this period, some were attributed to demanding tasks;
while others did simple tasks that allowed their spirit to wander (like a
shower). Those who make the tasks simpler during the rest of the time were more
likely to solve the original creativity problems.
#10 |
Most laughter isn’t because things are funny.
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| By Emanuele Spies - Source : Wikimedia Commons |
Every culture of the world laughs, but surprisingly, most of our
laughter is not necessarily a response to humor. Less than 20% of the laughter comes
after jokes, according to neuroscientist Robert Provine; the rest is a reaction
to regular statements and questions like: "How are you?" The laughter
that followed, as brief, helps to form social bonds since the people who laugh
together are getting closer.
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