“In The Chamber of Secrets film, Dumbledore has a portrait on his wall of Gandalf the Grey from Lord of the Rings!” — Jack Goldstein Copy Share Image
When man of slender visits you / Nothing on earth that one can do / In well he’ll hide, or watery hole / And he will eat your mortal soul / so if thou seest the man so thin / pray you don’t see him again / for he is not from world we know / he cometh from far… — Jack Goldstein Copy Share
“The shortest national anthem in the world is the Japanese one, which only consists of four lines.” — Jack Goldstein Copy Share Image
“In The Chamber of Secrets film, Dumbledore has a portrait on his wall of Gandalf the Grey from Lord of the Rings!” — Jack Goldstein Copy Share Image
“In 2013, builders constructing a highway in Belize decided to knock down the Nohmul Pyramid and use its stone in the construction of their wonderful new road. The pyramid was over 2000 years old, stood 100 feet high and was the central prayer location for 40,000 ancient Mayans. When the government found out, they demanded an explanation; the construction company… — Jack Goldstein Copy Share
“The night of September the 14th, 1814, saw heavy bombardment of Baltimore by the British. Despite this, the next morning, the large American flag was still flying undamaged over Fort McHenry. Such a sight made lawyer Francis Scott Key feel extremely patriotic, and he wrote four verses called Defence of Fort McHenry, which he set to the music of To… — Jack Goldstein Copy Share
“The original title for The Lion King was King of the Jungle - until someone pointed out that Lions don’t actually live in the… — Jack Goldstein Copy Share Image
“Some ribbon worms will eat themselves if they can’t find anything else to eat. Amazingly, they can consume up to 95% of their own… — Jack Goldstein Copy Share Image
“When the Mongols invaded India, one general built a pyramid in front of the walls of Delhi to terrify the remaining enemies into surrender.… — Jack Goldstein Copy Share Image
“Although a Major League Baseball game lasts for around three hours, there is only around fifteen minutes of actual playing time.” — Jack Goldstein Copy Share Image
“in 1955 the CIA released the whooping cough virus over Tampa, Florida without telling anyone, so they could see how quickly it would spread;… — Jack Goldstein Copy Share Image
“the crew of the Titanic didn’t fire the correct distress signals after the ship’s collision with the iceberg - instead they released flares at… — Jack Goldstein Copy Share Image
