“The Washington Monument is just one part of the original design - there were due to be another thirty or so columns and statues of famous Revolutionary Americans. Unfortunately, the entire budget was used on the tower, and there was… — 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… — Jack Goldstein Copy Share Image
“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… — Jack Goldstein Copy Share Image
“The night of September the 14th, 1814, saw heavy bombardment of Baltimore by the British. Despite this, the next morning, the large American flag… — Jack Goldstein Copy Share Image
“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
