“Using a daring and audacious method, the citizens of Konstanz in Germany managed to prevent allied forces from dropping a single bomb on their city during the Second World War... they left all of their lights on at night! As… — Jack Goldstein Copy Share Image
“The biggest explosion of the First World War was set off by miners from the allied forces, who dug shafts underneath German trenches. At Messines Ridge in Belgium, just over nine hundred thousand pounds of explosive mines were placed in… — 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
