During World War II, a German U-boat was sunk by a truck. The U-boat in question attacked a convoy in the Atlantic and then rose to see the effect. The merchant ship it sank had material strapped to its deck including a fleet of trucks, one of which was thrown in the air by the explosion, landing on the U-boat and breaking its back. WWII Almanac


Two dogs survived the sinking of Titanic, yes that's right, two DOGS survived. They escaped on early lifeboats carrying so few people that no one objected. Miss Margaret Hays of New York brought her Pomeranian with her in lifeboat No. 7, while Henry Sleeper Harper of the publishing family boarded boat No. 3 with his Pekinese, Sun Yat Sen. Useless Facts

The closest living relative of the t-rex is the chicken Useless Facts

Fates of some well-known and powerful people from 1923, and what their status was 55 years later: ? President of the largest steel company, Charles Schwab, died a pauper. ? President of the largest gas company, Edward Hopson, went insane and was put in an asylum for the rest of his life. ? President of the NYSE, Richard Whitney, was released from a long prison sentence and died at home a short while later. ? The greatest wheat speculator, Arthur Cooger, died abroad, penniless. ? The “Great Bear” of Wall Street, Cosabee Rivermore, shot himself. ? The winner of the 1923 U.S. Open and PGA Championship, Gene Sarazan, still alive and well and enjoys playing golf (he passed away in 1999 at the age of 97).
University of Toronto newspaper

There aren't really fifty states in the United States, four are actually Commonwealths, Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Massechusetts. The word 'Commonwealth' was used as a snub to King George III (3rd) when the colonies were organizing and becoming states.
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The six most hazardous occupations in America are firefighter, race-car driver, astronaut, football player, police officer, and fisherman. Useless Facts


If you turn a shark over on it's back it will go into a kind of trance and not move, however, as soon as you turn it back over it starts trashing around again. Discovery Channel

The blue whale is the largest animal that ever lived, reaching 100 feet in length and weighing 150 tons. The largest dinosaur, Argentinosaurus, was estimated to weigh 110 tons. Nature's World Records


Sperm whales sleep vertically with their heads pointed towards the bottom of the ocean Fun Facts