1. The largest bill ever printed was the $100,000 bill; it was actually a gold certificate issued inn 1934.
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Most Amazing and Beautiful Bridges – Part 2
1.) Fort de Roovere, Halsteren, Netherlands Nicknamed the “Moses Bridge” because the water has parted, this “bridge” was used to allow people to cross the Fort’s moat. Its creators opted for this barely-visible design so as not to disturb the historical site’s look.
National Puppy Day
Dog lovers, give your little furry friend an extra hug and treat today. Monday is National Puppy Day. Celebrity Pet & Home Life Style expert and author Colleen Paige founded the holiday in 2006 to “help save orphaned puppies across the globe and educate the public about the horrors of puppy mills,” according to the […]
After ‘The Walking Dead’ its Time for ‘Home Invasion’
Chandler Riggs is the 15-year-old actor who’s best known for his role as Carl Grimes on the post-apocalyptic zombie show on AMC, The Walking Dead. He’s been playing the role since he was 10. Riggs’ next project isn’t too far removed from the premise of The Walking Dead. He’s filming the horror film Home Invasion. In […]
Paul Walker Reborn, Vin Diesel Names his Daughter Pauline
Vin Diesel has named his newborn daughter Pauline, after his late The Fast and the Furious co-star Paul Walker. “I named her Pauline,” he told US morning talk show Today. “[Walker] was in the room. There’s no other person that I’m thinking about as I’m cutting this umbilical cord. “I knew he was there and […]
Check out the Google Doodle for Mathematician Emmy Noether
Emmy Noether may not be a household name, but her compatriot Albert Einstein — someone who definitely is — once called her “the most significant creative mathematical genius thus far produced since the higher education of women began.” Noether, born in a small town in Germany in 1882, would have been 133 on Monday, and […]
Most Amazing and Beautiful Bridges – Part 1
There’s something magical about bridges. They’re often incredible feats of engineering and design. They’re meant to connect people and places that would otherwise have to exist separately. Crossing a bridge is a singular experience. You’re neither here nor there, but hanging in the middle. You could be suspended over a river, hang in a valley, […]
These 15 One-Sentence Facts Will Blow Your Mind… Every Time
If you love facts, but don’t have the time to sit around reading encyclopedia volume after encyclopedia volume just so you’ll have something to say that will impress your co-workers at the water cooler, then these one-sentence bits of information are for you. Here’s a bonus fact to get you started: they’re super interesting.
White House Bid Announced by Ted Cruz
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, whose combative approach to politics has helped guide the Republican Party’s right wing, will formally enter the 2016 presidential race on Monday, kicking off a primary-election debate about how aggressively conservative the GOP should be as it seeks to recapture the White House. Aides to Mr. Cruz said he would announce […]
New Flying Mission for Tom Cruise
For the fifth time in almost 20 years, Tom Cruise will slip into the role of secret agent Ethan Hunt for the latest installment of the Mission: Impossible film franchise, and on Cruise’s Twitter Sunday, the actor shared the first teaser-trailer for the July 31st blockbuster. Dubbed Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, the new chapter […]