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Top 10 Interesting Facts about Martin Van Buren
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Martin Van Buren, the first President of the United States to be a naturalized citizen, was born in Kinderhook, New York. Despite coming from a poor home, he ...
Top 10 Interesting Facts about Leonardo da Vinci
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The prototypical Renaissance man, Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was a painter, sculptor, architect, writer, anatomist, geologist, astronomer, botanist, ...
Top 9 Interesting Facts about Joan of Arc
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A medieval peasant girl named Joan of Arc became a saint of the Catholic Church. She is said to have guided France to victory during the Hundred Years' War ...
Top 6 Interesting Facts About Horatio Gates
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On July 26, 1727, in the little village of Maldon, Essex, United Kingdom, Horatio Gates was born. In 1745, Horatio enlisted in the British Army thanks to the ...
Top 6 Interesting Facts About Marcus Aurelius
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Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius is renowned for his valiant actions against the Germans and the Parthians. His philosophical mind is often praised for making him ...
Top 9 Interesting Facts about Red Pandas
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Red pandas are adorable, fluffy animals that are roughly the size of a house cat. They are only found in the high forests of the Eastern Himalayas. These ...
Top 6 Interesting Facts about Andrew Johnson
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A tragedy that shocked the country brought Andrew Johnson to the presidency. After John Wilkes Booth's assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865, Johnson was ...
Top 6 Interesting Facts about Edward Smith
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The Titanic is the tragic final trip of Captain Edward Smith's illustrious seagoing career, and it is for this reason that he is most well-known. Our readers ...
Top 10 Interesting Facts about George Washington
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George Washington is infamously known for his role as general of the Revolutionary War and for being the first President of the United States. Here are the top ...
Top 5 Interesting Facts about Allen Ginsberg
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American poet Allen Ginsberg was a key member in the 1950s Beat Generation and is best known for the intensely divisive poem Howl. He was the son of Russian ...
Top 10 Most Fascinating Facts About Beetles
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The world of beetles is extremely large, they are one of the earliest species on Earth. And there are more than 350,000 different species that have been named ...
Top 12 Interesting Facts about Rabbits
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Rabbits are significantly more complex creatures than the cartoonish, carrot-eating stereotype would have you believe. They can build complex tunnels, get as ...
Top 5 Interesting Facts about Millard Fillmore
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After Zachary Taylor's untimely passing, Millard Fillmore (1800–1874) was elected as the thirteenth President of the United States. He backed the contentious ...
Top 7 Interesting Facts about Charles Darwin
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Charles Darwin is a pretty famous guy, and deservedly so. His 1859 opus, "On the Origin of Species," revolutionized biology by explaining how life evolves and ...
Top 7 Interesting Facts about John Maynard Keynes
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British economist John Maynard Keynes' economic theories influenced how people around the world saw money in the 20th century. His influence was profound, and ...
Top 12 Interesting Facts about Seoul
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The heart and soul of South Korea are Seoul. This city is well-known for some wonderful things and holds a number of records. Seoul is a leading city in every ...
Top 7 Interesting Facts About James Knox Polk
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From March 1845 to March 1849, James Knox Polk presided as the country's eleventh president. He held the positions of speaker of the House of Representatives ...
Top 7 Interesting Facts about Erwin Schrödinger
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Austrian scientist Erwin Schrödinger contributed significantly to the creation of certain basic findings in the area of quantum theory. By developing the wave ...
