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The Fetus-in-Fetu 27 Aug 2013 | 12:05 pm
As fascinating as it is horrifying, fetus-in-fetu is a developmental abnormality where, in utero, the larger of a set of twin fetuses absorbs the other into her body. The condition is usually diagnose...
Sherlock Holmes Never Said “Elementary, My Dear Watson” 27 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
“Elementary, my dear Watson“, sometimes quoted as, “Elementary, dear Watson“, is one of those phrases that everybody knows the character of Sherlock Holmes said. You know, just like everyone knows tha...
This Day in History: August 27th 27 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
Today in History: August 27 This Day In History, 1883: Krakatau Erupts On a small, desolate island called Krakatau west of Sumatra in Indonesia, the most violent volcanic eruption in recorded histor...
Why Seaweed is Sometimes Used in the Making of Ice Cream 26 Aug 2013 | 12:05 pm
Kris W. asks: What is it in seaweed that is used in making ice cream? Seaweed didn’t exactly come into play during those “make your own ice cream” science experiments you probably did in elementary s...
This Day in History: August 26th 26 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
Today in History: August 26 This Day In History, 1920, The 19th Amendment Passed Giving Women Right to Vote in the United States The 19th amendment to the United States Constitution, which was the r...
How the Milky Way Got Its Name and What It’s Called in Other Languages 26 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
Today I found out why our galaxy is called the Milky Way and what it’s called in other languages. No, it has nothing to do with the candy bar. Like many words we use today, the English name of our ga...
Weekly Wrap Volume 1 24 Aug 2013 | 03:30 am
Because we’re now covering a lot more daily topics here on Today I Found Out, and because I had a bunch of my Daily Knowledge Newsletter subscribers request something like this via email (the newslett...
What Star of a TV Series was Written Out of the Show’s Final Episode? 23 Aug 2013 | 12:05 pm
“The Brady Bunch” was a hugely successful sitcom which ran for 5 seasons (117 episodes) from 1969 to 1974. One of the show’s stars was Robert Reed, a Shakespearean trained stage actor. Previous to “...
This Day in History: August 23rd 23 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
Today in History: August 23 This Day In History, 1305: William Wallace Executed for High Treason Thanks to Mel Gibson’s wildly popular 1995 movie “Braveheart” depicting the life of Scottish hero Wil...
The First Legal Slave Owner in What Would Become the United States was a Black Man 23 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
Today I found out the first legal slave owner, in what would eventually become the United States, was a black man. The man was Anthony Johnson. Johnson first came over to America as an indentured se...
