In 1937, the first “McDonald’s” was actually a hot dog called the Airdrome. It wasn’t until 1940 that they became Mcdonald Barbeque and added hamburgers and french fries to the menu.
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during the vietnam war each soldier took roughly
During the Vietnam War, each soldier took roughly 40 amphetamine tablets a year in order to improve their endurance on long missions. Nearly 225 million tablets were prescribed to soldiers during the wartime period of 1966 and 1969 alone.
a new study found that horseshoe crabs are a
A new study found that Horseshoe Crabs are a member of the arachnid family tree and are genetically more closely related to spiders than to other crabs.
Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/02/horseshoe-crabs-related-to-spiders/
in 2017 90 of the cocaine in the usa seized by
In 2017, 90% of the cocaine in the USA seized by the DEA was cut with the pet dewormer drug levamisole. One of the many awful side effects of the dewormer is skin rot.
Source: https://www.thefix.com/cocaine-cut-deworming-drug-may-cause-brain-damage
the mice infestation in the united kingdoms
The mice infestation in the United Kingdom’s Houses of Parliament is so bad they keep track of the sightings. It’s gotten worse in recent years due to renovations and the sightings have tripled. They spent over $150,000 in pest control in 2016.
according to his first physical while president
According to his first physical while President, Donald Trump and Homer Simpson weigh the exact same amount: 239 lbs.
Source: https://junkee.com/donald-trump-homer-simpson/143031
in 1912there was a just missed it club for
In 1912,There was a ‘Just Missed It’ club for people who nearly sailed on the maiden voyage of the HMS Titanic but for some reason did not.
in 2013 there was a toilet paper shortage in
In 2013, there was a toilet paper shortage in Venezuela. The government then accused the conservative opposition of hoarding toilet paper to make the crisis worse.
Source: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/venezuela-toilet-paper-bust-police-seize-2500-rolls_n_3363620
psys gangnam style music video on youtube
Psy’s Gangnam Style music video on Youtube exceeded the maximum number of views (2,147,483,647) on YouTube since a 32-bit integer was used. View count is now stored as a 64-bit integer which can have a maximum number of 9,223,372,036,854,775,808.