A giant wave of molasses killed 21 people in Boston. (0)
9/04/10 •
In 1919 a large tank containing molasses broke open and unleashed a torrent of sticky disaster on the streets of north Boston. The tank could hold 8.7 million liters of molasses. When the molasses was released it formed a wave between 8 and 15 feet high and traveling at almost 40 miles and hour. Tragically 21 [...]
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Cohiba Cigars were originally only for Castro. (0)
9/03/10 •
The Cohiba brand of Cigars was originally only available to Fidel Castro and high ranking members of the Communist Part of Cuba. They were also given sometimes as diplomatic gifts. It was not until 1982 that the cigar was made available commercially.
Billy Joel was the first artist to release an album on compact disc. (0)
9/02/10 •
In 1982 Billy Joel released 52nd street. It marked an important moment in music history, since it was the first album released on CD (compact disc). This marked a major shift in the way consumers got their music. CDs could hold a lot more music than a vinyl record, so albums could be longer and [...]
You can thank Queen Victoria for white wedding dresses. (0)
9/01/10 •
For many years the wedding dress in western culture was not always white. The dress could be almost any color with the exception of black, which was reserved for funerals, and red, which is what prostitutes wore. When Queen Victoria married Albert of Saxe-Coburg she wore white. The picture of the wedding was widely reproduced [...]
In 1965, control of the Domino’s Pizza franchise was traded for a used VW Beetle. (0)
8/31/10 •
What is now the Domino’s Pizza empire was originally just one pizza shop called DomiNicks. In 1960 the shop was purchased from the original owner for a total of $575 by brothers James and Tom Monaghan. In 1965 Tom gave his brother a used VW Beetle in exchange for 100% ownership of the pizza place. [...]
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