Popcorn purchases went into a slump during the early 1950s, when television became popular. Attendance at movie theaters dropped and, with it, popcorn consumption. When the public eventually began eating popcorn at home, ...Read More

Nobel Prizes are awarded in five categories: The first three of these prizes are for eminence in physical science, in chemistry and in medical science or physiology; the fourth is for the most remarkable literary work "in ...Read More

"Hot cockles" was a popular game at Christmas in medieval times. It was a game in which the other players took turns striking the blindfolded player, who had to guess the name of the person delivering each blow. "Hot ...Read More

As a mercenary commander he began building larger units of men, aiming for greater territorial ambitions. By the time he was in his forties he finally succeeded, becoming king of Aquilonia, the most powerful kingdom of the...Read More

Antarctica is 98 percent ice, 2 percent barren rock. The average thickness of the ice sheet is 7,200 feet; this amounts to 90 percent of all the ice and 70 percent of all the fresh water in the world. If the ice cap were ...Read More

Mary Todd Lincoln was so disliked in her day that she was nicknamed "The She-Wolf."