According to one source, Jimi Hendrix liked painting landscapes and chocolate milkshakes, but hated cramped cars and mashed potatoes.

Some believe William Shakespeare helped translate Psalm 46 into the King James Bible: 46 words into the psalm is the word “shake” and 46 words from the end is the word “spear.” The 46th Psalm was translated about the time of Shakespeare’s 46th birthday.

Indiana celebrates Washington’s Birthday on Dec. 26, and once debated whether to declare that π equals 3.2.

Collectively, spiders eat at least half a billion pounds of meat per year (more than the amount consumed by humans).

The idea for renaming “The Gulf of Mexico” to “The Gulf of America” was first satirically made by Stephen Colbert’s ultra right-wing character on The Colbert Report, in an episode aired in June 2010.

This article appears in February 28 • 2025.

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