This month, the Merton College Library in Oxford, England is celebrating its 750th anniversary.
According to Scientific American, humans riding a bicycle are more energy efficient than any other animal on Earth.
Jacqueline Onassis was a chain smoker who had a three-packs-a-day habit for more than 40 years. Upon her passing in 1994, a black enamel cigarette lighter was found in her estate. It was sold at auction in 1996 for $85,000.
In the TV series Family Guy, Seth Green based the voice of Chris Griffin on the Buffalo Bill character in The Silence of the Lambs.
The Kingdom of Kubala is a self-proclaimed micronation in a woodland near Jedburgh, Scotland. It is ruled by Kofi Offeh “Atehene,” a former opera singer who claims to be a descendant of King David and was recently deported to Ghana.
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This article appears in May 1 • 2026.