Who manufactured Hale's lens?

Daily Trivia / June 17, 2025

Hale's 100 inch lens built in the early 1900s was the largest solid piece of glass made until then. The lens was made by a French specialist who poured the equivalent of ten thousand melted champagne bottles into a mold ...Read More

Where are you unlikely to find a white elephant sale?

Daily Trivia / June 16, 2025

The white elephant is the sacred animal of Thailand.

Was the Iwo Jima flag raising photo staged?

Daily Trivia / June 16, 2025

Following the second flag raising, Rosenthal had the Marines of Easy Company pose for a group shot, which he called the "gung-ho" shot. A few days later he was asked if he had posed the photo. Thinking the questioner was ...Read More

What would you get if you asked for Mary Jane?

Daily Trivia / June 16, 2025

The name "Mary Jane" is not only used for little girls; it’s also a kind of sugar candy and a style of shoe, as well as a nickname for marijuana.

Would you snack on bouillon cubes?

Daily Trivia / June 16, 2025

The bouillon cube was once a common snack food in early America. Beef or veal stock was boiled down until it reached a hard jelly texture. The hard cakes didn't spoil, and trappers and hunters nibbled on them when tramping...Read More

How much did Bill's first company make?

Daily Trivia / June 16, 2025

Bill Gates formed a company to sell a computerized traffic counting system to cities, which made $20,000 its first year. Business dropped sharply when customers learned Gates was only 14 years old.