Normally choir practice was scheduled for 7:20 at a Baptist church in Beatrice, Nebraska. Oddly enough, all 15 members of the choir were running late one day for various personal reasons.
They certainly were lucky because at 7:25 a bomb was set off in the church that certainly would’ve killed or injured the choir members. Who knew being behind on time could save your life?
In 1776 the First Submarine Attack Occurred
David Bushnell invented a submarine that was specially designed to attach powder kegs to ships. Named The Turtle, Bushnell’s submarine attached a keg to a British ship in New York Harbor.
That’s certainly not a turtle anyone wants to mess with!
The Victorians Pretended the Dead were Alive
Back in the Victorian era, not only was it extremely expensive to take a photo, but the exposure time also took forever. In fact, the first photograph was taken in 1826 and took 8 hours to expose. Due to these factors, most people only had one photo of themselves.
When someone died and loved ones wanted something to remember them by they’d have their photo taken, but they’d pose their body as if they were alive sometimes putting pennies in their eyes to make them seem brighter in the photo. They certainly didn’t have to worry about the person moving and ruining the photo this way, either!
Only Two States Don't Observe Daylight Savings
Many people believe that daylight savings time was implemented for farmers, but that’s not true. In fact, most farmers are against it.
The practice started during WWI in the German Empire. And despite all the opposition, most of the country follows it — except for Arizona and Hawaii.
You Won’t Believe What Birth Control Used to Be Made Of
Thank goodness for modern medicine! Back in 16th century Canada, women used to drink tea composed of beaver testicles.
Who knows whose idea it was to make this tea, or how effective it was, but we’re certainly never going to volunteer to find out!