Given the long history of the world, it’s natural that some stories, facts, and figures are better known than others. At the same time, certain parts of history end up swept under the rug, forgotten, and ignored when they really shouldn’t be.
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We outline our 8 favourite publicity stunts from around the world, complete with analysis and takeaways which can be applied to your own campaigns.
History isn't just about the past. By learning about those distant people and events, we also understand what shaped the present.
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1. American actress Betty White is older than Mickey Mouse.
NHS Blood and Transplant runs national campaigns to encourage new donors to sign up and existing donors to continue to give blood.
According to a survey from the American Historical Association, two thirds of people in the US consider history to be no more than a collection of names, dates and events. But we know that the story of our world is living, breathing and so much more than that. So regardless of whether or not history was your favorite subject in school, pandas, we’re certain we’ve got some fun facts down below that will pique your interest!
1. On October 24, 1975, an estimated 90% of women of Iceland participated in a “women’s day off” to demonstrate the value of their work, both paid and unpaid. Fathers had little choice but to bring their children to work or stay home themselves, leading them to call it “the long Friday.”
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History isn't just about the past. By learning about those distant people and events, we also understand what shaped the present.
While our admiration for history shows no sign of fading, not every part of our past is worth celebrating.
While our admiration for history shows no sign of fading, not every part of our past is worth celebrating.
We Are Checking Our Watches And History Textbooks Because These Events Are Bending Our Perception Of Time
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Thanks to this online community, we can pump up that trivia muscle by adding new interesting facts to our arsenal of knowledge.
We Are Checking Our Watches And History Textbooks Because These Events Are Bending Our Perception Of Time
1. In 1569, a Dutchman named Dirk Willems was jailed for his devotion to being an Anabaptist. He escaped from prison but when the guard pursuing him fell through the ice, Willems turned around to save the guard. He was then recaptured, tortured, and killed.
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You’ll find that in real life, some people have no problem at all being mean to their friends, demanding that they keep working without any breaks for hours on end, and denying them even food, and water.
A Reddit user asked people online if she's right for not inviting her disabled sister to her wedding as she has some boundary issues with her fiancé.
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How many times have you walked the globe? Where's your smallest bone? And what's a Jesus Nut!? Find out with these 100 fun facts that you'll love to know!
We love to learn facts: fun ones, cool ones, strange ones. The internet is a treasure-trove of new facts to discover and share with your friends. On the other hand, it also brings us some things that we wish we didn’t know.
In 1826, Joseph Nicephore Niepce, a French inventor, came up with what forever changed the way we see, experience, and remember the world and its history. It was the birth of a camera that took the first photograph on a piece of paper coated with tar of the view from his window at Le Gras. Of course, it looked nothing even remotely similar to what we think of as a camera.
Just like employee appreciation gifts, the key to throwing an incredible office party that employees will talk about is to make it all about your employees.
1. Early in his stand-up career Steve Martin once took the entire audience next door to a McDonald's and ordered 300 hamburgers only to then change the order to 'one small fries.'
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Despite the fact that there are 7 billion people around the globe, technology has enabled us to come together in an instant over an event, a concept or a scandal. Consider the hashtag, the “#” octothorpe symbol, which at any instant can connect social media users with up-to-the-moment news or [...]