After Four Grueling Years, He Finally Outsmarted His Stepmother

Skipped Meals

If he didn’t finish the words before 8:45 AM, he would be deprived of breakfast, and if not by noon, then he got no lunch. But that wasn’t all…

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The More You Know

  • The stars and flashes of light you see when you rub your eyes are called "phosphenes."
  • Dr. Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham as part of a bet.
  • The Catholic Church considers the Theory of Evolution to be "virtually certain", and believes that intelligent design "isn't science even though it pretends to be."
  • In the late 1600s, London was plagued by an attacker who would spank his victims with a rod and shout "Spanko!" before running away.
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