Every Two Hours, This 16-Year-Old Needs to Be Told What Day It Is

The More You Know

• Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire.
• The chance of a coin landing heads-up is not 50-50
• After Hitler ordered the deportation of Denmark's Jewish population, Danish citizens organized a massive evacuation of the Jews to neutral Sweden, despite the risks. In the end, 99% of Danish Jews survived the Holocaust.
• In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead — he suffered a heart attack mid-race but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for a 20–1 outsider victory.