Kayakers Came Across a Chilling Secret While Out on the River

Venus de Milo

The world's most beloved sculpture was once buried on a Greek island. It was only recovered in 1820 when a peasant named Yorgos Kentrotas accidentally came upon it while searching for marble blocks from a pile of ruins. Once unearthed, the statue was presented to King Louis XVIII and donated to the Louvre...

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The More You Know

  • J.K. Rowling became the first person to become a billionaire by writing books. However, she also lost her billionaire status because she donated so much money to charity!
  • There's a "floating rainforest" in the sea.
  • Commercial flights were allowed to fly any course to their destination and would often detour over points of interest. This ended in 1956 when two planes crashed mid-flight over the Grand Canyon.
  • When the Super Bowl champion Giants visited the White House in 1987, they dumped popcorn on President Reagan.
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