The song has received almost universally negative reviews, with some considering it to be the "worst song ever." Observers have called it "bizarre," "inept," and "hilariously dreadful." The song and singer were "savaged" ...Read More

The first envelopes with gummed flaps were produced in 1844. In Britain, they were not immediately popular because it was thought to be a serious insult to send a person's saliva to someone else.

One airline, Virgin Atlantic Airways, discovered that it takes in an average of 18 cents per passenger per flight in loose change found in the plane's seats. If that figure holds for the approximate 320 million people who ...Read More

The oldest city in Germany, Trier was once the capital of the Western Roman Empire, and residence of the Emperor Constantine. Despite a bloody history, a remarkable amount of Trier's past has been preserved, including an ...Read More

Eating in public in Japan, while now commonplace, was a shocking breach of Japanese etiquette in former times.

Starch is used as a binder in the production of paper. It is the use of a starch coating that controls ink penetration when printing. Cheaper papers do not use as much starch, and this is why your elbows get black when you...Read More