The Colt Peacemaker, the weapon that became known as "the gun that won the West” was a .45-caliber manufactured by Colt’s Fire Arms Manufacturing Company in Hartford, Connecticut in 1873. At the time it sold for $17.00
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Samuel Clemens, struck by silver fever, tried his hand at prospecting in the town of Unionville, Nevada in 1862. Having more luck in trading mining claims than actually producing silver, he wound up leaving the area. A short time latter Clemens, changes his name to Mark Twain and becomes one of the greatest writers of American Literature.
During his entire life, Vincent Van Gogh sold exactly one painting, “Red Vineyard at Arles”.
Certain species of male butterflies produce scents that serve in attracting females during courtship.
The first baseball player to be named rookie of the year was Jackie Robinson in 1947
Current maps do not include old Route 66. The last stretch of the road disappeared from "official” maps in 1985... kinda like this contest
A healthy (non-colorblind) human eye can distinguish between 500 shades of gray.
Hundred of years ago the followers of the Roman Catholic religion in Italy started the tradition of holding a wild costume festival right before the first day of Lent. Because Roman Catholics are not supposed to eat meat during Lent, they called their festival, carnevale — which means “to put away the meat.”
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