What was the grimmest job in feudal Japan's Imperial Army?

Daily Trivia / July 30, 2025

In feudal Japan, the Imperial Army had special soldiers whose only duty was to count the number of severed enemy heads after each battle.

For what did he win a Pulitzer prize?

Daily Trivia / July 30, 2025

After the war he became a Democratic Congressman from Boston and entered the Senate in 1953. Later that same year he married his wife, Jacqueline Bouvier. Two years later, while recuperating from a back operation he wrote ...Read More

Where was America's first macaroni factory?

Daily Trivia / July 29, 2025

The first macaroni factory in the United States was established in 1848. It was started by Antoine Zegera in Brooklyn, New York.

Who was the last person to be guillotined?

Daily Trivia / July 29, 2025

The last person to be guillotined in France, Hamida Djandoubi, was executed in 1977.

How did Reuben find submarines?

Daily Trivia / July 29, 2025

During World War II, the U.S. Navy's world champion chess player, Reuben Fine, calculated, on the basis of positional probability, where enemy submarines might surface.

When did snow fall on he Sahara?

Daily Trivia / July 29, 2025

In living memory, it was not until February 18, 1979 that snow fell on the Sahara. A half-hour storm in southern Algeria stopped traffic. But within a few hours, all the snow had melted.