A Grab-Bag Of 13 Intriguing Facts To Help The Day Along

Oh, would you look at that? It’s interesting facts o’clock! Yup, right now, at precisely [insert time of reading here] (am/pm). Wow, who would’ve known that the exact time we dispense a handful of fun knowledge sprinkles is the exact time that you’re looking for a nice topping for the sundae that is your day (which may or may not actually be Sunday). That is just the craziest coincidence. Well, we’d better get on with it, yeah? Maybe we ought to whet your appetite a little bit first? Okay, sure, here, we got you. How about this morsel from the following list: When a British warship wanted to reward a cat for killing rats like a champ (and saving their food supply), they officially gave him a promotion. Oh, yeah that probably did it. Here’s the full story, plus 14 others to get you through another bathroom break at work.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter
American Beauty

Source: TIME

Source: Entertainment Weekly

Source: TIME

Source: PDSA
Jefferson’s Tombstone

Source: Smithsonian Magazine

Source: Mic.com

Source: ScienceDirect

Source: BBC

Source: ADA

Source: Georgetown Medical Review

Source: Bush Heritage

Source: SCPR