History Archives - Interesting Facts

The “dog days of summer” are named after the star Sirius.

Women were the first beer brewers.

Trio of men running a marathon

Why Marathons Are Exactly 26.2 Miles

Close-up of Samoa on a map

In 1892, Samoa had July 4 two days in a row.

Close-up of a bottled Pepsi soda

Pepsi once technically had the world’s sixth-largest naval fleet.

While president, Ulysses S. Grant was arrested for speeding.