Socrates, one of the most famous Greek philosophers, never wrote down a single word of his teachings. The only knowledge we have of his thinking today comes from the notes taken by his great student, Plato.

Five times as many meteors can be seen after midnight as can seen before.

Mostly in that they're made by another company. Wise Foods, Inc. sells a popular version of the snack, Cheez Doodles. According to their website, " Wise Cheez Doodles are the honest-to-goodness originals, the genuine ...Read More

The praying mantis eats nothing but live food, predominantly insects. Its prey is taken only from flowers, leaves, bark, or the ground - never while the potential victim is in flight. Surprisingly, if quick and lucky, it ...Read More

When she was a girl, former Radio City dancer Valerie Harper lived all over the U.S. because her father was a traveling salesman. When she was 18, she left upstate New York to be a member of the "Li'l Abner" chorus in 1958...Read More

The Peanuts were first animated in 1957 for a Ford Fairlane automobile commercial. Snoopy stood on two legs for the first time in a 1958 strip. Snoopy and Charlie Brown appeared together on the March 17th, 1967 cover of ...Read More