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Caldera of Mount Okmok
Caldera of Mount Okmok
  • ... that Mount Okmok (pictured) in Alaska may have contributed to the downfall of Ptolemaic Egypt?
  • ... that Majed Abu Maraheel, the first Palestinian Olympian, tended flowers for a living before becoming an Olympic runner?
  • ... that Apollo 17 carried a 6-pound (2.7 kg) explosive charge as part of the Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment?
  • ... that Edwin Atwater and his brother were the first people to import glass into Canada?
  • ... that a former section of U.S. Route 101 was nicknamed the "Bloody Bayshore" for its frequent collisions?
  • ... that Gerald Willis, after working as a bus driver at age 15, started a business that earned $2 million per year and built a replica of the Hermitage after watching The President's Lady?
  • ... that Ian Begg restored Muckrach Castle after over 200 years without a roof?
  • ... that John Jones took a leave of absence just days before succeeding Bob Harlan as chief executive officer of the Green Bay Packers, and ultimately left the team a few months later?
  • ... that Missouri's annual Snake Saturday parade originally began in a hotel parking lot with only four floats?
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Wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge
Wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge
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