Encyclopedia of Trivia

Johanna Maria “Jenny” Lind was born in Stockholm, Sweden , on October 6, 1820,  the illegitimate daughter of Niclas Jonas Lind (1798–1858),...

EARLY LIFE  Abraham Lincoln was born in a one roomed log cabin , on Sinking Spring farm at Hodgenville, Kentucky , It is now a national ...

In 1532, a group of Spanish conquistadors led by Francisco Pizarro defeated the Inca ruler Atahualpa and took over his Empire. Pizarro cho...

Lightning is a powerful natural electrostatic discharge of lighted streaks produced during a thunderstorm. Lightning isn't just found...

The ancient Chinese made the first practical use of natural gas for lighting purposes around 500 B.C. where they used bamboo pipelines to...

HISTORY The Lighthouse of Alexandria , built around 280 BC, was one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Damaged by earthquakes in 956 and...