From Adolescence to Eminence
Fact: #3782
At age 15, Owen Cooper became the youngest male actor ever to win an Emmy, earning Outstanding Supporting Actor for… Read More
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NASCAR’s Mega Wreck
Fact: #3781
In October 2024, a crash at Talladega Superspeedway involved 28 cars, making it one of the largest multi-car wrecks in… Read More
Triangle of Tall Tales
Fact: #3780
The Bermuda triangle is home to over 300 shipwrecks. However, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, there… Read More
From Crash to Catchphrase
Fact: #3779
The phrase “train wreck” became a metaphor for disaster because real train crashes in the 19th and 20th centuries were… Read More
Women and Children First
Fact: #3778
The phrase “Women and children first” became famous after the HMS Birkenhead sank near Gansbaai, South Africa, in 1852 –… Read More
Lost Without Time
Fact: #3777
On 30 May 1815, the Arniston wrecked off South Africa’s Agulhas coast after being separated from its fleet in a… Read More