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
Fact-A-Day Archive
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
Dis Potjiekos, Nie Kleinkos Nie
Fact: #3776
On 16 March 2024, the Golden Triangle Chamber of Commerce (South Africa) achieved the Guinness World Record for the largest… Read More
From Temporary to Timeless
Fact: #3774
South Africa’s flag was originally intended as a temporary design in 1994. But its overwhelming popularity led to it being… Read More