PlacesWeirdOutdatedUntil the 1960's men with long hair were not allowed to enter Disneyland.4793k17 years ago
TechnologyInterestingThe first computer mouse was invented by Doug Engelbart in around 1964 and was made of wood.3434k17 years ago
TechnologyInterestingIt would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.511k17 years ago
HistoryInterestingCanada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!3695317 years ago
EntertainmentWeirdBlue Peter pet, Petra the mongrel puppy, died two days after being introduced. A replacement was found.3296317 years ago
ScienceWeirdIn the 1960s, neuroscientist John Lilly conducted NASA-funded experiments where researcher Margaret Howe Lovatt lived with a dolphin named Peter for months, attempting to teach him to vocalize English words.182k12 years ago
EntertainmentDarkOn April 4, 1968, just hours after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, Jimi Hendrix opened a concert in Newark by performing a haunting, improvised instrumental elegy. The spontaneous tribute was never officially recorded, and no known audience recordings exist.131k12 years ago
TrendingHistoryMind-BlowingThe senator had shut down every witness all morning. Fred Rogers had 6 minutes to save $20 million in PBS funding. No charts. No statistics. No prepared speech. He sat down and read a children's song about managing anger to a room full of politicians who wanted to go home. The senator went quiet. Then he said: "Looks like you just earned the $20 million."1 month ago
AnimalsWholesomeFour months before England hosted the 1966 World Cup, the Jules Rimet Trophy was taken from a London exhibition. A week later, a mongrel named Pickles sniffed out a newspaper-wrapped package in a south London hedge - and returned the trophy to the nation. Corbett collected a £6,000 reward. Pickles got invited to the victory banquet.20 days ago