November 13, 2025
Sections
On This Day
1982 - The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington, DC. As of June 30, 2025, the total number of names on The Wall is 58,281, with additional names being added to the list as needed.
Fact of the Day
July 9 Avenue in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is the widest street in the world. One full city block in width, it has 14 lanes plus 2 parallel streets of 2 lanes each.
Nature Oddities
In 2016, firefighters in Pana, Illinois, found a house with a cockroach infestation so massive that the city council agreed that the best option was to burn the house down.
Food and Drink
Ketchup is a non-Newtonian fluid — meaning the thickness changes with force — which is why you have to shake or smack the bottle to get it to come out. Force changes its viscosity, making it more like a liquid than a solid.