From Historical figures to new Technologies, "Who'd A Thunk It? " is just me presenting what I've learned after some light research on things I find fascinating, This is my adult Show-&-Tell.
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Man introduces goats to islands - Goats eat everything on the islands - The Islands' other species start to starve - Man sets out to eradicate all goats on the island
In the 1930's the Australian Government decided to wage war against one of the continent's most exotic species indigenous to the land. Learn why and who won on this episode about THE GREAT EMU WARS!
Cogito, ergo sum is a Latin philosophical proposition by René Descartes, a 17th Century French Philosopher. It is usually translated into English as "I think, therefore I am," an empowering idea in the extreme.
In 1998 Jim Carrey starred in a movie that convinced some people they were the star of their very own Reality TV Show. More than just a movie, the Truman Show Delusion is now something being discussed during Psychiatrist appointments.
The Baron Roman Ungern-Sternberg is one of my favorite characters of the 20th Century. Involved in 3 separate major wars, the Baron fought for the Russians, conquered the Mongolian capital, and was shrouded in mystery. He is known by some as the last Kahn of Mongolia, a reincarnated God of War, and blessed by the Dalai Lama as a patron Saint of War.