What the Fact?!

Every day is strange if you know your history. This illustrated daily trivia almanac explores a bizarre moment through the ages for each day of the year, such as: - The odiferous debut of Smell-o-Vision (January 12, 1960) - The execution of Oliver Cromwell, more than two years after his death (January 30, 1661) - The day the first pig actually flew (November 4, 1909) - That time the United States ran out of toilet paper (December 19, 1973) Drawing on a range of subjects including politics, sports, the arts, pop culture, and more, each What the . . . fact offers daily or dip-in-and-out diversion, and an opportunity to learn something new and stranger every day.