In the town of Talkeetna, Alaska, there is a very famous feline named Stubbs.
This tail-less cat has been the honorary mayor since 1997! He is treated with great respect and fondness—this classy cat even drinks water out of a goblet!
Mary Todd Lincoln’s Direct Descendent Designed the California Flag
Political fame and talent may run in the Lincoln family. Mary Todd Lincoln’s nephew designed the California flag and even modeled the grizzly bear, named Monarch, after a real bear that a newspaper reporter had caught in 1899.
Thanks to Lincoln’s nephew, now that bear is memorialized forever!
Only 18 Pilots Were on the First U.S. Air Force Team
At the beginning of WWI, the Air Force was very new and as you might imagine, very small. In fact, only 18 pilots were enlisted at the start of the war and only 10 planes were available for use.
There are quite a few more planes around today—over 5,000!
California has a Larger Population Than all of Canada
Oh, Canada, the land where not that many people roam. California’s population is estimated at 38.8 million people.
In the entire country of Canada, there’s estimated to be 35.1 million. That’s a pretty wild and wide difference!
Mysteriously, Hundreds of Skulls Were Found in This Florida Lake
Most people expect that the worst things they’ll find at the lake are some slimy plants or maybe a few leeches, but in Florida’s Lake Okeechobee something much more disturbing was discovered. Surveyors found hundreds of human skulls in this lake during the late 1800s.
There is no evidence of the lake being a burial site and it still remains a mystery as to why so many skulls were uncovered there. I think I’ll plan my next lake vacation somewhere else!