January 21 is Stonewall Jackson’s birthday — his left arm has a separate grave. Also, French King Louis XVI was guillotined on January 21, 1793 — here’s Allan Sherman.

Britain’s worst ice-skating accident, which left 41 dead, occurred on January 16, 1867, at Regent’s Park in London.

How is duct tape made and why is it so strong?


What Life Was Like for Ancient Mongolians.

Doctors saved a man’s life by pumping 15 cans of beer into his body.

ICYMI, Thursday’s links are here, and include the science of mucus, how your brain creates dreams, why humans lost their fur, and Ben Franklin’s birthday (including his 200+ synonyms for drunk and the bodies found in his basement).