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☆ The incredible true story of when WWI stopped for enemy armies to celebrate Christmas together
▼ + stars: | 2017-12-25 | by ( Ben Brimelow | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The war was supposed to be over by Christmas of 1914, but by December the war was stuck in the gruesome trench warfare WWI is known for. On Christmas Eve and Day a spontaneous truce broke out on the Western Front against the orders of high command. British and German troops meeting in No-Man's Land during the unofficial truce, 1914. A century after the war began, German and British soldiers still get together to play soccer and celebrate Christmas. German and British troops participate in a football match to commemorate the Christmas Truce of 1914, at the ISAF Headquarters in Kabul December 24, 2014.

☆ 12 delivery drivers reveal the weirdest deliveries they've ever made
▼ + stars: | 2017-05-05 | by ( Caroline Praderio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Driving around food deliveries might not be the most glamorous job, but it does provide plenty of memorable moments. AdvertisementA recent AskReddit thread asked workers to share weird and wild tales from delivery shifts they'd worked in the past. Out of hundreds of responses, the following 12 anecdotes stood out as some of the absolute weirdest. - Redditor Perceptions89'A 10-year-old girl opened the door and told me that I interrupted her.' A 10-year-old girl opened the door and told me that I interrupted her.

Persons: they'd, timidly, lemonsmith, William Thomas Cain, Steamboat87, Young, They'd, Walter White, munch, Bethany, Willis, didn't, I've, I'm Organizations: Wikimedia, LSU Locations: Domino's, undies

☆ Here's the bizarre reason you're not supposed to use the bottom button on suits
▼ + stars: | 2017-03-31 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Men's suit designers often even tailor the fabric so suit jackets and waistcoats looks more flattering unbuttoned at the bottom. The story of King Edward VII (who ruled from 1901 to 1910) is often dismissed as a myth — but it's completely true. The Duke of Roxburghe at Buckingham Palace in 1910, after the death of King Edward VII. "Edward VII always left his bottom waistcoat button open because he was fat," Amies answered. In that case, follow Edward's advice in leaving the bottom button unbuttoned, but do button the top one.

Persons: King Edward VII, it's, Prince, —, Edward VII, Prince George, Robert Johnson, isn't, Sir Hardy Amies, Queen Elizabeth II, Savile, Sir Amies, Roxburghe, . Phillips, Phillips, Amies, Leo, Jerod Harris, Edward, Queen Elizabeth II's, Dylan Martinez, Reuters Edward Organizations: Buckingham Palace, Royal Society for, of Arts , Manufactures, Commerce, Getty, Geographic, Oxford, of, Reuters Locations: Wales, England, London, Buckingham, Britain, USA, Ludlow

☆ Christopher Columbus brought a host of terrible new diseases to the New World
▼ + stars: | 2015-10-12 | by ( Julia Calderone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Wikimedia CommonsWhen Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic Ocean and touched down in North America in 1492, he changed the world forever. He bridged the "old" world in Europe, Africa, and Asia with the "new" world in the Americas. Along with their own set of diseases at the time, Columbus' arrival created a devastating concoction of maladies. "But it also launched a clash of infectious diseases." AdvertisementOf the estimated 250,000 natives in Hispaniola, Columbus' first stop in the Americas in 1492, new infectious diseases wiped out a staggering 236,000 Indigenous people by 1517 — nearly 95% of their population.

Persons: Christopher Columbus, Stephen Prescott, — Organizations: Wikimedia, Stephen Prescott , Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Malaria Locations: West Indies, North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Americas, Columbus, Stephen Prescott , Oklahoma, Hispaniola, Lyme

☆ The 10 most bizarre weapons of World War II
▼ + stars: | 2015-07-22 | by ( Alex Lockie | Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

World War II brought many successful innovations in technology including weapons. From explosive rats to a 155-foot-long gun, here are some of the most bizarre weapons from WWII. During World War II, the world's major powers set their sights on advancing technology, medicine, and communications in order to be efficient and fearsome in battle. PanjandrumThe Panjandrum, a rocket-propelled explosive cart, was one of the more curious weapons to have come out of World War II. Explosive ratsDogs were not the only unfortunate animal victims of experimental war weapons.

☆ Library Of Congress Reveals The 88 'Books That Shaped America'
▼ + stars: | 2012-06-22 | by ( Michael B Kelley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

'Where The Wild Things Are' by Maurice Sendak Wikimedia CommonsThe Library of Congress has opened a "Books that Shaped America" exhibition that features the books that have "shaped Americans’ views of their world and the world’s views of America." AdvertisementThe initial list of 88 books spans from Experiments and Observations on Electricity (1751) by Benjamin Franklin to The Words of César Chávez (2002) by César Chávez and presents old standbys in between (i.e. The exhibition, on view from June 25 through Sept. 29 in the Thomas Jefferson Building in Washington, D.C., is intended to "spark a national conversation on books written by Americans that have influenced our lives," according to Librarian of Congress James H. Billington. Related storiesThe Library of Congress is asking readers to take a survey about the books and nominate books that aren't on the list. Check out the full list below:AdvertisementSEE ALSO: Does Jon Stewart REALLY Read All The Books For Author Interviews?

Persons: Maurice Sendak, Benjamin Franklin, César Chávez, Thomas Jefferson, James H, Billington, Jon Stewart Organizations: Congress, Washington , D.C Locations: Washington ,

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